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…
Trophy for Best Tea Maker and other awards at Teesside care home
HUNDREDS of votes have been cast to find the Best Tea Maker and Most Innovative staff member at a Teesside…
Travelling theatre troupe takes Oliver! to Teesside care homes
A TRAVELLING theatre troupe has been visiting Teesside care homes to deliver performances for elderly residents. The Northeast Producers Travelling…
Special dementia train service brings Teesside elderly home
THE DEMENTIA train carried elderly Teesside care home residents on a special journey from Whitby back to Middlesbrough. Almost a…
Plastic bottle poppies centrepiece of Remembrance Day event
DOZENS of plastic bottles have been upcycled and turned into poppies for the centrepiece of a Remembrance Day event at…
Men’s Shed taken to Middlesbrough care home
A WORKSHOP initiative to get men socialising, sharing skills and knowledge has gone on the road so elderly care home…
Holidaymakers writing to elderly after care home signs up to Facebook campaign
POSTCARDS from around the world have been arriving at a Teesside care home after staff signed up to a campaign…
Best care home activities coordinator in the country
A CARE home worker from Northumberland has been named the best activities coordinator in the country at a national awards…
Generations come together to celebrate World Nursery Rhyme Week
SPECIAL guests attended a performance by Teesside toddlers for World Nursery Rhyme Week. Elderly residents from Ingleby Care Home, on…
Drag queen’s care home performance for LGBT History Month
A SPECIAL show took place at a Chester-le-Street care home as part of LGBT History Month. Residents, staff and visitors…
Pupils visit care home for World Nursery Rhyme Week
WORLD Nursery Rhyme Week saw Hartlepool school pupils visit elderly care home residents to recite their favourite childhood poems. Ten…