by Kirstie Newell | Apr 16, 2024 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Grand National hats On Saturday 14 April some of our residents started preparing their hats for the Grand National here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. As the horse racing was a grand affair, our ladies felt they had to make a special effort to look as grand...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 16, 2024 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last Friday at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, our lovely residents joined in to decorate cupcakes together. We started off by making the icing which was a delicious mixture of butter, icing sugar and pink colouring. Our residents then enjoyed decorating their...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 16, 2024 | Pet Therapy, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Thursday 11 April we celebrated National Pet Day here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. To mark the occasion, our Deputy Manager Karen brought her lovely pet rabbit Oreo to visit our Home. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed stroking Oreo and told Karen about...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 10, 2024 | Outings & Trips, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 2 April a group of our lovely residents and team members from The Old Downs Residential Care Home went out in our minibus to visit Millbrook Garden Centre in Gravesend. Our ladies and gent loved looking at the fish, pets and reptiles, and admiring the...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 3, 2024 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week on Good Friday our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home started making Easter cakes for our afternoon tea. Our ladies couldn’t wait to get stuck in mixing all the ingredients together with chocolate to make the cakes. They thoroughly...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 3, 2024 | Music and Entertainment, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 26 March we were thrilled to welcome Kevin Walsh into The Old Downs Residential Care Home to entertain us for our Easter party. Our residents enjoyed singing and dancing with Kevin, who always brings such a fantastic atmosphere. We also held our Easter...