by Kirstie Newell | Nov 23, 2023 | Celebrations, Lukestone Care Home
This autumn at Lukestone Care Home has been very busy, with our residents celebrating some special events over the past few months. September In September we celebrated Arts in Care Homes Week, leading up to the Art in Care Homes Day on Sunday 24 September. During...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 14, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
For Halloween this year we had fun making spooky bats from egg cartons here at Lukestone Care Home. Our resident Betty was very amused and after painting her bat black, and while Linda painted the face on, she laughingly said “What made you think of...
by Jodie Currey | Aug 9, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
On Saturday 5 August here at Lukestone Care Home, we crafted some delicate wooden frames with our residents, and what fun it was! We used bamboo dowel rods and wooden spoons for the base of our frames. Using a glue gun, we pressed them together to create perfect...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 6, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
On Sunday 28 May our residents painted cherry blossoms pictures using a special cotton bud technique at Lukestone Care Home. Mihaela, our Activities Team Lead, suggested we use big cotton buds which we prepared for our residents before the activity. We used large...
by Kirstie Newell | May 11, 2023 | Competitions, Lukestone Care Home
As part of the coronation celebrations at Lukestone Care Home, we entered a Nellsar-wide competition to design and make an eye-catching coronation crown. Heading up the competition, Nellsar’s Recreation and Well-Being Manager Viv Stead commented: “The idea was...