Dalton Court Care Home

11/02/2026

We’re opening our doors to the local community! 💙

Dalton Court Care Home in Cockermouth is inviting local people to come along, explore our facilities and learn more about the rewarding career opportunities available within our home.

📅 Friday 27th & Saturday 28th February
⏰ 10:30am – 3:00pm

Whether you’re curious about working in care, looking for a new role, or just want to see what life is like at Dalton Court, we’d love to welcome you.

👉 Read more here:

Dalton Court care home, part of Sandstone Care Group, is opening its doors to the local community on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th February 2026 for special open days, offering a unique opportunity to explore the home, meet the dedicated team, and learn more about rewarding career opportunities in c...

03/02/2026

🍪☕ A Beautiful Afternoon of Baking, Art & Relaxation 🎨

Today our residents enjoyed a lovely hands-on afternoon filled with creativity, laughter, and delicious smells!

We started by baking a cookie cake together — everyone helped mix the ingredients and dollop it into the heart shaped cake tin (in theme for Valentine's Day next week ❤️).

Once the cake was ready, residents took part in observational drawing, using pink roses as inspiration. It was wonderful to see so much focus, creativity, and pride in their artwork.

To finish the afternoon, everyone relaxed with tea and coffee, enjoying a slice of the cake they had helped to make. A perfect moment to chat, unwind, and feel that sense of achievement. 💕

These simple, meaningful activities support creativity, social connection, and wellbeing — and most of all, they create happy memories.

Well done to all our amazing bakers and artists! 🌟

02/02/2026

02/02/2026

Another amazing singer this week at Dalton court ☺️

Stay tuned for more videos on the page...

31/01/2026

✨ A Little Snapshot of Life So Far This Year ✨

We’ve had such a wonderful start to the year here, and it’s been amazing to see our residents getting involved, laughing, creating and enjoying time together. If we tried to share every photo, we’d be here all day — there are simply too many special moments to choose from! 💛

Over the past few months, our residents have been busy with:

🎨 Painting and creative art sessions
🏀 Fun physical activity games to keep everyone moving
📚 Scrapbooking and memory sharing
🎤 Live entertainment and sing-alongs
🥁 Playing musical instruments
🧠 Dementia-friendly word matching and brain games
💇‍♀️ Pamper sessions and hair days
🎆 New Year’s crafts
💃 Dancing and plenty of singing

…and that’s just a small snapshot — there’s been sooooo much more!

Every activity is about creating joy, encouraging independence, building confidence, and making sure everyone feels included and valued. The smiles, laughter and sense of community say it all.

Here’s to many more moments, memories and smiles as the year continues 💕

31/01/2026

🎶 A Beautiful Moment to Share 🎶

This video captures a truly special moment from Friday when Laura came to sing for our residents. As she performed acoustic Elvis Presley songs, the room came alive with smiles, singing, and even a little dancing.

Seeing our residents express their enjoyment so freely — singing along, moving to the music, and sharing the moment with each other — was incredibly heart-warming. Music has such a powerful way of connecting people, especially for those living with dementia, and this performance showed that perfectly.

It was a beautiful reminder of how much joy live music can bring. Thank you again to Laura for creating such a memorable afternoon for everyone. 💙

31/01/2026

🎶 A Wonderful Musical Afternoon with Laura 🎶

On Friday, we were delighted to welcome Laura, a talented singer, to our care home. She treated our residents to a beautiful acoustic set of Elvis Presley classics, and it truly made the day extra special.

The familiar songs brought back lovely memories, smiles, and even a few sing-alongs. The gentle, acoustic style was perfect for our residents, especially those living with dementia, as the music was calming, engaging, and easy to enjoy.

Everyone had such a fantastic time, and it was heart-warming to see how much joy the performance brought to the room. 💙

A huge thank you to Laura for sharing her music with us – we can’t wait to welcome her back again soon! ✨

30/01/2026

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Five stars and big smiles all round!
We’re incredibly grateful for the lovely feedback we’ve received about our care and support.

Have something to share? We’d love to hear from you:
👉 https://www.carehome.co.uk/review-submit/75190

29/01/2026

Bailey and Kream Entertainment came to the carehome to entertain our residents in celebration of Burn's Night. Thank you for the singing, dancing and dressing up 🎶🎵

24/01/2026

Music for health yesterday 🎶🪇