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We are absolutely committed in providing both physical and emotional wellbeing for our residents

26/02/2026

💃🏿🕺🏻What an afternoon we had with Manic Mike! 🎤We partied! 🎸This was the best 90 minutes full of entertainment. There was lots of dancing, singing, laughing and props! 🎼 our residents really enjoyed themselves and to see smiles and laughing on their faces, made it all worthwhile 🩷

24/02/2026

🧩 Today we done a puzzle chosen by this lady herself. She needed minimal assistance and was delighted when the puzzle was complete 🧩

❤️” puzzles encourage the brain to recall shapes, patterns, words and spatial relationships which helps preserve existing neural pathways and may even support the formation of new ones”❤️

21/02/2026

💛🧡❤️🩷💜Today we had fun getting creative with coloured sand. 💙🩵This was a fun activity enjoyed by all who participated. 💛🧡❤️🩷💜

16/02/2026

☺️ Hand massage, I particularly enjoy doing hand massages. It’s very relaxing for both parties. Our service users enjoyed these too. 🥰

“Hand massage can be extremely beneficial for people living with dementia because it supports emotional wellbeing, reduces distress, and improves quality of life, even in later stages when verbal communication becomes difficult.”

14/02/2026

🩷 Valentines cookies decorated today 🩷
❤️Lots of toppings used. ❤️
💜Lots of love shared by family members who assisted today. It was really lovely to see our service users enjoying this activity 💜

13/02/2026

🎥 🍿 Movie afternoon today watching this legendary comedy. Our service users laughed, ate popcorn and chocolate and had a wonderful cinema experience. 🎥 🍿

12/02/2026

🎵 Today we had two lovely ladies in to do some gentle exercising and dancing with our service users. We had a lot of fun and they really enjoyed the music playing too, and were all singing along 🙋🏻‍♀️🙆🏽‍♂️
We had some shakers to dance with, as well as swaying silk scarves along with the music. All while doing gentle exercise ❤️

💃🏿 “dancing isn’t just for fun it’s incredibly beneficial for people living with dementia whether, it’s swaying gently to a favourite song or moving to a soothing rhyme. This has been known to boost moods, stimulates memories, encourages social interaction, and keeps the mind active as well as reducing stress” 🕺

09/02/2026

🌹❤️This afternoon we had the lovely ladies in from The Sage Network, as we do every Monday to come and do some Valentines flower arrangements with our service users. 💐💜Our residents particularly love this activity. 🌷🩷

“Flower arranging offers numerous emotional, cognitive and physical benefits for individuals with dementia, enhancing their quality of life and promoting well-being. It also acts as a mood enhancement, memory recall, cognitive stimulation, creativity, self expression, fine motor skills and gentle physical activity.”

05/02/2026

🍕 Today we decorated our own pizzas! This was a big hit and our service users enjoyed eating them too! 🍕 😋😋

“Food prep is important for people with dementia as it promotes autonomy and skill retention, encourages better nutrition, sensory stimulation and memory, reduces behavioural issues and supports cognitive function”

04/02/2026

🐍 a great game of snakes and ladders 🪜 ( I was beaten of course 😉)

“Studies have shown that regular mental stimulation through games can delay memory decline by keeping neural pathways active” ❤️

03/02/2026

🙂 Today we reminisced about life in the 60s by looking through scrapbooks and talking about what life was like🙂

“ Reminiscing plays a crucial role in enhancing the well-being of dementia patients by fostering emotional connections, improving cognitive function and maintaining a sense of identity”

10/11/2025

Just another day of oxygenating our residents rooms ✨🥰❤️

Address

Sanctuary Close, River
Dover
CT170ER

Website

http://www.abbeyhealthcare.org.uk/

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