Baby yoga classes held at Teesside care home
BABIES and elderly care home residents are taking part in yoga sessions together at a Stockton-on-Tees care home. The Kalma…
Mamma Mia 2 has elderly dancing in cinema aisles
A CINEMA turned into a dance hall for elderly care home residents during a dementia friendly screening of hit musical…
WW2 exhibits bring back memories for veteran Jimmy
A SECOND World War Merchant Navy veteran took a walk down memory lane when he visited South Shields Museum and…
Ducks and coffee for care home’s Children in Need fundraiser
A QUACKING day was had for Children in Need at a Chester-le-Street Care Home – with a duck race and…
Belly dancing and art helps students engage with elderly
A BELLY dancing display and inspirational messages were used by young volunteers to cheer up elderly care home residents. The…
Stout and sandwiches a hit with care home residents
A STOUT and sandwich afternoon was enjoyed by Northumberland care home residents – after they asked for more foodie activities.…
Community allotment sends care home residents to Beamish
Time travelling care home residents have taken a journey through the history of the North East – all thanks to…
Care home residents get sweet treat for Chocolate Week
Residents and staff at Ingleby Care Home got stuck into some homemade sweet treats to celebrate National Chocolate Week. Residents…
Army veteran Bill pays his respects on Remembrance Day
A TYNESIDE veteran was among those paying their respects at a Remembrance Day service in Peterlee. 74-year-old former corporal Bill…
Pimp My Trolley competition win for Tyneside care home
A TYNESIDE care home’s sweets and snacks trolley has been turned into a traditional ice cream stand – winning funds…
Halloween high tea at Pelton Grange Care Home
A SPOOKTACULAR celebration with Halloween high tea was held at a Chester-le-Street care home. Staff at Pelton Grange Care Home,…
Nightclub bingo a hit at Tyneside care home
NIGHTCLUB sensation Bongo’s Bingo has spread to a Tyneside care home. The revamped version of the traditional game, which has…
Care home staff get a taste of life with dementia
Tyneside care home staff have been given a taste of what life is like with dementia after taking part in…
Royal British Legion visits care home on Remembrance Day
A SENIOR member of the Royal British Legion visited a Tyneside care home to talk with veterans on Remembrance Day.…
Teesside care homes hold Halloween celebrations
A FRIGHTFUL autumn fayre was held at a Teesside care home to mark Halloween. Ghouls and ghosts walked the corridors…