The White House Nursing Home, 274 Malden Road, London (2025)

17/11/2025

'Nacho' ordinary Thursday 🌮🌅

Last week, Thelma and her Sister Marie hopped onboard their virtual flight to sunny Mexico! With refreshments aplenty and Mexican food prepared, they were soon to be transported to the beautiful sandy beaches that Mexico has to offer.

Indre prepared a fantastic morning for the sisters to spend some quality time together, whilst fulfilling Thelma's wish of travelling to Mexico. Their Sombreros and Rebozos were on, they were soon checked in and given their boarding passes and passports, ready for the 10 hour flight. The pair started with pineapple juice in cocktail glasses - before Thelma opted for something stronger and requested a glass of red wine. During their long-haul flight, they tucked in to some delicious beef burritos, nachos and salsa to the sounds of Mexican music. After their stomachs were lined, it was quiz time! Thelma had clearly done her homework and got almost all of the questions correct! 📝🍹

Thelma and Marie were amazed by the wonders of Mexico and thoroughly enjoyed learning about their culture and cuisine! We can't wait to see which virtual destination we visit next! 🪇🌴💜

14/11/2025

Odd Socks and World Kindness Days 🧦🥰

This week we've been sharing with our residents the wonderful benefits of 'Odd Socks Day' and 'World Kindness Day'.

Earlier in the week, we marked the start of anti-bullying week with Odd Socks Day. Indre shared the importance diversity and inclusion and how wearing mismatched socks encourage individuality, residents Maureen and Jarka, along with Indre and Laura wore their odd socks too! After we chatted about diversity and how wearing different socks empowers people to be different, Indre gave the residents some paints and encouraged them to colour in their own pair of socks with one rule - make sure they're as different as possible! Our residents accepted the challenge, some coloured two socks in themselves, where Robert and Thelma decided to work as a team to do two different socks. We had some fantastic results! 🙌

While the start of the week celebrated the positives of being different, the end of our week celebrated how we can build each other up and show kindness to one another. For World Kindness Day, we went around the lounge asking our residents and carers what 'kindness' means to them. We had some really touching responses, from caring for others, friendship, being forgiving and sharing... the list goes on! Following the discussion we listened to All You Need Is Love, with Thelma, Lizzie, Laura and Joan all held hands and sang along together!

We had a lovely week bringing these important celebrations to the lounge and we loved seeing the residents reactions too 🥰💜

11/11/2025

Remembrance Day 🌸🎖️

Over the last few days we've been recognising those who fought for our country during World War I. Last week, with help from our volunteer Gaye, we created some beautiful table decorations filled with poppies and foliage ready for Remembrance Sunday. Today we've been observing Remembrance Day (also known as Armistice Day) with the help from volunteer Gaye and the incredible pupils from Green Lane Primary School. We spent the morning flower arranging, with the children assisting residents in placing some vibrant red flowers into vases.

As it approached 11am, our Home Liaison Laura, introduced the two minute silence by saying a few words about Remembrance Day, which then followed into the service broadcasted on TV of the Royal Family at The Cenotaph in Central London. After the silence, we completed our flower arrangements and the children spent time getting to know the residents. One pupil who had visited us last month, gifted resident Joan a teddy - the bear was later named Ted after Joan's dad! In the afternoon, Indre prepared a Remembrance Day quiz, which Christopher won!

It was great to hear the resident's boasting about the children's visit and remembering those who fought during the war. 💜🥀

06/11/2025

Bringing a little sparkle to Bonfire Night! 🪵🔥

During the week we've been talking to the residents about Guy Fawkes (or Bonfire) night. On Monday, we started off the week with a Bonfire themed Morning Tea with our friends from Cloyda. Our fantastic chef Joie prepared some delicious vanilla frosted cupcakes for the residents to enjoy. There was some lovely conversations being had around the room. Shortly after the tea and cakes, Caroline prepared a Bonfire Night themed quiz! 💥

Yesterday, our morning of crafts was thoroughly enjoyed, we had pictures of bonfires and fireworks for the residents to colour with their own creative flare! Using coloured marker pens, oil pastels and coloured pencils we saw some incredible colourings and some very proud residents of their fantastic work! By dusk, we headed out to the driveway for sparklers to celebrate Guy Fawkes. The residents were so fascinated seeing the sparklers alight. Afterwards, Tania had prepared some delicious hot chocolates for the residents to enjoy!

We had a great couple of days, lighting up the residents faces and sparking joy into their days! 🎇💜

04/11/2025

Tea-riffic treats☕

We had such a lovely afternoon celebrating World Sandwich Day yesterday! To mark the occasion, we brought the bread to the lounge and residents made their sandwiches for their supper, they enjoyed choosing a bread and filling of their choice. On our sandwich menu, we had a tasty selection of chicken, ham, tuna, cheese, and egg mayonnaise. The residents were so proud of their sandwich making, especially when they realised the sandwiches would be shared at supper.🥪🥪

Ann shared memories of her dad teaching her how to make sandwiches when she was a young girl, smiling as she told us how she never lost those skills and how her dad always made the tastiest sandwiches. By supper time, the residents were ready with their cups of tea ready to taste the delicious sandwiches they had made! 😍

Last month we also had refreshments on the menu, as Ruth and Janet headed out to Kingston Community Cafe for Tea and Treats. They had a lovely morning with Noel and Indre, drinking tea from elegant cups made it even more special. Along with their cups of tea they enjoyed some delicious baked goods, such as cookies, ginger cake, brownies and scones. 🍪🍰

Our residents thoroughly enjoyed being able to share with others and we always love hearing stories from their past too! 💜

31/10/2025

Trick or Treat! 🎃👻

We've had a fa-boo-lous time celebrating Halloween today. From morning entertainment to an afternoon filled with games and fancy dress, the residents have had a fang-tastic day! 🔮💜

The day begun with a visit from guitarist and singer Ted, who brought some wonderful songs to the lounge this morning. Resident's joined in with their own instruments, with maracas being shaken, tambourines being hit and drums being bashed it was a morning filled with musicality! Tania surprised everyone when she entered the lounge dressed as a witch, which the resident's found hilarious! Tomas joined in the dancing and guitar playing too. 🎸

After lunch the resident's returned to the lounge for an afternoon of Halloween games. Indre dressed up in Halloween attire and prepared some games! Witches hats were on and the resident's were soon ready to play... After a game of ring toss and beanbag toss the clear winner was Christopher! Closely followed by Lizzie and Joan.

All in all, we've had a great day and are wishing you all a spook-tacular Halloween!🧟

30/10/2025

Baking treats and making memories 🍰💜

Earlier in the week, we welcomed our Resident's families for a special Friends & Family Connection Session. We gathered in the upstairs lounge where Caroline had arranged some beautifully laid tables with afternoon tea stands complete with vanilla frosted cupcakes, along with tea and coffees for everyone.

Caroline brought out the giant Connect 4 and split the group into 3 teams, each resident taking it turns to choose where the coin should be placed with encouragement from their families. Each resident won a game and were given winning medals to wear with pride. After the Connect 4 fun was over, we switched coins for digestives and began decorating with icing and sprinkles. Residents enjoyed connecting with their families decorating the biscuits together. 🏆

After an afternoon spent with loved ones, Caroline presented our Resident's families with their beautifully decorated biscuits, so when they had a quiet moment later in their day, they'd be able to think of their loved one while eating their biscuits!

Sticking with the sweet treats, we had a fantastic baking session a couple of weeks back. Residents joined Indre in the dining room, baking chocolate cupcakes! Each resident's motor skills were activated as they mixed the dry and wet ingredients, measuring out the required amounts and then mixing all together. Once the batter was combined and the sweet smells of chocolate filled the dining room, it was time to divide into the muffin tins for baking. They were later devoured during their tea break!

We've thoroughly enjoyed bringing a little bit of sweetness into the Home, encouraging Residents to use their senses and creativity during this month's baking activities as well as connecting with families and friends. 🍰🍫

28/10/2025

Pumpkin Carving and flower arranging 🎃💐

You might remember, some of our residents visited Tulleys Farm a couple of weeks ago to collect some pumpkins and as yesterday was National Pumpkin Carving Day, it was only right we got the pumpkins back out to carve.

Residents used their own creativity to draw, carve and paint the pumpkins. Some drew the faces on freehand, some used stencils but we had some fang-tastic designs created! In the morning, we designed and carved the pumpkins - scooping out their guts too! By the afternoon, we got the paints out and it was time to give the pumpkins a splash of colour. The residents were super happy with their creations and they are now proudly displayed on our driveway!

Continuing with the Halloween theme, our residents got their green fingers out today, helping Gaye with some flower arranging. Gaye brought a wonderful selection of dark foliage and autumnal flowers to be arranged in to the vases that are displayed around the home. Gaye surprised us with orange and black food colouring to add to the fabulous flower arrangements, along with some cobwebs, spiders and skeletons to add to the flowers! 🕸💀

We've had a fang-tastic time with our Halloween preparations, be sure to see our pumpkins outside and our vases inside if you're visiting us over the next few days! 🧡👻

24/10/2025

October Health Awareness Days 🧠 + ❤️‍🩹

In our health related activities this month, we have been raising awareness on two fantastic causes. Earlier in October for World Mental Health Day, we gathered in the lounge and Indre shared informative videos around the importance of mental health, as well as some tips on how to maintain good mental health.

Catherine played a memory based game along with student nurses, helping to improve the residents recall and motor skills. Later that day, it was soon time for exercises with pom poms, scarves and soft footballs being used - some of them even danced with the staff! ❤️✨

Today, we've been raising awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Residents and staff dressed for the occasion, marking Wear It Pink Day with their pink clothing and accessories.

Hayley, today's entertainer, certainly got the pink memo as she showed up in her Pink Ladies jacket and put on a fantastic show. We had residents on their feet dancing, lots of singing and even a high kick (or multiple) from Thelma! Hayley's rendition of Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline proved to be a crowd favourite in both the downstairs and upstairs lounges.💃

We've enjoyed learning about health awareness days this month and sharing the importance of these fantastic causes too. We can't wait to see which awareness days we can explore next month! 🎗️🩷

20/10/2025

Diwali Celebrations! 🪔🧨✨🎆

Today residents and staff gathered to celebrate Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Lights. Diwali, traditionally observed by Hindus worldwide, involves the lighting of lamps and candles to symbolize the triumph of light over darkness and goodness over evil.

Over the past few weeks, residents have been creating bright and colourful decorations which adorned the Home and staff created a most magnificent and beautiful "rangoli" decoration - an Indian folk art form of creating colourful, symmetrical patterns on the floor using materials like coloured sand, rice flour, or flower petals 🏵️

Staff dressed up in traditional Asian attire and looked so colourful and unique.
The party began with Co-Director Rahim introducing the festival explaining its significance. Then our veteran DJ Jimmy played the best Bollywood hits and traditional tunes bringing everyone to the dance floor. A big shout out to our night staff who sacrificed their sleep to come and join the event making it even more special! Residents were loving all the bright and festive colours, joined in with the dancing and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.🎵🎧💃🕺🎶

Our master chef Joie prepared some delicious Indian food and staff also contributed to the bright and bustling table of goodies. A huge thank you to our wonderful staff for putting together this incredible celebration and who continue to bring light, love and laughter to our Home 💜

17/10/2025

From delicious treats to Dubai streets! 🌁

Last month, we made resident Janet's wish come true when she embarked on an extraordinary virtual adventure to Dubai with her sister Jenny. 💜

With the help of Indre, Tania and Simi, they together received their boarding passes, dressed up in traditional Arabian dresswear and were soon transported to beautiful Dubai, were they learnt more about the city and its culture. Indre put together a fantastic set of videos to be displayed on the big screen and images from Dubai Fashion Week were displayed too.

Soon after the informative videos, Indre has organised a playlist of Arabian music. Tania and Simi, two of our carers performed a belly dance for Janet and Jenny. They absolutely loved it! After the entertainment was over, it was sure enough time to tuck in to some delicious Dubai Style chocolates, cookies and of course, some freshly made lemonade, garnished with mint. 🎶🍫

Janet and Jenny had a fantastic time being immersed in the wonders of Dubai, they loved the pistachio chocolates and learning all about the city! We can't wait until the next time we can bring a virtual trip to life!

15/10/2025

A mid-week sing along 🎶

Today we welcomed back the Big Heart Band who stopped by today to sing some classics in the lounge with our residents. Formed in 2011, these music-loving volunteers gather together to spread a little joy around care homes in New Malden, Wimbledon and surrounding areas. 💜

The Big Heart Band have over 50 volunteers and have all found each other through personal recommendations. They come prepared with their printed song lyrics, which empowers the residents and staff to sing along with them. Residents enjoyed the range of songs on offer with Que Sera ... Sera and The White Cliffs of Dover a definite two firm favourites!

We look forward to having this amazingly talented bunch back to TWH again in the near future!🎷🪇

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