Care staff from Hepworth House care home in Wakefield will Sleep Out next week to raise funds for youth homeless charity, Centrepoint. Care assistant Carmel Lawson, from Stanley, and activities co-ordinator Helen Brady, from Normanton, will swap their beds for sleeping bags on Thursday 18thNovember and...
Residents and the care team at Newfield Lodge care home in Castleford are preparing to open its garden for a Christmas Market. The Newfield Lodge Christmas Market will take place on Saturday 4thDecember, from 2pm to 5pm, when visitors will be able to enjoy warm refreshments,...
Residents at Fairway View care home were invited to make the first marks on a large scale blank canvas, which was then carried to nearby Park House care home. Once the resident Picassos and Matisses had added their contributions, it was off to Highbury Hospital,...
Residents at Ashworth Grange care home in Dewsbury are overjoyed with all the Christmas tree decorations which have been kindly donated by their local community. The care home, on Ashworth Green, launched a Christmas tree decoration competition last month and has received lots of beautiful, homemade...
Children from Killisick Primary School in Arnold have brought tears of joy to care home residents at Coppice Lodge. The school choir sang Christmas carols from the care home gardens while residents listened from the comfort of the lounge. Coppice Lodge, situated on Coppice Road in Arnold,...
Residents at Greenacres care home in Meltham have been busy spreading some Christmas cheer by supporting two special charity projects. Christmas gifts have been collected and wrapped by the residents at Greenacres care home, which is situated on Huddersfield Road in Meltham. The gifts will now...
Care staff at Hepworth House care home in Wakefield are organising a Short Film Festival for residents and are inviting the local community to submit their entries. All the entries must be films that they have made themselves and will be showcased in the care home’s...
June, who used to run a Bulwell industrial cleaning company with her late husband Keith, had been nominated for Resident Outstanding Contribution at the Ideal Care Awards. But when she was unable to attend the ceremony due to Covid restrictions, staff decided to create their...
A Bulwell care home celebrated two mental health awareness days in one with a Pooh Bear themed tea party. Residential and dementia care home Fairway View decided to create a 'mash up' of Brew Monday and Winnie the Pooh Day to highlight the importance of talking...
Sharon Troy, home manager at Ashworth Grange, which is operated by Ideal Carehomes, donned a full body teddy bear suit for her entire shift to bring a smile to the faces of residents and staff. With its white fluffy tummy and cheeky red sticky out tongue,...