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Giant’s Causeway Project

At a recent planning session residents asked to learn more about the Giant’s Causeway on the North Coast as some had visited there when younger. Using the iPads and lap top computer we did some research and found out there were 2 stories behind the formation of the Giant’s Causeway. The Science – Karen found […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 17/09/2021
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Wheelchair Yoga

Regular exercise, whether that be – simple movement, stretches or even some chair based exercises tailored to our Residents needs is so important for their physical and mental health. Recently we have joined in with some of the short exercise videos developed by Disability Horizons. They have 8 low level exercise programmes within their Wellbeing […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 30/08/2021
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Sensory Activities

Residents within the Nursing Home love spending time in our multi-sensory room. It can be staged to provide a multi-sensory experience or single sensory focus simply by adapting the lighting, atmosphere and sounds to the specific needs of the residents. Whether we are running therapeutic or more educational based activities all residents are keen to […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 27/08/2021
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🎼 Music Makers 🎼

Within the Nursing Home we find that musical based activities are a great way to engage residents. One to one and small group music sessions allow us to engage residents in a fun way whilst practicing sensory, motor, cognitive and social skills. We recently purchased some new musical instruments including: baby dholak drums (Indian drums), […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 17/08/2021
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🌻🌻How Tall Does Your Sunflower Grow🌻🌻

In one of our previous posts we talked about the residents within the Nursing Home planting sunflower seeds, the residents had chosen their favourite type of sunflower to grow and over the past few months we have been tending to them in our courtyard. Everyone got involved making sure the sunflowers got plenty of water […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 30/07/2021
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🎉Celebration Week🎉

To celebrate The Beeches Resource Centre being opened 30 years, residents within the Nursing Home have been participating in a Celebration Week of activities. Via zoom we joined in a range of activities with our Beeches friends from both Ballynahinch and The Resource Centre. We started with a great game of Bingo on Monday and […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 26/07/2021
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🍏Healthy Eating🥕

Every few months residents within the Nursing Home like to do a session about the importance of eating healthy. This month we concentrated on healthy and unhealthy foods. We looked at the Eatwell Plate, completed worksheets, cut and paste activities, word searches and did a collage of our favourite healthy meals. We watched some videos […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 15/07/2021
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🥇Sports Day🥇

As part of our summer schedule of activities The Nursing Home recently held their Sports Day (7/7/21). We were delighted that the weather stayed so good for our event which meant everyone could watch/take part in the fun and enjoy the lovely sunshine at the same time. We had a series of races and inclusive […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 08/07/2021
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🌿Bloom and Grow🌿

At the start of April Residents within the Nursing Home planted some small pea seedlings and we have tended to them and watched them bloom and grow over the past few months. We were all surprised to see how big they had grown and started to pick them earlier this week after all the lovely […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 01/07/2021
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Beeches Big Bonza Quiz

On Thursday 24th June ‘The Robins’ Team from the Nursing Home entered The Beeches Big Bonza Quiz, organised by Adele (Resource Centre staff). Our team members included: Karen, Gordon, Michael, Richard and Desmond. Via Zoom with our fabulous compere Orla we played against 6 other teams – all within the Beeches either from Ballynahinch or […]

Posted by Jenny Campbell
On 25/06/2021
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