Redmount Residential Home

30/10/2025

We enjoyed a fantastic autumnal sensory afternoon this week. We had an autumnal drink, smelled scents that reminded us if cosy evenings and felt crunchy leaves and pinecones. What a perfect afternoon!

29/10/2025

Happy Birthday, Dawn! We hope you have had a lovely day celebrating

29/10/2025

We had a great time completing a world cities quiz. We surprised ourselves with our knowledge of geography!

27/10/2025

With the clocks going back an hour, we feel like autumn is well and truly here and winter is not far away. The world is very colourful at this time of year!

27/10/2025

Here's what we're up to this week. What do you fancy getting up to?

27/10/2025

We've been busy making pizzas. Yes, they tasted as good as they looked! Our residents loved spreading their bases and choosing toppings, before tucking in

24/10/2025

We have had a busy week at Redmount, with a therapy dog visit, playing spot the difference, indoor bowling an a sensory guessing game. What a week!

23/10/2025

Don't forget that the clocks go back this weekend. Here's how you can support a loved one living with dementia to adjust to the change

Reminder! The clocks go back this weekend ⏰

Changing the clocks can be confusing for all of us – but for someone living with dementia it can be particularly disorientating and even distressing.

Thankfully there are a few easy things we can do to help minimise any disruption.

Consider having dinner and going to bed an hour earlier on Saturday, so that the person you’re caring for still gets enough sleep and can wake up at their usual time on Sunday.

Keep to a regular routine during the day and at bedtime. Doing regular activities at the same time each day – for example, going for a walk after breakfast – can help a person with dementia make sense of the time.

Gentle exercise outdoors can help the person feel sleepier during the evening. If this isn’t an option, keeping them active during the day can have a similar effect.

Use blackout curtains to reduce sunlight in the evening to help with body clock regulation.

Invest in an auto-setting clock for them. Reading a clock face can be tricky for some people with dementia, so often digital clocks are easier. You can also get clocks that show the day of the week and date as well as the time, and for some people a day/night clock can help them distinguish what time of day it is.

21/10/2025

We recently had Zoe in to entertain us with her amazing voice. We love listening to her sing; music bring us a lot of joy

19/10/2025

We have had another busy week at Redmount, including an Italian afternoon, decorating gingerbread men (and eating our creations of course) and a biscuit-themed quiz. Custard creams were definitely our favourite

18/10/2025

Today is International Repair Day, which celebrates the power of repairing items to bring communities together, reduce our impact on the planet and teach new skills. These days it's very easy to buy new things when our old ones wear out. However, International Repair Day aims to inspire us all to repair, reuse and recycle before replacing. What are some of your favourite things that you'd always repair rather than replace?

18/10/2025

It has been our Anne's birthday this week. We all sang 'happy birthday' and celebrated with a homemade cake. Happy birthday, Anne, from your Redmount family