by Kirstie Newell | Apr 16, 2024 | Hengist Field Care Home, Pet Therapy
What a lovely snuggly, cuddly day we all had on Thursday 11 April here at Hengist Field Care Home in honour of National Pet Day. We had a visit from our handsome Hengist Field Pet Therapy dog Dexter, and Jo from our Recreation and Well-Being Team brought in her lovely...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 28, 2024 | Hengist Field Care Home, Pet Therapy
Our Easter ducklings delivery arrived at Hengist Field Care Home on Tuesday 26 March and our lovely residents have had great fun watching the ducklings hatching and becoming all dry and fluffy. Some of our ladies and gents have already had a cuddle and we’re all...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 21, 2024 | Hengist Field Care Home, Pet Therapy
As it was World Frog Day on Wednesday 20 March, we thought we’d celebrate these creatures with our own frog feature here at Hengist Field Care Home. Last year we gathered some of the frog spawn from the pond here at Hengist Field. As this was so popular with our...
by Kirstie Newell | Jan 16, 2024 | Hengist Field Care Home, Pet Therapy
On Friday 12 January we had a fantastic visit from ZooLab at Hengist Field Care Home, who came with an interesting selection of animals for our residents to touch and feel, hold or stroke if they wished. ​Established in 1997, ZooLab is a family-run business, supported...
by Jodie Currey | Nov 8, 2023 | Hengist Field Care Home, Pet Therapy
On Wednesday afternoon we had a visit from River’s Rodents and Reptiles at Hengist Field Care Home. Although a few of our ladies and gentlemen were a little worried about getting the animals, it ended up being a brilliant, interesting afternoon. River himself is...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 20, 2023 | Hengist Field Care Home, Pet Therapy
On Monday 18 September we welcomed our Pat dog Dexter in to Hengist Field Care Home to spend time with our residents. Our ladies and gents love him and he makes such a difference to their day – everyone loves a cuddle from Dexter! We also have an interactive sensory...