by Kirstie Newell | Jan 16, 2023 | Lukestone Care Home, Parties
On Saturday 14 January, our Lukestone Care Home residents and their families enjoyed a late New Year’s celebration, with music from entertainer Peter Kneebone and plenty of dancing!  It really was heart-warming to see our residents laughing and engaging with their...
by Kirstie Newell | Dec 28, 2022 | Lukestone Care Home, Music and Entertainment
Carol singing We led our Lukestone Care Home residents and staff in singing jolly Christmas carols in our main lounge on Wednesday 21 December. We handed out the words for our residents who could not see the television screen and our staff joined in with all the fun...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 24, 2022 | Lukestone Care Home, Special Events
On Wednesday 16 November we welcomed Katia from St Michael’s Church to Lukestone Care Home for a special service in celebration of Remembrance Day. Katia organised special hymns and sequences for our residents to honour the armed forces of the First World War....
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 5, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
We tried aqua painting and tissue paper art with our Lukestone Care Home residents on Friday 2 September. Dementia-friendly magic painting just needs a brush of water added to the card to make the hidden picture appear. This has become a popular fun activity with our...
by Kirstie Newell | Aug 10, 2022 | Lukestone Care Home, Music and Entertainment
Last week we enjoyed a visit from Harvey Harris at Lukestone Care Home, who came in for some sing-along fun. It was such a great afternoon, as Harvey got all our residents dancing around the lounge with this music, and some even had a go singing on the microphones! We...