Care home’s candy cart brings shopping experience to residents
A CANDY cart and a toiletry trolley are doing the rounds at a Blyth care home to give residents a…
Retirement party for care home worker Wendy
ONE of the first employees to work at a Teesside care home has retired after 18 years of service. Wendy…
Students entertain elderly in learning initiative
STUDENTS from Middlesbrough College have been spending time with elderly care home residents as part of a learning initiative. The…
Care home and community group in kindness exchange
RANDOM Act of Kindness Day has seen a flurry of unexpected exchanges between a Hebburn care home and a community…
Shetland pony Smurf brings back childhood memories
A BLIND Shetland pony gave an elderly care home resident visions of his childhood during a recent animal therapy session.…
Superfan Malcolm enjoys T-Rex tribute concert
T-REX superfan Malcolm Temke got to see his favourite band live again when tribute act T-Rextasy played Middlesbrough Theatre. Despite…
Mardi Gras carnival at Teesside care home
THE CARNIVAL came to a Teesside care home when residents marked Mardi Gras with a fun-filled day. Residents at Mandale…
Angels given to Saltburn shoppers on Kindness Day
A SEWING club has been handing out free knitted angels to Saltburn shoppers as part of Random Act of Kindness…
Retro sweet shop opened at care home delights residents
AN OLD fashioned sweet shop has opened at a Thornaby care home thanks to donations from Castlegate Shopping Centre. The…
Care home nurse creates artworks for her residents
ARTISTIC nurse Gerri Beaney has been creating works of art for elderly residents at the Tyneside care home where she…
Captain Underpants a hit at care home for Storytelling Week
CARE home residents were treated to the adventures of Captain Underpants when school pupils visited for National Storytelling Week. Year…
MP joins care home bakery club
A CARE home bakery club got a new member when a North East MP joined residents to make tasty savoury…
Disney characters at Tyneside care home on World Book Day
BUZZ Lightyear to Disney princesses all paid a visit to Tyneside care home residents for World Book Day. Pupils from…
Irish dancers perform for elderly on St Patrick’s Day
A TROUPE of Irish dancers performed for Tyneside care home residents on St Patrick’s Day. Performers from the Healy O’Donnell…
Intergenerational pancake tossing in Teesside
PANCAKES were flying at a Teesside care home as residents were joined by nursery children for Pancake Day. The intergenerational…