Activities at Awel-Y-Mor Care Home

We had a lovely afternoon with residents enjoying a visit from Jimmy Elvis. We have a lot of residents who always request Jimmy Elvis so we like to book him regularly. Residents enjoyed having a glass of wine, and family members and friends came in too for a sing a long and a dance. 

One of our residents always likes to request her favourite Elvis songs, which he always encourages. Jimmy Elvis always interacts really well with the residents and we look forward to having him back in December.

The residents and staff had a fun morning with a visit from Mike's donkey sanctuary. Mike brought along a donkey named Sheila who the residents enjoyed feeding carrots to and Sheila had a walk around the building and outside to meet everyone. 

Mike also brought along two little rabbits called Bill and Ben who everyone loved having cuddles with. We look forward to welcoming them back next month at our Family fun day.  

Residents and staff enjoyed a fun Carnival-themed day. We had games such as tin can alley, spin the wheel and board games in the morning, followed by circus skills such as plate spinning and juggling. 

We had entertainment come in to visit us, which was a mix of blues, banjo and circus which got everyone laughing. Everyone enjoyed hot dogs and mac and cheese for lunch with ice cream. We had candyfloss and popcorn for everyone while they enjoyed the show. It was a really fun day for everyone.  

Residents enjoyed a brilliant chair exercise session which was specifically adapted for the residents. There were upper body exercises, along with foot and leg exercises. Everyone said they had a great time and look forward to another session. 

We listened to a variety of music and residents chose all of their favourite songs at the end of the session which they would like to listen to next time. There was also a little warm down session.       

This year we had the North East productions pantomime come back to visit us, which everyone loved getting involved with. The residents were really entertained and found it quite funny. 

They particularly liked it when one of our staff members also got involved and became part of the act as the princess at the end of the show. This year’s pantomime that came in was puss in boots and residents have said they would love to see it back again next year.    

Residents had a fantastic day at our summer fair. We had mascots, a tombola, a petting farm and entertainment throughout the afternoon. It was lovely for the residents' family and friends to come along and enjoy the afternoon. 

We also had balloon modelling and an ice cream van come along. We had children of all ages come and join us, and they loved it when Mickey and Minnie Mouse, the mascots, appeared as a surprise. We had two party duos singing for us, followed by Christian Grace.     

We had a new session in June where we had visiting sound bath.The residents had a lovely session of music and relaxation.       

Residents and staff had a fun day out bowling and the residents we took out enjoyed a bit of friendly competition. One resident said that they hadn’t been bowling in years, so they were looking forward to giving it a go. 

They enjoyed lunch out with a pint of Guinness, watching a bit of sky sports and a trip on the bus.  

Everyone here at Awel-y-Mor loved the cheese and wine in the afternoon. We had lots of different cheeses for everyone to try, with stuffed peppers, olives and crisps/dips. 

We also had a few fun Christmas games to play and listened to lots of Christmas songs.       

We had a brilliant day here at Awel-Y-Mor for our yearly Christmas fair. We had lots of goodies for sale, with cakes, bric-a-brac and homemade items and crafts. 

Residents, family members and friends loved listening to Christmas music while having a browse and prosecco with a mince pie. We had quite a few people have a go at the bottle stall and at the Christmas raffle. We also had a Christmas coffee morning with lots of treats.      

One of our residents has been watercolour painting and gained lots of confidence over the past year so we had a little Art exhibition for her to show off her achievements. Families and friends came along to view all of the images, and enjoyed a cheese and wine afternoon. Everyone was really impressed with all of the paintings, and our residents continue to enjoy there painting classes every week.                

In May, we held a sports day to celebrate the start of the summer. Staff, families and residents enjoyed a three-legged race, an egg and spoon race, and we had a summer BBQ.

We celebrated national sausage roll day when we all sampled home-cooked different varieties of sausage rolls.

We held our weekly bingo and game tournament and enjoyed a glass of wine and nibbles.        

Residents enjoyed Morgan’s Army fundraising day. We had games, a bottle stall, activities in the morning all to raise money, and a magician in the afternoon. The residents and staff loved the magician as he did lots of up-close card tricks and was very interactive with the residents. In total, we raised £488.16 for Morgan’s Army. 

We enjoyed cakes, prosecco and strawberries. It was a lovely day and lots of family members and friends of residents came along to get involved.     

We have had lots of singers come to entertain us. One of our residents' favourites was a Christmas singer we had who dressed up, and had everyone using musical instruments. We had bells, hats and a tambourine. 

It was a lot of fun with everyone getting involved. Everyone appeared to have a brilliant and a few Welsh songs were also sung, which was great. A few resident’s family members also came in with a couple of them dancing.   

Residents at Awel y Mor were treated to a wonderfully entertaining pantomime performance this year, as North East Productions returned to visit us once again. The show brought plenty of laughter and excitement, with residents thoroughly enjoying getting involved and joining in with the fun throughout the performance. There were many smiles as the lively characters, colourful costumes and humorous moments filled the room with festive cheer.

A particular highlight of the afternoon was when a member of our staff joined the cast on stage, delighting residents by becoming part of the act as the princess at the end of the show. This year’s pantomime, Puss in Boots, was a huge hit, and residents have already shared how much they would love to see the production return again next.