by Kirstie Newell | Apr 25, 2024 | Hengist Field Care Home, Pet Therapy
We are delighted to say our pots of Insect Lore caterpillars have arrived at Hengist Field Care Home. These tiny creatures will eat their way through the contents of their pots over the coming days and we are excited to watch how they develop into chrysalises, and...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2024 | Birthdays, Hengist Field Care Home
We would like to wish two special ladies a very ‘Happy birthday’ here at Hengist Field Care Home. Our lovely Rita celebrated her 89th birthday on Sunday 21 April and had a wonderful day with her family in our Acorn lounge, which had been decorated with...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2024 | Hengist Field Care Home, Local community
We were delighted to welcome a gentleman called Terry Matson to Hengist Field Care Home on Monday 22 April, who is connected to our local Heritage Hub. He came to present a fascinating historical talk on Dunkirk and World War I, with illustrative pictures on a...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2024 | Hengist Field Care Home, Relaxation
On Saturday 20 April here at Hengist Field Care Home, we held another very successful Gong Bath session for our residents. Our ladies and gents seem to really relax and enjoy Philippe’s meditative sessions. Philippe uses a range of instruments, including gongs,...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 24, 2024 | Creative Activities, Hengist Field Care Home
On Tuesday 16 April our Hengist Field Care Home residents had great fun with some optical illusion pictures. We had a selection to try; with some you needed to count how many animals you could see, others required you to squint your eyes to see the real picture, and...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 18, 2024 | Birthdays, Hengist Field Care Home
Happy 84th birthday to our lovely resident Linda, who celebrated with us on Tuesday 16 April here at Hengist Field Care Home. Linda loved opening her birthday cards and enjoyed the banners we put up in her room. She thought her birthday cake was amazing too – and...