by Kirstie Newell | Jul 19, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
This week at Loose Valley Care Home we tried our hands at a touch of resin art. We used epoxy resin and some rubber moulds to create some beautiful bookmarks. We poured the mixture in and then our residents chose some pretty beads and glitter to decorate them; the...
by Kirstie Newell | May 29, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
Making small pillows with lavender is a popular aromatherapy project here at Loose Valley Care Home and they are really quick and easy to do! We had cotton fabric – which Paula from our team had cut to size and stuck with a hot glue gun – with two sides down to...
by Kirstie Newell | May 11, 2023 | Competitions, Loose Valley Care Home
As part of the coronation celebrations at Loose Valley Care Home, we entered a Nellsar-wide competition to design and make an eye-catching coronation crown. Heading up the competition, Nellsar’s Recreation and Well-Being Manager Viv Stead commented: “The idea...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
One of our other Nellsar Homes recently asked for us to make some birthday cards for a lovely resident, Daphne, turning 100 with them at Woodstock Residential Care Home; they wanted to see if they could get 100 cards delivered for her special day. We were more than...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2023 | Loose Valley Care Home, Special Events
On Thursday 20 April, we were excited to take our Loose Valley Care Home residents to India – well, take India to them! Paula from our Recreation and Well-Being Team worked tirelessly making all the decorations, including gorgeous little felt elephants for each of our...