Crafting Chinese lanterns at Sheffield care home

A Resident has enjoyed spending some time today crafting beautiful paper lanterns ready to celebrate Chinese New Year at HC-One’s Swallownest care home in Swallownest, South Yorkshire.

Chris Parker spent some one-to-one time with Wellbeing Coordinator, Dawn Spafford, making the fragile lanterns in time to celebrate the incoming year of the ox.

Chris commented: “I’ve loved this one-to-one time and have enjoyed making the lanterns. They’re all prepared and ready to make which makes it so much easier.”

Chris and Dawn spent a lovely afternoon chatting with one another while they delicately folded the lamps into shape.

Swallownest Home Manager, Amanda Fields, said: “Chris was very proud of his finished lanterns. Spending one-to-one time with Residents is very important and the Colleagues enjoy it as well.”