by Kirstie Newell | Apr 7, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
As part of our 1960s Through the Decades celebration, we held a themed art class on Monday 4 April, when we painted Mary Quant flower symbols to decorate our conservatory for our afternoon diva show. Â Creative activities allow our brains to use both hemispheres in...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 15, 2022 | Creative Activities, Loose Valley Care Home
We had a great time travelling ‘Down Under’ with our residents at Loose Valley Care Home in the Nellsar virtual minibus on Monday 14 February. Armchair travel When it comes to exploring this incredible world, armchair travel has become important to us at Loose Valley....
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 12, 2021 | Loose Valley Care Home, Special Events
On Sunday 11 July we surrounded ourselves with English flags here at Loose Valley Care Home, all ready to cheer on the England team in the Euros. As always, our lovely cat Billy wanted to join in the fun, showing his support! We chatted about the game, the 1966 World...
by Kirstie Newell | May 18, 2021 | In the Garden, Loose Valley Care Home
We treated our residents at Loose Valley Care Home to a lovely gardening event on Wednesday 12 May – an activity that we hope to make permanent, as a featured club at our Home. Gardening Club was a huge success and our residents were more than happy to get stuck into...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 26, 2021 | Loose Valley Care Home, Music and Entertainment
Last week, we were thrilled to be able to host a 1950s shindig at Loose Valley Care Home, with one of our favourite singers, Kevin Walsh. Our residents welcomed Kevin back with open arms and were so delighted to see him perform again from our garden. The event was...