by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
We had a funny afternoon here at Abbotsleigh Care Home on Wednesday 17 April as we celebrated National Banana Day. National Banana Day focuses on the nutrition of the fruit as well as the way comedy has used the banana in its acts! This low-fat, low-calorie snack...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Baking
In celebration of National Tea Day, our residents enjoyed tea and cakes at Abbotsleigh Care Home! National Tea Day is observed in the United Kingdom every year on 21 April to celebrate the drinking of tea. It is celebrated in tea rooms, hotels, pubs and cafés, and...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 17, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
This week at Abbotsleigh Care Home we had a competition to see who could do the best superhero poses! The lovely Elasta Girl from The Incredibles film (aka Nicola our Recreation and Well-Being Champion) came in to visit us and gave an excellent demonstration on how to...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 2, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
Crooner Kevin Our regular crooner Kevin Walsh came into Abbotsleigh Care Home last week to serenade us for Easter. Our ladies and gents had a fantastic time, singing and dancing along – our pom-poms got well used too! It was lovely to see everyone joining in and...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 26, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Special Events
Our Japanese day at Abbotsleigh Care Home was full of fun and laughter as we reached our final Nellsar mini cruise destination – Japan. We had Japanese fans, geisha girls and even a sumo wrestler! As part of the day’s activities, our residents made their own...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 20, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Pet Therapy
We had a lovely visit from some furry and scaly creatures last week and even a skinny pig (a hairless Guinea pig!) here at Abbotsleigh Care Home. All of the Animalia pets were very calm and some of our residents were even brave enough to touch a snake! The very sweet...