

Resident's Classic Car Restored - A Family Project!
Part of providing tailored, personalised care for residents is learning about their lives before they joined Elliscombe House – their...
Mar 19


Spring Art!
Spring has sprung at Elliscombe House, and this week in our art session with Class Creative Art School we were able to use our lino...
Mar 12


Elliscombe House reviewed as 10/10!
We're proud and delighted to announce that we are now rated 10/10 by people leaving reviews of our service on carehome.co.uk. Thank you...
Feb 3


Sam is Mulberry Design Winner!
Regular readers may remember that back in September we had a visit from ‘Museums to You’, who are based at Sherborne Museum and visit...
Jan 22


Family Skittles!
Staying active is important for health and wellbeing, so at Elliscombe House we are always thinking of new ways to keep our residents...
Jan 7


Why Good Nutrition is Important at Any Age
As the New Year begins, many of us will be thinking about our own nutrition and how to eat more healthily. Good nutrition and a healthy...
Jan 2


The Elliscombe Christmas Party!
What a wonderful time we had at the Elliscombe Christmas Party! The residents had a wonderful time, complete with a Christmas quiz, pass...
Dec 20, 2024


Why Christmas in a Care Home can be wonderful
People who will be spending Christmas in a care home, either as a permanent resident or for a period of respite, may have many questions...
Dec 17, 2024


Elliscombe House on TV?
We have some exciting news! Long-term friends of Elliscombe House may remember that in November 2023 we were lucky enough to be invited...
Dec 13, 2024


Christmas in full swing at Elliscombe House
Over the past few weeks, we have been sharing photographs of our Christmas decorations and festive celebrations with you. Elliscombe...
Dec 12, 2024


Read our latest Newsletter!
The Autumn edition of the Elliscombe House Newsletter is now available to download! Click below to read Amy's update, and find out about...
Dec 9, 2024


Christmas Creativity!
Our residents enjoy exploring their creative side with regular art sessions, facilitated by Josie from Class Creative Art School. This...
Dec 5, 2024


It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Elliscombe House looks wonderful all year round, but never more so than at Christmas with festive decorations adding to the beauty of our...
Dec 4, 2024


Pet Therapy
Yesterday, Sandy (one of our nurses) brought her puppy Rex in to see the residents. As you can see, everyone loved a cuddle! At...
Nov 22, 2024


The Importance of Creative Activities for Older People
The benefits of creative activities are well known and shared by all age groups. For older people such pursuits can be particularly...
Nov 19, 2024

A Musical Treat
Yesterday we were joined by residents of Elliscombe Park for a wonderful piano and flute recital. These are a regular occurrence at...
Nov 18, 2024


Firework Night Goes Off With A Bang!
What a wonderful display we enjoyed last night! Elliscombe House was lit up beautifully by our colourful display.
Nov 6, 2024

Bonfire Night!
We're looking forward to our Fireworks on Tuesday 5th at 5pm! We always have a wonderful display, which our residents, their families,...
Nov 3, 2024


A Spooky ZooLab Visit!
This week's visit from ZooLab had a spooky Halloween vibe! ZooLab are a regular fixture at Elliscombe House, this time they came dressed...
Oct 31, 2024

Discussing All Things Nursing!
The last Monday of October means time for our monthly Nurses' Meeting! This is an important part of our clinical governance at Elliscombe...
Oct 28, 2024