Sew much fun! Hailsham care home residents revisit favourite hobbies

Residents at a care home in Hailsham have been revisiting their favourite hobbies and shared their skills with the younger generation. 

Residents at Care UK’s Bowes House, on Battle Road, have been stepping back in time to enjoy sewing as part of a nationwide initiative – Long Lost Hobbies. 

 

Team members and residents took part in a special sewing sessions, where everyone practiced important stitches including cross-stitch and the running stitch. Using the skills, they had developed, everyone had fun designing and creating hand puppets which were gifted to other residents at the care home.

The ‘Long Lost Hobbies’ initiative sees residents in Care UK homes across the country share their favourite hobbies and try new pastimes with younger generations after a national survey found 77% of adults feel technology is the cause of traditional skills being lost, including flower arranging, knitting and woodworking.

Ryan Harris, Home Manager at Bowes House, said: “We had a fantastic time taking part in sewing sessions here at Bowes House.

“For older people, revisiting a past hobby, such as sewing, can help bring back happy memories, as well as providing an enjoyable way to connect with others through a familiar activity that once brought joy. These positive feelings gained from revisiting fond memories can help decrease stress, reduce agitation, and provide a feeling of success and confidence. 

“Residents and team members at Bowes House have loved revisiting their favourite hobbies and discovering new ways to pass the time with younger generations. It has been wonderful to hear residents talking about how they first discovered their favourite hobby and the fond memories this interest created.”  

For top tips on how you and your loved ones can revisit forgotten pastimes or discover new ones, please visit: careuk.com/long-lost-hobbies.

Bowes House is a state-of-the-art care home which provides full-time residential, nursing and dementia care, as well as short-term respite care. Designed to enable residents to live enjoyable and fulfilling lives, the care home has it very own café, cinema and hair salon, and there is plenty of space, both indoors and out, for relaxation and recreation. The home has a comprehensive activity programme, offering a mix of themed events and group activities.

For further information on Bowes House, please call Customer Relations Manager, Karen Milligan, on 01323 888 611 or email karen.milligan@careuk.com.

For more general information, please visit careuk.com/bowes-house.