The Sands Care Home

05/02/2026

We've had a wonderful crafty morning making suncatchers, woven hearts and clay hearts for Valentines day. Then a fab afternoon that starred as a quiz but ended up with conversations ranging from what a "longdrop" is, knotted trees and 2 headed cows!!!

02/02/2026

On a dull afternoon outside there is plenty going on inside x

27/01/2026

The Greatest Showman, a brew and biscuits and a little bit of Valentines crafting on a grey old afternoon

27/01/2026

We have some fabulous friends and followers of us here at the Sands. In a recent post, I asked if anyone could help us get through the huge stock of wool we have by making some lap blankets ... Well Ann did just that, and Gemma also gave us 5 beautiful large blankets that our residents have absolutely loved because of their vibrant colours!! Thank you so much ladies, and if we have any other knitters/crocheters that would like some wool, please drop us a message 🥰🥰

26/01/2026

Hettie has been in making herself comfortable on everyone's laps today. We all absolutely love her visits, she is just beautiful and makes everyone smile ❤️🐶❤️
Pets As Therapy
Diane Whitaker

25/01/2026

We had a wonderful visit from Edward today, who played the bagpipes and piano for us. He is a very talented and humble young man who plays a huge variety of instruments. We look forward to welcoming him to play forvus again soon

25/01/2026

We had a wonderful visit from Edward today, who treated us to the bagpipes and piano.. He is an extremely talented, humble young man who can play a multitude of instruments and we look forward to welcoming him back again soon

21/01/2026

Great stuff

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21/01/2026

It’s all go in the salon this morning!

19/01/2026

It’s eyes down on Grasmere !

18/01/2026

Another of Julie's ideas came to life this week !! She asked her friends who could crochet some fish and they came up trumps!!!
Our lovely fish tank is currently residing on Langdale Suite, but may soon be on its travels to see other places!!

15/01/2026

This morning was all about target practice using different types of equipment to aide gentle movement and hand-eye coordination. The ladies loved it, our Omi Projector is such a valuable and versatile piece of kit.