by Kirstie Newell | Feb 1, 2022 | Exercise, Loose Valley Care Home
On Thursday 27 January we held a balloon exercise class at Loose Valley Care Home, to get our arms active and test our coordination by trying to keep balloons in the air and batting them to the person sitting opposite. We inflated eight balloons and each resident had...
by Kirstie Newell | Dec 14, 2021 | Exercise, Loose Valley Care Home
On Monday 13 December we welcomed our lovely volunteer Jackie to Loose Valley Care Home to give our residents an exercise class. Jackie and her husband David volunteer their time once a week to chat to our residents and engage in exercises, arts and crafts – and David...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 8, 2021 | Exercise, Loose Valley Care Home
Music and movement In our exercise class at Loose Valley Care Home on Monday 6 September we decided to use some hoops in our fitness workout. We squeezed them to exercise our fingers and hands, threw them up and caught them to test our coordination skills and...
by Kirstie Newell | Aug 21, 2019 | Exercise, In the Garden, Loose Valley Care Home
On Monday 19 August we were excited to host our very own mini seated sports day here at Loose Valley Care Home. It was a lovely warm day so we decided to go out into the garden to enjoy the sun and fresh air. We had a selection of activities, catering for different...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 4, 2019 | Exercise, Loose Valley Care Home, Music and Entertainment
We loved welcoming singer Kevin Walsh to our Home on Wednesday 22 May as our residents at Loose Valley Care Home really enjoy seeing him. And what a fantastic show he performed for us! Everyone was singing and there were smiles all around. One of our ladies told us...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 6, 2019 | Celebrations, Exercise, Loose Valley Care Home, Music and Entertainment, Sensory Exploration
We were turned into ‘Little Chinatown’ on Tuesday 5 February here at Loose Valley Care Home, to celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year – 2019 being the year of the Pig. We welcomed 5 Chinese dancers into our Home which created a wonderful...