Activities at Llys-Y-Tywysog Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Paula Courtney
Hello I am Paula the Activities Coordinator, I have recently returned to Llys-Y-Tywysog. I worked at the home for over 5 years when my children were younger. My close connection with Llys remained as my father in law was former resident, so I was still visiting regularly. I am delighted to be back working with the team.
I am creative and hope to bring new ideas for activities and events as well as still running firm favourites! My passion is about enhancing the lives of the residents from individual time through to big celebratory events. Sarah will continue to work as part of the activities team, working alongside me part time whilst studying for her degree at Swansea University. As a team we are committed to Barchester's Life Enrichment programme ensuring we work with mind, body and soul.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Llys-Y-Tywysog Care Home
Willow Makes us all Smile
Residents and the team love it when Willow visits and we can see she enjoys her visits too. The benefits of pet therapy include lowering blood pressure, reducing anxiety and increasing energy. We all love seeing four legged visitors at Llys-Y-Tywysog.
Creepy and Cute Decorations!
This week has been all things spooky preparing for our Halloween Fun and Games event on 31st October. Residents have been creating some creepy bats and cats, although some look rather cute! Paula, the activities coordinator is very creative and all of these great decorations can be made out of items we all have at home.
Happy Birthday Des!
Happy Birthday to our wonderful Des! Des has been a resident at Llys-Y-Tywysog for five years and is loved by all. To celebrate we had a bit of a do with residents' favourite Jimmy Elvis performing. We all couldn't help but sing a long to all of Elvis' classic songs and great fun was had by all!
Creative Experiment!
Llys-Y-Tywysog residents are really enjoying arts and crafts and are always open to new ideas. We thought string painting would be fun, and it was, but we weren't expecting some very pretty results.
Visit to the Pumpkin Patch!
Today Llys-Y-Tywysog residents had a fabulous day out today. A visit to the pumpkin patch and Christmas tree farm was followed by chips in Penclwydd. What a fantastic place Gower Fresh Christmas Trees is, we loved every part, some great photoshoot spots, seeing the reindeer and picking our own pumpkins. We even had a giggle at the advancing seagulls once we had chips!
A beautiful day and with all that fresh air we will all sleep well tonight!
Llys-Y-Tywysog Information Stand at Local Market
Yesterday Llys-Y-Tywysog had an information stand at Pontarddulais Local Produce Market. Activities Coordinator, Sarah attended along with Catherine, Customer Relationship Manager. We spoke to several people who have visited friends and family at Llys-Y-Tywysog over the years and everyone said what a warm welcoming home it is. Positive feedback means so much to the team.
