by Kirstie Newell | Dec 3, 2024 | Pet Therapy, St Winifreds Care Home
This week at St Winifreds Care Home we met Bess and her owner Sheila for the first time. Bess is a beautiful 20-month-old cocker spaniel. She and Sheila are new volunteers with Therapy Dogs UK and we were lucky enough to be their first visit! Bess enjoyed meeting some...
by Kirstie Newell | Dec 3, 2024 | Celebrations, St Winifreds Care Home
For St Andrews Day on Saturday 30 November, our residents enjoyed a tea party together here at St Winifreds Care Home. We dressed up for a Scottish quiz and even made our own caber – for traditional ‘toss the caber’ – made from a swimming noodle and brown...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 28, 2024 | Local community, St Winifreds Care Home
Every Monday of each month, Vicar Pat from our local church joins us at St Winifreds Care Home to give a blessing and provide Holy Communion. This week Pat brought us a special Christmas blessing and was joined by a small choir from our local community. We really...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 25, 2024 | Pet Therapy, St Winifreds Care Home
Today Brian’s family brought their Old English Sheepdog for a visit to see him here at St Winifreds Care Home. What a character Elma is! It was a great way to spend the morning, giving her attention and strokes. Our other residents were also delighted to spend...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 25, 2024 | Pet Therapy, St Winifreds Care Home
On Sunday 24 November we had our first of many Guinea pig visits here at St Winifreds Care Home. Everyone was very excited for this and our residents, team members and visiting families were thrilled to meet the six beautiful Guinea pigs, including ‘Betty’...
