Activities at Llys-Y-Tywysog Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Paula Courtney
Hello I am Paula the Activities Coordinator, I have recently returned to Llys-Y-Tywysog. I worked at the home for over 5 years when my children were younger. My close connection with Llys remained as my father in law was former resident, so I was still visiting regularly. I am delighted to be back working with the team.
I am creative and hope to bring new ideas for activities and events as well as still running firm favourites! My passion is about enhancing the lives of the residents from individual time through to big celebratory events. Sarah will continue to work as part of the activities team, working alongside me part time whilst studying for her degree at Swansea University. As a team we are committed to Barchester's Life Enrichment programme ensuring we work with mind, body and soul.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Llys-Y-Tywysog Care Home
Singleton Singers Concert
Thank you Singleton Singers for an incredible concert for our residents this Saturday and thank you to the relatives who came to enjoy the experience with their loved ones. Family and friends are always welcome to attend concerts or activities in the home.
A beautiful sunny day with beautiful voices that our residents thoroughly enjoyed, there is something very special about the sound a choir brings and we thank all you ladies for providing this experience for our residents.
Church Coffee Morning
Our residents had a lovely time at Mount Pleasant Church coffee morning today. We have such an amazing relationship with this local church, a great opportunity for our residents to mingle with the community and enjoy the delicious cakes made by the congregation and we brought our hosts goody-bags with invitations to our BBQ on the 21st July! We hope to see as many faces as possible. We hope to become regulars at your coffee morning.
We would also like to invite the community to join us for lunch any day of the week, working together is how we can tackle elderly loneliness. If you or someone you know would like to come to the home to enjoy a free lunch, please do get in touch.
Happy 74th Birthday NHS
The NHS is one of our nations proudest achievement. We at Llys, recognise that it's the people that make the NHS, so to show our gratitude we gave goodie bags for all health care professionals that visited the home on 5th July. Thank you to all the incedible people working across the entire health and social care sector.
Mondays are for Music!
Yesterday we had a piano sing-a-long led by Stephanie Benavente - Performer, all residents enjoyed singing in chorus and we also had solos from Des and Angela! It was a lovely morning of music making, a fantastic mood lifter which is always welcome on a Monday!
Sing-a-long with Goldies Cymru
This morning we had Cheryl from Goldies Cymru lead a sing-a-long session with our residents, which they all really enjoyed! Like exercise, music has been proven to increase oxytocin and serotonin levels in the brain, both of which are instant mood boosters! So we've started the week with a bang (a good bang), and it's always heart-warming to hear the residents talking amongst themselves over lunch about how much they enjoyed the session. We will be seeing Cheryl again in September and we cannot wait!
Happy Birthday!
Our resident ambassador celebrated her 98th Birthday today! Here are some photos of our Afternoon Tea Party. Thank You Keith for leading a game with a prize of a box of chocolates, and low and behold - Kitty won the game and won the box of chocolates! But kindly shared them with all her friends. After we were full of tea and cake, we had some quizzes to finish off the day. Kitty - "I have had such a lovely day, thank you everyone for all your good work, I feel so blessed"
