Activities in our home
Christmas wonderland
December 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe took our ladies and gentlemen to a Christmas wonderland at Poundbury Garden centre courtesy of Sarah from our tour operator Myley. We went on a magical journey through all the different displays and lights. It was absolutely amazing and put us all well and truly in the Christmas spirit! Festive! ...
Read moreA fantastic time
December 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a fantastic time at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) College in Poole courtesy of Sarah from our tour operator Myley. The lifeboat crew were training and it was so interesting watching them. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. A real trip to remember for our ladies and gents. ...
Read moreLifetime achievement award
December 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksMike Parsons, the Chair of Dormy Care Communities, has received a lifetime achievement award. Mike received the honour at the 2024 National Care Awards held in London on 29th November. The award is in recognition of his service in the care industry, which began in 1992 when he founded Barchester He...
Read moreA real kick
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur ladies and gentlemen got a real kick from the arrival of two special visitors – two donkeys called Albert and Snoop. Decked out in their finest festive outfits, Albert and Snoop were incredibly well behaved and they caused a lot of excitement around the home. Our ladies and gents loved see...
Read moreA song and dance
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur ladies and gentlemen always like to make a song and dance, but only in the nicest way! They say a picture paints a thousand words so we will let you decide how much they enjoyed it when Louisa came into the home recently. There are few things better than music therapy and when you add dancing to...
Read moreLove to bake
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur ladies and gentlemen love to bake as you can see from the look of concentration on their faces. Baking can be an incredibly beneficial activity for older people for a number of reasons, including being calming activity which can encourage relaxation and reduce stress, stimulating appetite and ev...
Read moreTherapy dogs
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur therapy dogs Hebe and Puzzle bring so much love and joy to everyone, as you can see from these wonderful photographs taken at one of their recent visits. Animal therapy has proven health and wellbeing benefits and for many of our ladies and gentlemen, having owned dogs or other pets during their...
Read moreCelebrate the success
November 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe were delighted to once again come together to celebrate the success of our team members who make a difference and go above and beyond in supporting the ladies and gentlemen who live in our four homes. Staff from Dormy Care Communities came together in Bath in October for the annual Dormy Care Awa...
Read moreA trip down memory lane
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsSome of our gentlemen went on a wonderful trip down memory lane on our latest outing. That’s because we took them on the Swanage Steam train. We had a fantastic time reliving wonderful memories. We then took at stroll through Swanage town and of course a cup of coffee on the seafront! A fantas...
Read moreAnimal therapy
October 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsAnimal therapy has numerous proven benefits and as you can see from the pictures, there were lots of smiles and cuddles when our lovely PAT dogs Hebe and Puzzle came to visit our ladies and gentlemen. The dogs are so gentle and patient and our ladies and gents lapped it up, quite literally. It’...
Read moreOur latest trip
October 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe didn’t let the weather spoil our latest trip with our travel partner Myley to Poole RNLI Museum and that’s because we spent most of the time indoors. The trips with Myley are proving very popular with our ladies and gentlemen who enjoy getting out and about and having new adventures o...
Read moreMovement play
October 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe recently Jabadao as one of our activities at Pine Martin Grange and as you can see from the pictures, there were lots of laughs and engagement among our ladies and gentlemen when they were doing it. Jabadao is movement play that is good for health, happiness and general wellbeing. In our activity...
Read moreAn enjoyable afternoon
October 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsBaking is one of our favourite activities and some of our ladies recently spent an enjoyable afternoon making cookies together. As you can see from the concentration on centenarian Alice’s face in one of the pictures, they took the making of the cookies very seriously indeed but after there wa...
Read moreLive Music
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe all enjoyed listening and dancing to some live music by Tyler James. Our ladies and gentlemen really look forward to entertainers coming to the home and as you can see from the photographers, everyone gets involved, whether it’s getting up to dance, singing or just tapping their feet. ...
Read moreA trip down memory lane
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsIt’s always nice to take a trip down memory lane as part of our reminiscence sessions and this time we looked at pictures of famous female movie stars. Everyone loved talking about the films they had seen them in. A real therapeutic but fun activity. #gallery-15 { margin: auto; } ...
Read moreA wonderful trip
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a wonderful trip courtesy of our travel partner Myley to Boscombe Pier recently. Sunshine, laughter, coffees and drawing in the sand! Pure sunshine therapy. We could have been in the Mediterranean, although if this week’s weather is anything to go by, it will be more like the Antarctic ...
Read moreRecipe book
September 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksDormy Care Communities has ensured the memories of the ladies and gentlemen in our homes will live forever through the publication of a new recipe book. From the Heart of Home is the name of the book, which is a compilation of classic recipes handed down through generations and recalled by the ladie...
Read moreMemory lane
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsStepping down memory lane always brings lots of stories and laughter with our ladies and gentlemen in our reminiscence sessions. Another great brain training exercise. Studies have shown that older people who reminisce have lower blood pressure and heart rates, along with a host of other benefits. ...
Read morePets as Therapy
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsThere are always lots of smiles and cuddles when our beautiful Pets As Therapy (PAT) dogs come. They provide lovely memories of pets our ladies and gents used to have. Animal therapy, especially dogs, like this touches people psychologically, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. ...
Read moreMindful relaxation
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe are some mindful relaxation with Tai Chi and then a bit more energy with indoor basketball on the Forget Me Not Floor. The basketball was a very different activity but our ladies and gentlemen really enjoyed channeling their inner Lebron James. #gallery-19 { margin: auto; } #gall...
Read moreArts and crafts
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a busy day of arts and crafts across the home. Lots of concentration and attention to detail. Superb work from our ladies and gentlemen. We have very creative minds in our home and everyone looks forward to these sessions as these are great social occasions too. #gallery-20 { margi...
Read moreSummer fair
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWell, what a wonderful Summer Fair we had! The sun shone, we had a BBQ, Louisa sang all afternoon, we had lots of games, stalls and a raffle. We were also visited by Top Hat bikers and their absolutely amazing motorbikes. Our ladies and gents thoroughly enjoyed themselves and it was great to see so ...
Read moreA fantastic trip
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a fantastic trip to Upton Country Park courtesy of our travel partner Myley and our lovely driver Sarah. It was great to get out in the fresh air and be amongst nature. Excellent for our mental wellbeing and why activities like these are important to our ladies and gentlemen. #gallery-...
Read moreThe sound of music
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe love listening to the sound of music at Pine Martin Grange and were recently treated to lovely outdoor performance from a bagpipe player. It was a beautiful day listening to some lovely music and our ladies and gentlemen thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Music plays an important part of the act...
Read moreGolden moments
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsThere were lots of golden moments to enjoy at the Paris Olympics and even more golden moments when did our own version of the games at Pine Martin Grange. Activities included making doughnuts in the colours of the Olympic colours, making Olympic torches and lots of games that kept everyone moving. W...
Read moreA wonderful trip
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had our first trip out as part of a new and exciting partnership with our tour operator Myley. Our lovely driver Sarah took us in a minibus on a wonderful trip to Moreton Church, Tearooms and Gardens. We all had a fantastic time and are already looking forward to our next trip. Myley tours provid...
Read moreTaking flight
July 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe enjoyed taking flight as part of our Flight Week activity programme. It took us to far flung places such as Japan, Canada and India. Activities included learning and listening to Japanese Haiku poetry, enjoying some Indian head massages and designing our Greek pots using a selection of materials....
Read moreThe age of air travel
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWith our around the world flight taking place across all of our homes this week we take a look at the history of air travel and how it has enabled us to visit destinations people could only used to dream about. It took only 12 seconds and covered a distance of just 40 yards but in North Carolina jus...
Read moreAllied invasion
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksMost people who were alive at the time will remember where they were on D-Day and how they first heard the news that the Allied invasion of Europe was underway. June 6 1944 saw 160,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy. Nearly a million more would follow that summer and gradually sweep n...
Read moreA dog’s life
June 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsIt’s a dog’s life at Pine Martin Grange, but that’s a good thing as it means our dog show Scrufts was a major success, just one of many interesting and exciting activities which took place in the home during May. It was great to welcome so many amazing dogs and people into the home...
Read moreDementia Action Week
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksMay is the month when the UK gets into full bloom – and it’s not just in the garden or countryside you’ll be seeing flowers emerging. The Forget Me Not appeal is an annual initiative that encourages people to wear a blue flower badge for the month of May to raise awareness and vital funds for ...
Read moreInternational Nurses Day
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksInternational Nurses Day is a day to celebrate and recognise the vital role that nurses play in all forms of health and social care in the UK and further afield. The value of nurses is well recognised at Dormy Care. We have qualified nurses working in all our homes and our founder and CEO, Helen Dav...
Read moreEaster arts and crafts
April 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | Pine Martin LinksEaster arts and crafts (including making crosses), a quiz, some music played by our talented gentlemen Grenville, a visit from the Easter bunny and a visit from Monty the Easter PAT dog made a lovely long Easte weekend for our ladies and gentlemen at Pine Martin Grange. #gallery-29 { marg...
Read morePub afternoon
March 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe had a lovely pub afternoon and trivia quiz in our bar with many residents joining us for a drink, chat and some brain training. We are fortunate to have our very own bar and lounge area, so it was a perfect way to while the way the afternoon, without even needing to leave the home. There was plen...
Read moreCup cake making
February 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesOur ladies at Pine Martin Grange spent a very enjoyable afternoon cup caking making and the best thing about making these cakes we eating them with a nice cup of tea after. Yum Yum! It was a great activity for promoting concentration, dexterity and stimulating the senses. #gallery-30 { ma...
Read moreBurns Night
February 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe had an amazingly successful Burns Night afternoon celebration in the village hall opposite Pine Martin Grange. There was bagpipes, traditional Scottish food (haggies, tatties and neeps) and drink, dancing and lots more, and everyone had lots of fun. #gallery-31 { margin: auto; } ...
Read morePet therapy
February 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThere’s nothing like a bit of pet therapy to lighten the day and as you will see from the photographs, our ladies and gentlemen always look forward to the visit of our PAT dog Rosie. Rosie helps to bring back lovely memories of when our ladies and gents will have owned dogs, or other pets, the...
Read moreLyndsey is living proof
January 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsLyndsey Tyndall is living proof that, in life, if you want something badly enough and you’re prepared to work hard, eventually you can get there. Lyndsey, 33, works at Pine Martin Grange, and with the help and support of the home’s owners, Dormy Care Communities, has just qualified as a Nurse As...
Read moreThe finer things in life
January 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksDormy Care Communities has teamed up with the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer to ensure the ladies and gentlemen in our homes can enjoy even more of the finer things in life. The new partnership with Majestic Wine ensures that the wines on offer in our homes are on a par with many top re...
Read moreA bit of magic
January 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe have been able to bring a little bit of magic to our ladies and gentlemen at Pine Martin Grange after introducing a new interactive light projector which enables them to play stimulating games. Provided in partnership with Social-Ability and designed and manufactured in the UK, the Happiness Prog...
Read moreNational Trivia Day
January 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksToday is National Trivia Day, a day when we can celebrate our knowledge and a chance to get our ‘thinking caps’ on. Playing brain games and staying mentally active can significantly help to reduce and slow down the potential negative mental effects brought on by growing older, and can potential...
Read moreMaking Christmas Decorations
December 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! We spent the afternoon decorating our paper snowflakes to display in the windows. Read moreChristmas Card Crafting
December 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories And then some Christmas card making for families. Read moreChristmas Carols
December 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had a wonderful get together last night with friends and family enjoying Christmas carols, mince pies and mulled wine!! Read moreChristmas Flower Arranging
December 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Some lovely flower arranging today. Read moreNational Safeguarding Week
November 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksIt’s National Safeguarding Week, an opportunity to highlight this hugely important subject and one we take incredibly seriously at Dormy. Across our Dormy Care Communities, safeguarding and protecting the ladies and gentlemen who live with us is our absolute priority every day of the year. Their w...
Read moreA wide range of activities
October 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThe vibe in October was distinctly relaxed at Pine Martin Grange! The ladies and gentlemen opted to enjoy a wide range of relaxing activities including pampering sessions, flower arranging, gardening, poetry, hand massages and getting creative painting and crafting. The regular Knit and Natter sessi...
Read moreBrain Training
October 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Brain training session with a word game and enjoying some tea and cake during our weekly knit and natter session. Read moreThe Dormy Awards
October 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What a wonderful afternoon of celebration at the Dormy Awards 2023! It’s been fantastic to celebrate the hard work, dedication and passion of our colleagues across Dormy. Huge well done to all of our finalists and winners! Read moreFun with the projector
October 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We continue to have endless fun with our interactive projector. Read morePine Martin Grange Raft Race
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWhen they took part in an iconic local raft race it proved to be a real team effort for Pine Martin Grange, with everyone contributing their efforts! Colleagues from across the home decided to take part in the local Wareham Wednesday Raft Race, the culmination of a summer of community events. Peo...
Read moreFlower Arranging
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today we spent time making table vases for our dining rooms. Read moreAn Afternoon of Puzzles
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Puzzles this afternoon to keep the mind active and good dexterity needed. Read moreA Game of Skittles
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A game of Skittles before lunch. Read moreOur Four Legged Friends
August 2023 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesAcross our Dormy Care Communities, some of the most popular visitors we welcome into our homes have four legs and wagging tails. Today is National Dog Day and we wanted to say a huge thank you to our four-legged visitors who truly brighten the days of the ladies and gentlemen who live across our com...
Read moreDormy Cruise Week Highlights
August 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Highlights of our amazing cruise week, visiting some amazing destinations around the world! Read moreEnjoying the Garden
August 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories When the weather’s fine we do enjoy getting out into the garden and taking the chance to get up close to our beautiful flowers and plants. Read moreMorning Walks
August 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A nice morning walking in the gardens with family and friends. Read moreA Visit from Rosie
August 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Rosie the PAT dog paid us a visit today and our ladies and gents were thrilled. Perfect canine therapy. Read moreCrafting Bird Feeders
July 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This morning we made bird feeders to hang in our gardens. +3 See Insights Boost a Post Read morePet Therapy
July 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had lots of cuddles this morning with Rosie the Golden Retriever. Animal therapy at its finest!! See Insights Boost a Post All reactions: 1212 Read moreA bit of Gardening
July 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Maureen helping to build our beach theme balcony today. Just need the beach weather now!!! See Insights Boost a Post Read moreA visit to the RNLI
July 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Inge headed to Poole Quay for a stroll along today and watched as the RNLI completed a training exercise. It was a little too cool for ice cream so we grabbed a stick of rock instead. She had a lovely time! Read moreGarden Walks
June 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Walks in the gardens, gardening, catching up with families or relaxing by reading a book in the sun or visiting the hairdresser, just a normal day for our ladies and gentlemen at Pine Martin Grange! Read moreQuoits!
June 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies and gentlemen always look forward to a game of Quoits and it’s even better when they can do it outside in the fresh air! See Insights Boost a Post Read moreSummer Garden Club
June 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our weekly summer garden club is very popular. We put the effort in but it’s nice admiring our work after Read morePugsey and Gus
June 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pugsey and Gus came to visit the home for cuddles today. Nothing like a bit of canine therapy. See Insights Boost a Post Read moreA Comment from one of our Volunteers
June 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories“Why do I volunteer? Mainly because I like sharing and luckily for me I’m time – rich. I began at Foxhunters having been trained by a charity known to Monmouthshire Libraries called The Reader. I love books, I love reading, and I especially love reading aloud. So when I was given ...
Read moreThe Kings Coronation
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What a lovely day. congratulations King Charles III. Read moreFlower Arranging Class
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Some lovely flower arranging today Read moreGarden Club
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories In Garden Club today we had a busy time tidying the flower beds and checking our array of crops in the vegetable garden. Everything’s coming along very well indeed! Isn’t it wonderful spending time outdoors and enjoying the fresh air? Read moreTyler James and Dancing
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Last night we enjoyed the voice of Tyler James. We danced and sang along to our favourite tunes. A great night. Read moreMaking the most of the sun!
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories More time outside enjoying the warmth in our beautiful gardens and outside areas and inside it was a busy day for our hairdressers. Nothing better than getting your hair cut/styled or your beard trimmed! Read moreExpressing ourselves through Art
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We enjoyed some art time on our Forget me Not floor. Lots of great concentration and making the most of colours. Read moreAfternoon games
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of Scrabble and Dominoes. Read moreArt Session
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Art time on the Forget Me Not floor. Read more10 Pin Bowling
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The hotly contested 10-pin bowling tournament had a nail-biting ending with Philip winning by just one shot – on his final bowl! Read moreGarden Club
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Garden Club this morning was a lovely chance for a busy sweet pea planting session. Read moreCraft Session
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Morning craft session making cards for Easter. Read moreThe importance of Nutrition and Hydration
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsGood nutrition and hydration are vital to everybody’s health and well-being, but as we continue to age, this is not always as easy to maintain. It is believed that 25% of elderly people experience mild chronic dehydration and 10% are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Older people are more l...
Read moreActivities for people who walk with purpose
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsMany of the ladies and gentlemen who live in our homes will have had pets at sometime during their lives, whether that’s a cat, dog, or even a goldfish. There’s a reason we call dogs man’s best friend and why studies have shown that cats can lower stress and anxiety. Our furry friends have a p...
Read moreThe Puuurfect Companions in our Homes
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsMany of the ladies and gentlemen who live in our homes will have had pets at sometime during their lives, whether that’s a cat, dog, or even a goldfish. There’s a reason we call dogs man’s best friend and why studies have shown that cats can lower stress and anxiety. Our furry friends have a p...
Read moreSt David’s Day
March 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We enjoyed celebrating St David’s Day with a Welsh quiz. Read moreAn Afternoon of Music
March 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What an afternoon of music with fabulous singer Paul Spencer! Read moreWorld Book Day
March 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories World Book Day was a wonderful reason for Martin to read from Roald Dahl’s book Boy: Tales of Childhood. Read moreInternational Women’s Day
March 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We celebrated International Women’s Day with flowers, Prosecco and chocolate Read moreA Valentines Pampering
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today there was a very special – and well-deserved – Valentine’s pamper session and some lovely flower arranging. Read moreEnjoying the Dorset Sun
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Sun is shining in Dorset so we enjoyed some time outdoors Read moreRosie the PAT dog!
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Regular visitor PAT dog Rosie popped in to say hello. Read moreSpring Sunshine
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We made the most of the sunshine today by enjoying a few late winter rays, before coming inside for some arts and crafts. Read moreDancing feet!
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Curly the Busker came to perform and the music certainly got people dancing! Read moreQuoits!
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Lots of laughter with a fun game of quoits Read moreChinese New Year Art
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Celebrating #chinesenewyear with a quiz and art session Read moreA Garden Walk in the Fresh Air
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Wrapping up warm for some January fresh air as we enjoyed a walk around the grounds Read moreGame of Quoits
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Some healthy competition with a fun game of quoits Read moreDarts in the Bar
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Darts in the bar! Great fun on this rainy Thursday Read moreNew Year New Knitting Challenge
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories New year new challenge. Following our recent activities meeting some of the ladies were keen to start up a knit and natter group. Our first session saw us all choosing different items to make – watch this space to see the finished results! Read morePracticing Piano
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Shirley practicing her piano skills ready for when she plays for everyone Read moreA visit from some creatures!
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories One of our care team members Adam, popped in today with his collection of creatures! Read moreSome Christmas Carols
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Thank you to Sandford St. Martin’s Primary School who sang to us today! We loved listening to our favourite carols! Read moreChristmas Singer
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Last night we had a Christmas party with the fabulous singer Tyler James Read moreChristmas Party
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Buck’s Fizz, delicious home made mince pies and a special visitor today!! Everyone was asked what they would like for Christmas and the main wish was for health! Happy Christmas everyone! Read moreMini Golf
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A game of mini golf followed by doughnuts and mulled wine! Read moreChristmas Card Designs
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our Christmas card designs Read moreFlower Arranging
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our table decorations Read moreSinging and Dancing Entertainment
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Singing and dancing thanks to entertainment from Paul Spencer Read moreA Visit from Molly
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our furry friend Molly came in for cuddles Read moreScrabble Challenge
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This weekend our ladies and gentlemen took part in a Scrabble challenge! Lots of games, lots of great words and some excellent scores! Read moreArt Class
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This morning we had an art session with the theme of remembrance, there has been some beautiful work created incorporating poppies. Read moreAutumnal Art Session
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our budding artists are creating their next masterpieces this afternoon based on an autumnal theme Read moreA Morning of Scrabble
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Morning scrabble challenge today! Read moreA Morning Art Session
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Todays art session was inspired by the trees in our garden! Read moreTrick or Treat!
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Trick or treat? Ruby and Autumn came to visit us and received some lovely treats Read moreSome Spooky Arts and Crafts
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Some spooky goings on in the home today! Dorothy was exceptionally pleased with her linking carving skills Read moreSummer Holiday Garden Games
September 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Holiday fun and games in the garden! Read moreFlower Arranging
September 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Weekly flower arranging session. It’s lovely that we all get involved to create the table pieces Read moreAfternoon Arts and Crafts
September 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Afternoon art time session using coloured sands and paint for our seaside themed week Read moreSandcastle Building
September 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! Read moreWinners of Best Vegetable Garden 2022
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of art inspired by our vegetable garden! We were thrilled to win “best vegetable garden” in the recent Dormy Gardening competition Read moreSue and her HUGE sunflower!
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Keen gardener Sue wins the sunflower competition this year! Read moreVisiting our Personal Trainer
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Since Janet joined our home she has started having regular gym sessions with our visiting personal training. She is really enjoying these visits and seeing some great results. Our home has a gym designed for the older person and these sessions are available to anyone living in our home! Read moreCourtyard Golf
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Taking advantage of the nice weather today. Enjoying a game of courtyard golf before lunch Read moreSkittles in the Sun
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying the shade on our courtyard with a fun game of Skittles Read moreFloral Therapy!
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A little bit of floral therapy! Flower arranging to relaxing music Read moreA Garden Tournament
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Sunday sunshine and time for a garden tournament Read moreA Garden Quiz
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying some Friday fun with a quiz in the courtyard Read moreAbstract Art Project
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Abstract art is the focus of our latest project Read moreSkittles in the Sunshine
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of skittles in the sunshine Read moreCreative Arts Session
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. This gave us our inspiration for todays art session Read moreDiscovering our Ancestry
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This morning we enjoyed an ancestry session, we are busy tracing our family trees which is really interesting Read moreA Morning Workout
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Bouncing into Saturday with an outdoor morning workout Read moreA Trip to the Seaside
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! We are so lucky to live so close to the beach, so we made the most of this glorious weather and headed for an ice cream by the sea! Read morePutting Practice
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Practising our golf before lunch Read moreParachute Fun in the Sun
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our upper body strength today with some parachute fun in the sun! Read morePicking Our Own Flower Arranging
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pick your own! We are very lucky to have so many beautiful flowers in our garden so today we picked a selection and arranged them in vases for around the home. #flowerarrangement #carehomesuk #activities #flowers Read moreGrowing Our Own Veg!
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesNothing nicer than #growyourown fruit and vegetables and we have been working lots on our garden lately. Today we picked a crop of lettuce for the kitchen to use. Some of the ladies and gentlemen also assisted with the weeding and tending to our flower beds. You can still enjoy the things you l...
Read moreCourtyard Archery
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Training for the next Olympics with our skills today! Competitive archery in the courtyard Read moreA Visit From an MP
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We welcomed Michael Tomlinson MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole to our home today as part of #carehomeopenweek He enjoyed meeting the ladies and gentlemen and answering lots of questions. He also took the time to thank all the team for their hard work. #communityengagement #thankyou Read moreArt Class: Monet
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our #monetstyle art pieces today Read moreVintage Cars!
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Ann enjoyed a lovely visit today from her friends and their vintage car! #vintagecars Read morePétanque in the Sun
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying a game of pétanque in the garden this afternoon. What a glorious day! Read moreAn Afternoon Art Session
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Dorothy enjoyed the art session this afternoon Read moreGarden Games
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Glorious weather today and we enjoyed a game of quoits in the garden Read moreA Day of Gardening
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working in our garden this morning ready for more planting Read moreBowls in the Sun
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Afternoon of bowls in the sunshine Read moreJubilee Flower Arranging
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Flower arranging for our table decorations Read morePlatinum Jubilee Celebrations
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Fabulous afternoon celebrating the #queensjubilee2022 Our chefs received a round of applause for their amazing trifles as well! Perfect day! #queensjubilee2022 Read moreQueens Green Canopy
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories How lovely to have The Woodland Trust tree for the #queensgreencanopy blessed. Our commemorative tree for the #queensjubilee2022 is planted #platinumjubileecelebration #hermajestythequeen Read moreJubilee Time Capsule
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Fabulous day celebrating the #platinumjubilee2022 with music and bubbles. We also planted our commemorative tree from The Woodland Trust and our time capsule #greencanopy Read moreTrooping the Colour
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Decorating our #platinumjubilee2022 crowns whilst watching #troopingthecolour Read moreJubilee Art
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The jubilee is approaching Today’s art class we started work on designing our own stamp! Read moreA Day of Gardening
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Every year Dormy Care runs a gardening competition. We took the opportunity to work on our garden today as the sun was shining! Read moreA Visit from Rosie
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Rosie the pet therapy dog came for a visit today! Really brightened our day Read moreAn Afternoon’s Pamper
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Time for hand massages and a bit of pampering Read moreA Trip to the River
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Arline and Sheila enjoyed a trip out for coffee and cake by the river this morning. This was was their prize for winning the last quiz Read moreWord Games in the Sun
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Sun is shining in Wareham so we enjoyed word games out in the garden so we could enjoy the warm spring afternoon Read moreFlower Arranging
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Beautiful flower arranging session they look lovely around our home Read moreA Little Party
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoyable afternoon as we welcomed a musical entertainer. Lots of singing, dancing and laughter – just the way we like it! Who needs an excuse to have a little party – we don’t! Read moreCatching Exercise
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We always enjoy a daily exercise session and today we enjoyed a seated netball session. Great way to keep on moving and help with our strength building Read moreArts and Crafts: Stencilling
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This afternoons creative art session involved stencilling on to tiles and creating our own special designs. Read moreOur Easter Weekend
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had a brilliant Easter weekend, we enjoyed the sunshine with an Easter egg hunt around our gardens and everyone was wearing their Easter bonnets we had created earlier in the week! Read moreGetting Ready for Spring
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This afternoon we spent some time in our garden greenhouse taking the seeds from our dried flowers ready to plant for spring! We have lots of green-fingered ladies and gentlemen who love to make use of our gardens. Read moreMaking Easter Bunnies
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had a great arts and crafts session yesterday where we made Easter decorations, we think they look amazing! Read moreEaster Arts and Crafts
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Beginning our Easter project with homemade cards Read moreFlower Arranging
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A wonderful flower arranging group this morning. We also used the opportunity to focus on the sensory benefits of the plants Read moreSunflower Planting
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We have planted our sunflower seeds. Time to see who grows the tallest one! Read moreSome Arts and Crafts
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our next project creating a stain glass window Read moreA sssssssslithery visitor!
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories When one of the team members offers to bring in his pet…. Adam works as a carer in our home and offered to pop by on his day off with his pet. Who would have thought the ladies and gentlemen would enjoy this visit! Read moreA visit from Rosie
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Rosie and her owner came to visit today! Lots of cuddles with this gorgeous furry friend Read moreCreating Bird Feeders
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Creating bird feeders for the garden now spring is here Read moreFlower arranging in the sun
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying the spring sunshine. This morning we took our activity outside and created flower arrangements for around the home Read moreSupport for Ukraine
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Demonstrating our support for Ukraine Read moreA bit of indoor golf
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A morning of golf here in Dorset Read moreA Little Visitor
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today we had a visit from Kelloggs the miniature horse from Linking Hearts Therapy Horses Our ladies and gentlemen loved the experience Read moreCruise Week
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had a fantastic cruise week with many amazing destinations! Read moreParachute Exercise
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Exercise session with parachutes today. Great fun Read moreCarpet Bowls
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A competitive game of carpet bowls! Read moreA Suprise Baby Shower!
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Throwing a surprise baby shower for one of our team members. Pin the dummy on the baby was great fun Read moreA Morning Art Session
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We are excited about spring and incorporated this into our art session this morning Read moreA Colourful Workout
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Starting the day with an Oomph Wellness workout Read moreSpring Art Session!
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our art session today was focused on spring. We created cards to send to loved ones Read moreEnjoying our gardens
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Exploring the outdoors today! Lovely to be outside in the fresh air Read moreCelebrating Robert Burns
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Celebrating Robert Burns with a special poetry session Read moreCompetitive Chess
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Bit of healthy competition this afternoon as we set up the chess and drafts boards Read moreParachute fun!
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This had us laughing lots! Trying to hold a ball in the middle of the parachute for more than five seconds! Read moreAn Art Session
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Another creative art session today. We tried our hand at Japanese style painting using a stencil technique Read moreResistance Band Classes
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Keeping active with one of our resistance band classes. Read moreA Christmas Art Session
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The carols are playing and we are enjoying a festive art session. Read moreFestive Poetry
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We enjoyed a thoroughly festive poetry session. Phillip composed his own poem that he shared whilst others read out their favourites to the group! Read moreSanta Claus is Coming to Town
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Father Christmas visited us today and left gifts for those of us who had been nice Read morePet Therapy
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pet therapy is extremely beneficial and we were thrilled to welcome Rosie in to our home today. This was Rosie’s first “job” as a therapy dog and she interacted beautifully with our ladies and gentlemen and was very well received. Read moreChristmas Baking
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The smell of baking filled the home this afternoon as we made festive bites! Off to enjoy them with a cup of tea now we have all cleaned up! Read moreA Day of Hobbies
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We encourage the ladies and gentlemen living in our home to maintain their independence and it’s important to enjoy a variety of hobbies and skills. Phillip and Arline are working on their own projects today for upcoming birthdays and Christmas. Read moreParty time!
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Party time here with entertainment from our favourite singer Paul Spencer. Lots of singing and dancing this afternoon! Read moreA relaxing pamper!
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories How relaxing: Sue had a pamper from our team leader Tegan today, she now has wonderful nails! Thank you Tegan. Read moreA beautiful suprise!
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What a moving surprise yesterday for Annette as she is reunited with her daughter after two years! Her daughter has been living in America and has been unable to come to the UK. It’s lovely to see families re-united! Read moreRemembrance Day at Pine Martin Grange
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had our Remembrance Day service today with a lot of our ladies and gentlemen in attendance. We had prayers and the ‘Last Post’ played on the Clarinet we also observed the 2 minutes silence at 11am. Read moreHalloween at Pine Martin Grange
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThis weekend to kick off our Halloween celebrations we had a pumpkin carving session! Our ladies and gentlemen made some very spooky designs and loved reminiscing about doing this as a child and with their children! We had some special visitors today at Pine Martin Grange. It was lovely to have some...
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October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Everyone had their dancing shoes on for some entertainment this afternoon! We were treated to songs throughout the decades and the rhythm certainly caught our ladies and gentlemen who boogied away the afternoon! Read moreAutumnal Crafts
October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We all participated in an arts and crafts session this week, our clay sculptures were now dry so we had the chance to paint them. A few stuck to autumnal colours and others decided to make them as bright and as colourful as possible! Beautiful! Read moreA little bit of art therapy
October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today we all gathered for some art therapy. We used paint and string to make some beautiful pieces! Creating art is very relaxing and a great way to focus your mind. Read moreThere’s a party going on!
October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Its a party atmosphere this afternoon here in Pine Martin Grange, we have music from Dean Martin and lots of singing and dancing! Read moreA day of dancing and a week of games!
October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe have been blessed by the late September weather and had a wonderful party in the garden. No special reason, just because we love to dance! We had a great game of dominoes with some of our ladies. Very competitive Our ladies deep in conversation today in our weekly knitter knitter group! It’s a...
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September 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesA game of Petanque before dinner and enjoying a little September sun. The winning team today we’re the yellow team five games to four! Poetry in the cafe with the delights of Pam Ayers, T.S. Elliott and Blake were recited and discussed. Taking some inspiration from a beautiful September day fo...
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September 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe had such an uplifting session with our team members and ladies and gentlemen at our first choir practice for a long time! It’s great to hear everyone singing again, it sounded wonderful. We like to encourage outdoor activity at Pine Martin Grange. One of our gentlemen Philip is a home champ...
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August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It was a team effort this afternoon in the garden playing a game of pétanque Read moreOomph Basket Ball
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s court game week for Oomph Wellness Olympics and we enjoyed basket ball today Read moreAn afternoon of games
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An enjoyable game of dominoes Read morePicking our home grown veg!
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We are thrilled with our home grown carrots that we picked this morning!! Dormy Care Read moreSummer painting
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Painting summer themes for the afternoon Read moreBoules, pétanque!
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesYesterday we enjoyed a game of the french version of boules, pétanque. In pétanque the objective is to score points by having boules closer to the target than the opponent after all boules have been thrown. This is achieved by throwing or rolling boules closer to the small target ball, or by hi...
Read moreAn afternoon of puzzles and games
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Relaxing with games and puzzles Read moreThe start of the Oomph Olympics
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s the start of the Oomph Wellness Olympics! Synchronised swimming movements Read moreEnjoying some Cliff Richard
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Ending our fabulous holiday week with some singing and dancing to Cliff Richard classics Read moreFish and Chips
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying our fish and chips for lunch whilst on our Dormy Care holiday week Read morePostcards for friends
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Judy is busy designing postcards to send to friends, sharing stories from her holiday week Read morePine Martin Grange’s Summer Holiday Day Two!
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Fun in the sun on our Dormy Care summer holiday! Read morePine Martin Grange’s Summer Holiday Day One!
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s the start of our Dormy Summer holiday week! Ladies and gentlemen here in Wareham are already having fun in the sun!! #summerholidays #dormyvacation #dormysummertime Read moreMaintaining our hanging baskets
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pruning our hanging baskets Read moreAnimal bingo!
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Animal bingo always goes down well on a Friday afternoon Read moreTaking on a few riddles
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying riddles in the lounge – we like a challenge! Read moreA flower art session
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Bringing the garden indoors with today’s art session involving flowers Read morePreparing our garden for summer
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our garden this morning preparing our new flower beds Read moreLearning Dye Cutting
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today’s creation using dye cut materials Read morePom Pom Spiders
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We are busy making pom pom spiders for our local mother and toddler groups #supportlocal Read moreFeel good Friday for Glad to Care Week!
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s #feelgoodfriday as part of #gladtocare week! All our homes have a gym with a focus on keeping active and promoting wellbeing. @AutumnaCare @PersonCentredSW Glad to Care Read moreA creative art session
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Tea and cake got our creativity flowing, enjoyable art session with lots of conversation and laughter Read moreDarts practice
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Ray is busy practicing his dart skills ready for his upcoming tournament Read morePoetry session
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Hazel and Marjorie joined in with our rhyming stories and poetry session. Read moreCarpet bowls
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of competitive carpet bowls! Great fun! Read morePine Martin Grange Garden Party
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What an amazing day we have had! We enjoyed a very special garden party with an Abba tribute band and a fabulous bbq! The sun shone and everyone had such fun! Read moreA sunny morning
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying coffee in the courtyard sunshine Read moreA pampering session
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This morning we had a pampering session with face masks, hand massages and nail painting… bliss! Read moreA morning in the garden
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Coffee morning in the garden soaking up the sunshine Read moreHoly communion
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Holy communion in the sunshine this afternoon. Read moreShaking our Pom Poms!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Shaking our Pom Poms with an over fun session from Oomph Wellness Read moreA celebration of Picasso
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Celebrating the anniversary of Picasso’s first exhibition Read morePine Martin Grange Gym
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Did you know our home has a gym with a personal trainer? We encourage our ladies and gentlemen to keep active and Edna is just one of our ladies who enjoys her training sessions #useitorloseit #keeponmoving #personaltrainer Read moreMaking beautiful table decorations
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We picked fresh flowers from our garden and created beautiful table decorations today Read moreCake decorating lesson
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying a cake decorating lesson, followed by tasting of course! Read moreLetters from Hanford School Dorset
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Thank you to Hanford School Dorset for our lovely letters. We will be writing back to our new pen pals Read moreAnimal Bingo!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Animal bingo fun after we watched the trooping of the colour Read morePuzzle time in the sunshine
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The sun is shining in Dorset and we are enjoying some puzzle time on the balcony Read moreWandering our wild garden!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Janet enjoyed some time in our wild garden today admiring the flowers Read moreA visit from an Ice Cream Van!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories As a special treat for #nationalcarersweek we had a visit from the ice cream van! Delicious! Read moreA bit of pampering! Slightly scary face masks!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pampering for ladies and gents! Trying out some new face masks this afternoon! Everyone loved doing this and said it was very relaxing! Read moreThank you to our carers!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories More delicious treats for our carers as a thank you for all they do #nationalcarersweek Read moreSummer gardening
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Judy took full advantage of the sunshine and was out sorting the garden yesterday, something which she absolutely loves and takes pride in doing. Read moreSharing photos
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Judy and Hazel sharing their photos albums Read moreFurniture painting
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Tony helped out with painting the furniture on our balconies Read moreA sunny afternoon in the garden
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying some sunshine after a week of travelling around the USA Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Trip: Texas
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Heading to Texas to work on the ranch A Texan feast today! Pulled pork subs, sweet potato fries and southern fried chicken for lunch Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Trip: Mexico
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What a fabulous day! Mexican food, cocktails and fun! Read moreA spot on painting
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Painting our planters on the balcony Read moreBrain training
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Testing our word skills for a bit of brain training! Read moreWorld Bee Day
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories As today is World Bee day we have been busy making bug hotels and hung some in the garden for the Read moreA busy garden day
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Busy working in our garden today Read morePlanting some carrots
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Busy planting carrots in the sunshine on our balcony Read moreA little painting
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Jeans favourite pastime, painting in the activity room Read moreA rainy day with a good book.
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Too wet to venture outside for gardening club today, instead Alma paid a visit to our home library and took inspiration from our selection of gardening books Read moreMeet our new cat!
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Janet is looking after Bobby this morning, our new robotic cat Read moreThere’s nothing like a McDonalds burger!
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesJudy and Joyce had a big request this week and we are thrilled to make their wish come true! The ladies wanted to try a McDonald’s takeaway and so we headed off in our bus to get their treats! They were made up and so happy venturing out and sampling this!! Activities lead Louise was ...
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May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Jean is the winner of how many sweets in the jar! She is very happy with her prize Read moreCocktails and crafts
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Cocktails and cake during a quiz following a crafting session as we learnt to weave. Read moreNew hanging baskets
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies and gentlemen started working on our hanging baskets Read moreKeeping loved ones connected
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Keeping our ladies and gentlemen connected with their loved ones is very important. Marjorie enjoyed a zoom call with her son where she read various poetry pieces. #KeepingConnected #zoommeeting #CareHomeLife Read moreA spot of gardening
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Judy gave our activities team a gardening lesson whilst Phillip looked on with amusement! Great to see her still enjoying her favourite past time! #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #activities Read moreAn afternoon of darts
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies and gentlemen had great fun with their new darts board and were very competitive!!! #funincare #activityincare #NursingHomes Read moreThe purrfect companion!!
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThe purrfect companion!! Social distancing has heightened the impact of social isolation and loneliness on our aging loved ones, leaving many looking for solutions to provide comfort, companionship, and joy in their physical absence. Welcome to Bobby, our new robotic cat who lives at Pine M...
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April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Thank you to the Wool and Lulworth Guides run by Sophie Walker for the fantastic cards and letters sent to our ladies and gentlemen. We have enjoyed reading them all and will be sending our messages back soon! Read moreWarming up for Wimbledon
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Ray is warming up for Wimbledon Read moreA large game of cards!
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies said they felt like the “Borrowers family” when they had a game with these giant cards! Read moreWorld Earth Day at Pine Martin Grange
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What better thing to focus on during world earth day than our garden! Judy worked so hard this morning as we planted vegetables and Sunflowers. Read moreAlma’s getting creative!
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Alma has been getting creative today .. we love encouraging our ladies and gentlemen to learn new skills and develop past hobbies Read moreA morning in the sunshine
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The sun is shining so we are out on the balcony painting our planters Read moreA day in the Wareham sun
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s a beautiful day here in Wareham and we are loving the sunshine! Making the most of it in the garden Read moreMargaret loves to sketch
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Margaret enjoys time to sketch in our arts room Read moreA beautiful day!
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Beautiful day so we enjoyed some time in our garden Read moreA Sunday of memories
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Sunday papers and coffee whilst reminiscing Read moreAn Easter service at Pine Martin Grange
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Thank you Lianne for our uplifting Easter service this morning Read moreMotorbike memories
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories One of our team members rode in on this today. Judy was thrilled, as she remembered all the adventures she had shared in the past with her husband on their motorbike. Read moreEaster bonnet making
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A fabulous good Friday Easter bonnet parade having decorated our own hats Read moreA spot of gardening in the sun
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies enjoying the sunshine whilst we plant roses in our new flower beds – under their watchful eyes! We then enjoyed a cup of tea and a natter together Read moreLearning how to felt
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A taster session of felting Read morePainting to music
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Music on and we are getting creative. We enjoy painting whilst singing along to our favourite tunes – our project will soon be revealed! Read morePine Martin Grange Day of Reflection
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today we made a reflection scrap book to remember our time during the last year #DayOfReflection Read moreGetting the gardens ready for Spring
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe always enjoy a challenge and love getting creative! Today we focussed on a wild area of our garden that needed some additional love! This little corner is going to become a special place where our ladies and gentlemen can plant their choice of plants and seeds. We even managed to use a...
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March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Thank you Wool and Lulworth guides for our beautiful postcards. It’s lovely that we can be pen pals with you all. Read moreCard Making
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Card making today, with one of our team leaders, Tatiana. Read moreAn afternoon of game
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Puzzle time on a rainy Friday and learning UNO Read moreSpring art project
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Starting on our spring art project Read moreKnit-a-thon
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today we began our Knit-a-thon in aid of arthritis. Brenda has made lots of chicks which we filled with chocolate eggs and will sell to raise money for charity Read moreSpring is almost here
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A busy day out in the fresh air spent planting and creating a fairy garden with our freshly painted tyres Read moreOur Flower Wall
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We continue to develop our beautiful wall art with flowers. Our ladies have been busy creating more to add on Read moreQuiz and Fizz
February 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Weekend starts with quiz and fizz! Read moreDominoes
February 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of dominoes for our ladies Read morePuzzles with Friends
February 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Friendship, puzzles and a cup of tea, good times together Read moreGetting Creative!
February 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Getting creative! We have been painting old tyres to create a special garden area Read moreSpinning Alpaca Wool
February 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today one of our team leaders gave a demonstration on spinning alpaca wool. Read moreZoom Calls With Family
February 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We encourage our ladies and gentlemen to keep in touch with loved ones by using zoom. Margaret enjoyed being able to chat to her son and daughter about what she’s been up to! Read moreSend a Card to a Friend Day
February 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Tomorrow is “national send a friend a card day” so we have have been busy making our own messages to send to those we are thinking of. Read moreFeeding The Birds
February 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories National feed the birds day! So we cleaned out our bird feeders and added some fresh seeds and nuts. We then tidied our flower beds and enjoyed some fresh air in the garden! Read moreBirthday Celebrations!
February 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Another birthday celebration! Judy is enjoying her day with her Pine Martin family. Read moreNational Puzzle Day
January 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today is National Puzzle day so we had puzzles and a sing a long! Read moreGetting Creative with Paint!
January 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Experimenting with paint in a cup Read moreOomph Wellness Session
January 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Putting some Oomph Wellness into our day with some seated exercises Read moreCheese and Wine Afternoon
January 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We enjoyed recognising national cheese lovers day! Cheese, wine and some facts around this delicious food made it an enjoyable afternoon! Read moreIts National Cake Baking Day
January 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s national chocolate cake baking day! So we are baking all things chocolate! Delicious! Read moreOrigami Trees
January 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Jean and Ray are busy making origami trees Read moreCarpet Boules!
January 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of competitive carpet boules! Read moreA visit from Santa!
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had a lovely surprise visit on Christmas Day and our ladies and gentlemen enjoyed opening their gifts from their friends and family. Read moreMulled Wine, Carols and Christmas!
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Mulled wine, mince pies and Christmas carols and a Christmas Queen’s speech! Read moreChocolate Chip Cookies
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Baking chocolate chip cookies Read moreA Creative Art Class!
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies and gentlemen have been taking part in art classes during December, we use a range of mediums and techniques to get some brilliant results! Read moreDominoes in the afternoon
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories On this cold December day what better than a cosy afternoon indoors playing dominoes Read moreFestive flowers!
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We enjoyed creating table decorations for around the home today, these lovely flower arrangements will go onto the tables in the dining rooms Read moreWinter Village!
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our talented Chefs made this beautiful gingerbread village! Our ladies and gentlemen decorated gingerbread people and reindeer to add to the scene. Read moreChristmas Cones
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories After collecting cones from the garden we made these lovely Christmas trees, we love getting creative and adapting things we can find. Read moreMulled Wine and Pastries
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Mulled wine and pastries.. what better way to spend a chilly afternoon! Read moreIts time for Boules!
December 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This is Leslie playing carpet boules. He had a tough time trying to beat the ladies. Read moreKeeping in touch..
November 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Communication is so important and we encourage our ladies and gentlemen to connect with loved ones on regular Zoom calls. They enjoy sharing stories and seeing those they love who aren’t always able to visit. Read morePine Martin Grange – Best Hanging Basket
August 2020 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThis summer we had a Dormy Care gardening competition across all 4 of our locations! Pretty flowering baskets adorned the home and gardens which surround our home in Wareham. The green fingered team enjoyed adding some colour to the home and they thrived during the warmer days. We think they look ab...
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December 2019 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe’ve had lots going on this December in the run-up to Christmas! From activities in the home to events in the local community, we’ve certainly been getting into the swing of things this festive season. From Christmas concerts, to decorating the home, there’s never a dull day at Pine Martin Gr...
Read moreLadies at Pine Martin Grange make people smile with their singing
September 2019 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThis Tuesday, some of the lovely ladies at Pine Martin Grange spent the afternoon singing, with a beautiful rendition of the popular Louis Armstrong song, ‘When you’re smiling’. Staff and residents were full of praise, commenting that the song certainly made them smile! Singing and dancing is ...
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June 2019 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesC are Home Open Day is in full swing at Pine Martin Grange, with activities, cake, singing and dancing already taking place, with more to come this afternoon! So far, our ladies and gentlemen have made the most of the glorious sunshine, taking part in outdoor art classes in the beautiful landscaped ...
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June 2019 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesT his week, a few of our ladies and gentlemen took advantage of the sunshine and got involved with our Gardening Club as well as celebrating one lady’s birthday with delicious tea and cake in the beautiful landscaped gardens of Pine Martin Grange. Staff and residents alike thoroughly enjoyed the a...
Read morePine Martin Grange helps resident set sail for the first time in 6 years
August 2018 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsAfter a life on the sea, Pine Martin Grange resident John Newbury has been unable to set sail for the past six years. Living with Parkinson’s Disease means that John – a retired Captain and Master Mariner – has been unable to pursue his passion for sailing. Pine Martin Grange desperately w...
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