Llys Cyncoed Care Home

is the national charity for older people living in Wales and we are very proud to support and work with them.

They have launched a brand-new, volunteer-led, telephone listening service called Listen and Connect which is a service for older people who may be experiencing feelings of loneliness and isolation.

Can we ask that if you read this that you like and share it so that we can help spread the word that this help is available for those who may need it.

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We are counting down the days to our "4 Waterfalls Walk" this Saturday 22nd June and we are so grateful to everyone who has made a donation to support us.

If you haven't already, and are able to make a donation, the link to our Just Giving page for this event is below.

Donations of every size are received with gratitude and will go towards helping everyone who accesses the services of this absolutely wonderful charity.

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Elisabeth's fundraiser for MHM Wales on behalf of Llys Cyncoed Care Home Help Elisabeth May raise money to support MHM Wales

Do you think stigma around still exists and can impact those people living with the condition?

Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has launched a global survey to understand attitudes towards dementia so they can help raise awareness, fight stigma and improve the lives of those living with dementia.

Please take 10 minutes to answer the survey - every response can help make a difference! Survey closes 14th June. https://bit.ly/World-Alzheimer-Report-2024-Survey

Visit our dementia advice hub here: https://www.careuk.com/help-advice/dementia-help-advice

This week we all learnt something new☺️

2 of our wonderful colleagues, Tiffany and Helena brought in all of the necessary things to make soap!

These are packaged up beautifully and we are selling them and sending all proceeds to https://mhmwales.org.uk/

The soaps have a Shea Butter base and are then perfumed with Rose oil, Baby Powder and Chanel No 5!!

It's candle making next week, watch this space............

We commemorated the here yesterday with a beautiful mix of emotions.

We had the loveliest school children who joined us in the morning and sang songs and made "evacuee name badges".

We held our own outdoor ceremony and lit our "Lamp of Peace" as we remembered those who fought for our freedom and those who continue to do so.

As always our Chef's excelled themselves and created a special menu which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone!

This Thursday, 6th June we will join the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Our wonderful resident Mrs Pat Chesney started knitting poppies several months ago, and has been selling them for charity. We are all proudly wearing them.

We have also created a display at our Concierge as a tribute to all those involved in this and other conflicts.

We will hold a ceremony to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice on Thursday morning.

******* UPDATE ********

Unfortunately, it was not to be this time.

However, we are still extremely proud of everything that we have to offer here and that our excellence has been recognised and we were nominated and reached the final in 2 categories.

Care Home Awards – Excellence. Innovation. Achievement. The Care Home Awards are benchmarks for innovation and excellence in care business management, care operations and delivery of service for the sector.

This week has been week and we are always happy to support all year round.

Two of our wonderful care team colleagues, sisters, Sammie and Debbie are arranging a fundraiser for the fantastic MHM Wales which will be a walk around the Four Waterfalls trail on Saturday 22nd June.

There is an open invitation for as many people as would like to to join in with this and raise as much money as we can.

If you would like to make a donation, please use the Just Giving link below
https://www.justgiving.com/mentalhealthmatterswales

If you would like to join us on the walk please just reply in the comments.

https://mhmwales.org.uk/

Welcome to Mental Health Matters Wales (MHM Wales) We are an independent, non-profit and non-political charity which works with people who have a mental health related issue, other voluntary organisations and statutory services to promote mental well-being. We aim to ensure there is a comprehensive range of mental health services throughout Wal...

https://carehomeawards.com/

We are so proud to have been nominated and are finalists in 2 categories - Catering and Specialist Care (Dementia) in this years .

Virgil, Jamie and Sarah-Jayne will attend the ceremony in Kensington tomorrow.

We will post an update tomorrow with how we got on so watch this space..........

Care Home Awards – Excellence. Innovation. Achievement. The Care Home Awards are benchmarks for innovation and excellence in care business management, care operations and delivery of service for the sector.

We are so lucky to live where we do in beautiful . We have easy access to fabulous beaches, stunning countryside and fascinating history at every turn.

Our activities team arrange outing's on our minibus three times every week to all sorts of destinations, here are some photos taken at Cold Knap last Friday when it was so warm the ice creams had to be eaten quickly!

We are always looking for new ideas and suggestions and recently we were asked to add daily exercises for everyone to join in with.

We are now doing these every day at 11am in both our Reminiscence and Assisted Living neighbourhoods, and they are so popular!

We all know how beneficial exercise is to support physical as well as mental health and wellbeing and below are some photos from todays exercise class - "Danny's Daily Exercises" where we brought in glow-sticks to add to the fun. YMCA will never be the same again!

Llys Cyncoed Care Home is a community where we promote and support every person as an individual. Everyone has their unique tailored care plan which allows us to support people in the way that they would like.

Our wonderful resident, Dewi is a gardening enthusiast and together we are embarking upon a project to revitalise our wonderful garden and make it an even more beautiful area for everyone to enjoy.

Today we went shopping and Dewi suggested various plants which we have purchased and this afternoon have started to dig in.

Watch this space for ongoing updates............

Life is never dull here!

We have a vibrant and varied programme of activities that take place every day, and there is always something for everyone to enjoy.

Here are some snaps of one of our keep fit classes, and a trip to the pub to enjoy a drink and a chat.

https://newsfromwales.co.uk/cardiff-care-home-shortlisted-for-national-award/

We are always proud of our incredible colleagues who do such amazing things every day (and night) to ensure that all of our residents receive the very best of care along with activities and dining to enable everyone to have

It makes it extra special when all of this is recognised and we are thrilled that our team who provide care for those living with dementia within our "Reminiscence Neighbourhoods" have been nominated for this national award.

The photograph shows just a few of these colleagues, and we sincerely thank every single member of the teams here for everything that you do.

Cardiff care home shortlisted for national award A care home in Cardiff is celebrating after being announced as a finalist for a prestigious national award. Care UK’s Llys Cyncoed, on Cyncoed Road, has be

It's the time of year for the best seasonal joke ever..........

What do you get if you pour boiling water down a rabbit hole?

Hot Cross Bunnies!!!!!!!!

There are no jokes to be made about these beautiful hot cross buns that our wonderful made for everyone to enjoy over the Easter period.

🌼🐣 Easter has been extra special at Llys Cyncoed! Our resident Pat has been busy knitting adorable chicks and other lovely items to sell for charity. Swing by to grab yours before they're gone!

What a wonderful time we had this week!

We were delighted to welcome the children from a local primary school to come and join in with cake baking and decorating.

Watching the interactions between the generations is beautiful and is so beneficial to all.

Everyone loved decorating and then most importantly eating the cakes! We ended the morning with a sing-a-long which was the perfect way to finish off.

"Spring has sprung, the grass iz riz,"

And that can only mean that Gardening Club has started back up!

Our wonderful Activities Team have been busy scouring the garden centres for the best seedlings to grow on, beautiful plants and shrubs to plant into our raised flower beds, and lots and lots of compost.

We had a wonderful time, being able to get outdoors is good for the soul and in no time at all, everything will be "Blooming Lovely"

This week has been week.

week has taken place every March since 2012. Its purpose is to bring people together to create energy, focus and fun in order to highlight and educate people on the value of food and drink in maintaining health and well being in health and social care.

Organisations from around the world and from all areas of health and social care take part and new organisations are welcome to join in the fun.

We were delighted to welcome members from the Speech and Language Team who came to give a talk and demo about the importance of this topic.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus Pawb!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Today's celebratory lunch was lovingly prepared by our and consisted of:

Chunky Vegetable Cawl Or Welsh Crab and Y-Fenni Cheese rarebit,

Roasted Welsh Lamb Chump with a Snowdonia Black Bomber Cheese Crust, a Glyndwr Wine Jus and a Panache of Spring Vegetables
Or
Pan Seared Fillet of Sea Bass with a Lobster Bisque, Saffron Pembrokeshire Potatoes with Dill Oil

Photo's from this afternoon's quiz will follow next week, we need the equivalent of the TMO for the results!! 😁

We thought we would end this week with a montage of some the mouthwatering dishes that our have created.

Feast your eyes!!

Have you ever heard of ? It is a brilliant game quite similar to bowls whereby people compete to get the closest to the white jack ball.

Tactics abound and the competitive spirit is fired up at this match!

We're so good, we are looking for a league to join...........

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2024-02-14/couples-married-for-over-60-years-reveal-their-secrets-to-success

So far, this beautiful story has over 120 pieces of coverage and has even gone international with MSN – New Zealand. ❤️

Couples married for over 60 years reveal their secrets to success | ITV News Josephine Langley who has been married to Aubrey for 63 years, said "a good sense of humour" is key. | ITV News Wales

Our residents thoroughly enjoyed watching our talented chefs whip up some fresh, mouthwatering pancakes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday!
And let's not forget the best part - indulging in those delicious pancakes topped with all sorts of tasty toppings! 🍓🍫 Whether it was classic lemon and sugar or indulgent chocolate spread, there was something for everyone to savor.

Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun and made today extra special.🎊🥞

There is always something different going on here at , for example, we have different types of seated exercises throughout the week to keep both the body and the mind nurtured and healthy.

This photo captures some of our wonderful residents being given a master class of how to do the to finish off this mornings exercise class. Truly wonderful and uplifting both to watch and to take part in!

Every year on the eve of the , the wonderful Velindre Cancer Centre Fundraising encourage the nation to to show our support for our beloved and to raise funds to support this magnificent hospital.

We are proud that again this year a number of our colleagues and residents have worn red and made a donation.

We are all looking forward to the game tomorrow against Scotland Come On Wales !!