Awarding achievements at Astley
We have in recent months started our Wheel of Fortune as a way of awarding achievements of members of our team. We spin the Wheel of Fortune on the...
Our European Campervan Roadtrip
In Mollie the Campervan Last summer, one of our team bought her beloved Campervan to work. Our residents loved re-living the nostalgia of the 1960’s and camping holidays. Mollie...
Santa and his elves bring the magic of Christmas to Astley
It’s Christmas time at Astley Hall As if we need a reason to dress up and have a party!! We have a beautiful, enormous Christmas tree in our reception...
Enjoying the summer at Astley Hall
After all the cold spring weather it has been wonderful to have this Mediterranean summer. We have been thoroughly enjoying ourselves at Astley Hall, making the most of our...
Animals at Astley
Bugs Bunnies and Beasties We recently had a lovely afternoon with the animals from Bunnies Bugs and Beasties. http://www.bunniesbugsandbeasties.co.uk/whatwedo.php They bought along a huge array of animals to pet...
Makeup as a dementia therapy
An outing to buy makeup Recently Jayne, our activities co-ordinator at Astley Hall, took a resident on a shopping trip to buy makeup. That might sound like a strange...
Dave, our resident gardener
Dave is our resident gardener at Astley Hall. He tends our gardens with such love and care and all our staff and residents truly appreciate his hard work. With...
The Astley Hall Oscars 2018
Glitz and Glamour at Astley The glitz and glamour of the 90th Oscar Academy Awards came to Astley Hall, where we rolled out the red carpet for our own...
Events at The Dementia Cafe
It was cold and crisp outside yesterday, but the atmosphere in The Dementia Cafe was, as always, warm and welcoming. The Dementia Cafe The Dementia Cafe opened in February...
Our Halloween spook-tactular!
If you visit any of our homes this week, you will see that our activities coordinators have gone all out for Halloween. Our residents have had a monstrously good...