Activities at South Grange Care Home

We held our monthly gentlemen’s afternoon club, which is always a good turn out and a good chance for everyone to mingle and get to know each other, whether that be new or old residents. 

We had a great afternoon participating in games such as darts, putting, bowling and target practice to name a few. Residents Ken and Ged were reminiscing over their younger days of hours spent on the putting green, getting their practice in. 

The afternoon wouldn’t be complete without a good old blether whilst enjoying a lager and a selection of crisps. This afternoon wasn’t only for the gents as we had some of our ladies along to join in the fun too. 

Residents recently welcomed a different kind of visitor to spend the afternoon with them as part of an animal therapy session to boost the mental wellbeing of its residents - Haggis and Squiggles who are registered therapet Shetland ponies.

Residents at the home had the chance to interact with the ponies by patting and grooming their manes. Squiggles loved a good pampering so much so that she was falling asleep standing up. Whilst Haggis on the other hand, was enjoying a good roll on the carpet and making everyone laugh.

The pony handlers, Drew and Ellie were very engaging with the residents, who were able to ask questions and learn about the ponies, about how long they live, their diet and where they live. Pony therapy is the perfect way to spread happiness and create unforgettable moments between residents and the ponies.
 

South Grange have recently started intergenerational visits to their local nursery setting for their residents and the nursery children to spend more time together.

During these visits, the residents and children read stories together, share lots of smiles, sing to their favourite songs, play lots of fun games and the children love to give the elderly a tour of their surroundings.

Gill Conway, senior activities' coordinator of South Grange Care Home, said: “We are very lucky to have such a strong bond with the children and their teachers. This has increased since the elderly have also been able to visit the children at their environment.”
 

The residents were very happy to have a visit from our little friends from our local nursery to celebrate World Book Day. 

The children were happy to share the delicious biscuits they had been making for us and enjoyed spending World Book Day reading their favourite book, 'The Gruffalo', that our residents chose for them to read to us.

Residents chatted about how grateful they were to see all their smiles and the happiness that the children bring to the home not only on this special day but every week that they visit.

Residents were excited to welcome Clare from Rise, who gave us a fun-filled afternoon full of laughter and smiles!

Residents chose the team names, The Celtics versus The Young Ones, and were put through their paces with team ball games such as pass the rugby ball, balloon badminton and sports-related quiz questions which went down a treat! Well done to The Young Ones team for winning!

Our residents are really feeling the impact of these exercise sessions, not only from companies coming in but from the exercise and sports groups that our in-house activity coordinators provide on a weekly basis. By the end of every session, our residents feel energised and lightened by the fun and laughter from these sessions.

This week we welcomed different kinds of visitors to spend the afternoon with us: Haggis (Green bow) and Squiggles (Pink bow). 
Residents had the chance to interact with the ponies by clapping and brushing them. Squiggles loved a good pampering so much so that she was falling asleep standing up. 

Whilst Haggis, on the other hand, was enjoying a good roll on the carpet and making us all laugh. Residents were able to ask questions and learn about the ponies, ie, how long they live, their diet and where they live.

We had an amazing afternoon full of smiles and lots of laughter! Pony therapy is the perfect way to spread happiness and create unforgettable moments between residents and the ponies.