Archive for May 2012

We all have a sweet tooth here at The Mountains, so where possible we always try and find the time to bake delicious cakes.

In our new garden we have an xylophone to enjoy! Our residents have had a few musical experiments on this great instrument, although nine times out ten.. the weather seems to be against us and we can’t get outside!

Autumn would not be autumn without Harvest Festival. Residents chose a lovely poem written by Brenda Williams. Our residents took a trip down Memory Lane as to what Harvest reminded them of in days gone by. Here are a few of their comments: Betty remembers picking the last of the tomatoes including green ones to…

Alex, who is from Romania and recently employed as a new member of the Care Staff team at Chatterwood, enjoyed a game of Chess with resident Janusz who has played for years.

Steve enjoyed a day out in Wales’ capital, Cardiff. He said that he enjoyed Cardiff and found it a very cosmopolitan city. His best part of the trip was sailing out on Cardiff Bay! Following on from exploring the capital of Wales, Steve ventured out to Chepstow. He walked around the town before stopping for…

Some residents from Applewood visited the Museum of Army Flying.

We visted the theatre in Monmouth and watched ‘ Dad’s Army’. We had a sing along and treated ourselves to ice cream, which Margaret thought tasted great. Overall, it was a great afternoon!

Super cute Teddy visited The Mountains for one of our pet therapy sessions. Teddy was given plenty of love and cuddles by our residents, which he adored! Teddy proved to be very popular amongst our residents, and we cannot wait for his return.

Our residents at Milkwood have been doing a lot of fiddly finger work lately! This includes piecing together jigsaw puzzles and playing dominoes and jenga.

The girls from Ganarew love being out and about in the fresh autumn days, particularly at the garden centre to see autumn flowers and plants. This beautiful indoor plant with huge trumpet type flowers proved to be a big hit.