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We started by making Gertrude, our friendly lounge ghost. We then had an extremely animated skittle competition, before heading on a wildlife walk. Finally, we had a hand pampering session and engaged in chair exercises #Wellbeing#HalloweenCrafts#RiverWalk#WildWellbeing
Today we varnished our leaf pressings, decorated our quilling art and cut up bin liners in Halloween shapes, sticking them to our windows with water spray. This afternoon we had a teddy bear bingo a great quiz round, as well as guitar singalongs #Wellbeing#Halloween#AutumnArt
This week so far we have enjoyed a traditional sung church service and spotted a caddisfly. We listened to funny and fascinating stories from our residents' pasts as we explored several yesteryear objects. How many can our younger followers recognise?! #Nostalgia#Reminiscence
Today we have celebrated Rose's birthday and acknowledged World Mental Health Day. After a slice of delicious cake and a quiz we went out into the woods for a stunningly beautiful autumnal walk. #WorldMentalHealthDay#MentalHealthAwareness#Happiness#Wellbeing
We are thrilled to announce that Scott has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Great British Care Awards in the category of Care Home Registered Manager. We are so incredibly proud of Scott. This is such a well-deserved award #RegisteredManager#GreatBritishCareAwards#Care
The residents have really enjoyed arts and crafts, and are very proud of the work they've created. We had time for a cheeky crossword while the weather has been very autumnal #Autumnal#KeepingCosy#CosyActivities#Wellbeing
We have had a wonderful day! We enjoyed making giant cobwebs out of bin liners, had a chilly walk in the woods and were entertained by Debbie. There was lots of singing and dancing along #Entertainment#AutumnalWalk#Autumn#Halloween
A huge "congratulations" to Shelley, who's recently been promoted to senior care assistant. Residents and staff wish Shelley all the best in her new role #Promotion#CareerDevelopment#JobsInCare
We spent the morning with the Moor Imagination Collective having chinwags, tea and biscuits. It was so lovely to spend time in such a welcoming community centre in the heart of Buckfastleigh. We then tried seated Tai Chi this afternoon! #Mindfulness#Wellbeing#Community
The highlights of our week have included an afternoon of singing with Zoe's Cabaret Entertainment and outings to enjoy the balmy weather we've had recently #Wellbeing#MusicalTherapy#Singalong#GreatOutdoors
Our seasonal decorations are coming along. We have also made flowers to paint and frame, as well as bats made with toilet rolls. Our lounge has been busy with bingos, quizzes, crosswords, chair exercises, games and singalongs #Reminiscence#BusyTimes#Wellbeing#OutdoorWellbeing
This weekend we celebrated International Day of Languages by learning to say 'good morning' in as many languages as we could. We have started to decorate our home for autumn, enjoyed a warm autumnal walk and kept busy bug hunting #BusyWeekend#Autumnal#AutumnIsHere
Today we celebrated @macmillancancer. Some of our staff and residents wore green, while others donned their pyjamas. We had a fantastic day and raised some important funds for a very worthy charity #MacmillanCancerSupport#Charity#Fundraising
We have enjoyed outings to the local market, shops, and woodlands. We have also played bingo, completed quizzes, sung songs, had armchair exercises and reminiscing with words of wisdom. Everyone is suitably exhausted #BusyWeek#DaysOut#DaysIn#Wellbeing
Our lovely care assistant Shelley is getting married on Saturday.
Residents and staff wish her and future husband a wonderful day and life together #WeddingBells#GettingMarried#MarriedLife
Today we said "goodbye" to our lovely activities coordinator Nicola who's sadly moving onto pastures new after her maternity leave. We wish Nicola all the best in her future endeavours. We also got to meet Nicola's lovely bundle of joy #Goodbye#WeWillMissYou
Congratulations, Carmen, for your nomination as a regional finalist in the Great British Care Awards 2026. This is such worthy recognition of someone who goes the extra mile every day with her enthusiasm #RegionalFinalist#GreatBritishCareAwards#GoingTheExtraMile
Also this week, we had a fantastic trip out to the Farmers' Market and The Singing Kettle, Buckfastleigh. We had such lovely chats with the farmers, and got lots of freebies. The weather was fantastic, too #FarmersMarket#Community#DaysOut#Wellbeing