by Kirstie Newell | Oct 16, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
World Animal Day It was World Animal Day on Wednesday 4 October and we were so lucky here at Abbotsleigh Care Home to have a lovely visit from our local Riding for the Disabled (RDA) horses. We fed them apples and our residents had a wonderful time admiring them....
by Jodie Currey | Aug 31, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
Here at Abbotsleigh Care Home we recently hosted our annual barbecue party; this year’s theme was Wild Wild West. Our residents, families and staff joined in to make this year’s event very successful and most enjoyable. Our Chefs and the entire Kitchen...
by Kirstie Newell | May 3, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Pet Therapy
We welcomed the lovely Chalkdown Group Riding for the Disabled horses to Abbotsleigh Care Home recently. It was such a beautiful day for it and we are so lucky to have such lovely neeeiiigghhhhbours! Chalkdown Group is a relatively small group with up to nine ponies...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 21, 2022 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
Here at Abbotsleigh Care Home we are catching our breath after the excitement of the Jubilee! We’ve had fun making seed bombs with Kirsty and enjoyed exploring some sensory bottles and cards with tactile materials on them. Some of our residents have been doing...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 9, 2022 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Pet Therapy
We enjoyed another visit from our beautiful local RDA horses recently at Abbotsleigh Care Home. The Chalkdown Group Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) is based in Staplehurst, Kent and is a small group of volunteers and ponies who provide therapeutic riding...
