Activities at Plas-Y-Dderwen Care Home
At Plas-Y-Dderwen Care Home, our Lifestyle/Activities staff endeavour to provide a wide range of activities that suit all residents' physical and mental needs. There are regular minibus trips to nearby places of interest, including visits to local beaches and shows. We also have a film club, gentlemen's club, arts and crafts club, with musical entertainment once a week. Activities are very important to the staff of Plas-Y-Dderwen, making the home a fun and active place for all the residents who live here.
Lisa Peart
Hello, I'm Lisa, and I joined the team here at Plas Y Dderwen, in November 2022. With over a decade of experience in the care sector since 2009, I'm deeply passionate about working with people and making a positive impact on their lives.
I've always had a love for creativity and find joy in bringing smiles to others. My focus is on designing person-centered activities that are not only meaningful but also enrich the lives of our residents, creating moments of fun and fulfillment.
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 Plas-Y-Dderwen Care Home
Celebrating the Coronation
Our home celebrated King Charles III Coronation in style. The residents enjoyed watching the Coronation on TV throughout the morning and then we all got together in the afternoon for live singing entertainment from our friend Llinos. After our singing and dancing we all enjoyed a buffet prepared by our wonderful kitchen team.
Happy 50th Birthday!
On 2nd May our Manager celebrated her 50th Birthday. Staff and Residents got together to throw her a Mad hatter’s Tea Party with Karaoke entertainment from our Activities Staff. Staff dressed up in fancy dress and our Manager became the Queen of Hearts. Residents enjoyed a tea party full of colourful cakes, sandwiches, sausage rolls and much more. The whole home came to life and everyone enjoyed.
Our Manager takes on a Skydive!
Staff and residents marked Dementia Action Week which took place from 15 – 21 May. The Manager, Sharon Herbert took on a Skydive on 20th May in Swansea, to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society and our residents’ fund, where she managed to raise over £1200.
General Manager, Sharon Herbert, said: “I wanted to take on this challenge of a Skydive because Dementia affects many of our residents. Person-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to provide an environment that helps residents to find their way around independently as much as possible, and that residents are happy to call home. Raising this money will help us to begin work on our Memory Lane garden as well as helping Alzheimer’s Society”
Celebrating Easter
Plas y Dderwen celebrated Good Friday in style, with entertainment from Robbie Lee, our residents enjoyed singing along and we even had some dancing too!
We had invited in the local community to help with our raffle draw and also for the local children to get involved in and Easter Egg Hunt. We then finished off the afternoon with Carmarthenshire Party Ponies and Therapy Pets who brought in their wonderful Giant Rabbits and Guinea pigs. All residents and visitors really enjoyed spending time with the animals.
