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
Brave The Shave
Our Head of Towy Community, Andy Whitmarsh, recently took on the challenge to shave his head and beard and also allowed us to wax his legs! We not too sure he knew what he was letting himself in for and when the day came it was wonderful to see his eyes water as we pulled those wax strips across his legs! His family and the residents came to support Andy and were shocked at the transformation. Andy went through this challenge to raise money towards our Residents’ fund, which will eventually go towards work on our Dementia Garden. Andy raised £400 towards the fund and he absolutely smashed the challenge. Well done Andy!
Happy 90th Birthday Doreen!
On 10th September our beautiful Doreen celebrated her 90th birthday. A few days before, staff decorated the dining room with all things pink and her family gathered together to celebrate with Doreen. They enjoyed food, laughter and no party would be complete without a delicious cake! Doreen enjoyed the afternoon being around family and friends and shared the day with her husband John.
Market Day in Carmarthen
A handful of us hopped onto our Minibus and took a trip into Carmarthen. Wednesday is Market Day so plenty of stalls around town and we also had a browse around the indoor market, which triggered memories of how markets used to be ‘back in the day’. On our way through town, we met a gentleman, busking with his guitar, who had a wonderful voice, so we sat for a couple of songs to listen and of course, Lisa and Ann, our Activities Team couldn’t help themselves and were dancing along in the street to his music, which amused the residents even more.
After that fun we decided to go to a pub for lunch, so we wandered to the Rose and Crown Hotel. The staff there were so welcoming and the food was absolutely delicious! The residents enjoyed their meals and some enjoyed a cheeky pint too! Gillian said “It was so nice to just feel normal for a day and do normal things”.
Carmarthen Ukuleles
We invited the Carmarthen Ukulele’s and what a show they put on for all of our residents and staff.
Music really does bring all of our residents together and brings a deeper sense of community. Yesterday we all felt the joy and happiness through the singing along, the hand clapping, dancing in our chairs and enjoying the wonderful talent of our entertainers.
Celebrating 75 Years of NHS
5TH July marked 75 years of the National Health Service (NHS). The NHS was founded on 5 July 1948 with the aim of providing free healthcare to all.
To celebrate and say thank you to some of the people who work hard day in and out within this service our residents wanted to do something nice. Collectively we came up with the idea to send fruit hamper to the wonderful staff in the A&E Department at Glangwili General Hospital.
Our Activities Co-ordinator, Lisa, visited the department to personally hand over the hamper to the staff in A&E. All the staff there were so delighted in receiving the beautiful basket of fruit and thanked us for our kindness.
Tie and Pie Afternoon
To celebrate Father’s Day, we had a garden party to give thanks to all the wonderful men who live with us.
Everyone came wearing a tie and we enjoyed snacks of cheese crackers, apple pies and other delicious nibbles, washed down with a refreshing shandy.
We played games with a beach ball, and enjoyed a quiz as we chatted and laughed together.
Everyone had so much fun and it was a great way to promote everyone’s social skills and to get to know each other.
