Catherine House Care Home

06/03/2026

Thank you County Gazette for sharing 🌟

https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/25911674.catherine-house-residents-visit-frome-town-centre-cafe/

Care home residents at Catherine House, Frome, stay connected with regular community outings to Coffee #1 café, enjoying coffee, cake, and…

05/03/2026

A few familiar characters popped up around our home today for ! 📚 Little Red Riding Hood made an appearance, Mary Poppins arrived ready for the day, and the team joined in with outfits from stories and places around the world.

It definitely brought a few smiles, and a few conversations about our favourite books from years gone by. World Book Day (UK & Ireland)

04/03/2026

Thank you to – also known as The Pom-pom Lady, for coming in to host another brilliant seated pom-pom class at Catherine House Care Home. 🥰

Pom-pom sessions are a fun and gentle way to keep moving, helping with coordination and circulation while bringing lots of smiles.

They are especially valuable for people living with a Dementia, as the rhythm and colour encourage engagement, and make exercise feel light and enjoyable.

04/03/2026

Picture this, you’re sitting enjoying a hotdog at the mini market… when a donkey suddenly decides it looks like a good idea too. For a moment it looked like lunch might disappear completely. 🐴🤣

Our Mini Market brought stalls, food, animals and plenty of moments like this!

Just one of those days where something simple turns into a story everyone ends up talking about.

Thank you to our lovely friends at Twinnies Petting Farm !

04/03/2026

A simple trip into town for coffee and cake can mean more than it sounds. For our family members, it’s all about staying connected to the community around them. 🥰

https://catherinehousecarehome.com/coffee-cake-and-a-trip-into-town-for-frome-care-home/

A simple trip for coffee and cake shows how family members at Catherine House, a care home in Frome, stay connected to the community and continue familiar daily routines.

02/03/2026

Thank you toTina Smith Blackwill – also known as The Pom-pom Lady, for coming in to host another brilliant seated pom-pom class. 🥰
Pom-pom sessions are a fun and gentle way to keep moving, helping with coordination and circulation while bringing lots of smiles. They are especially valuable for people living with a Dementia, as the rhythm and colour encourage engagement, and make exercise feel light and enjoyable.

27/02/2026

One of our family members, Hilary, has kindly talked about what makes her room feel like home, the photographs on the wall, the art she and her partner Heather have collected, the plants by the window, even the Amaryllis she was determined to grow better than anyone else.

It’s a simple piece, but it says a lot about how life doesn’t stop when someone moves into a care home in Frome. It carries on, just with familiar things arranged around you.

If you’d like to read it, the link is below. 💐

https://catherinehousecarehome.com/hilarys-words-what-makes-a-room-feel-like-home/

A personal story from a care home in Frome, Somerset, as Hilary reflects on how photographs, artwork and familiar belongings help her room feel like home.

25/02/2026

Doing things that have been part of life for years, whether that’s baking in the kitchen or sitting down at the piano. It still feels right to be doing them now. The smell of cake in the oven, the weight of the bowl in hand, the focus of the task.

At the piano, familiar notes are picked out again. Fingers pause, try a key, then another. Music that has always been there still has a place.

Trips out for coffee and cake mean choosing what to order, sharing a table and having a proper chat. Reading in a favourite chair brings its own kind of reward.

25/02/2026

Come along to our community mini market on 1st March 10am to 3pm - lots of exciting stalls, animals, food and games - a day for all ages!

24/02/2026

A quiet afternoon with a book, popping out for plants after an appointment, or going for some coffee in town. Life continues in the everyday moments that still matter.🥰

23/02/2026

We’re looking forward to hosting our first Bingo Night on Tuesday 3rd March at South Parade Club!

Doors open from 6.30pm and it’s eyes down at 7.30pm. It’s free to come along, with cash prizes and a raffle on the night. See you there! 🥰

17/02/2026

Come along to our community mini market on 1st March 10am to 3pm - lots of exciting stalls, animals, food and games - a day for all ages!