Mums and their little ones have brought joy to residents at a care home in Newtown as part of a project to unite generations in the town.
Residents at The Oaks Care Home have been playing musical instruments, singing, helping to feed and doing craft activities with babies and toddlers to encourage interaction, build bonds and share memories.
Joan Gregory, aged 95, said: "It was a beautiful day, just beautiful." Fellow resident Vivien Evans, 88, said it was "so lovely" to get a visit from the children and their mums.
And 90-year-old Iris Morgan, 90, said it was "delightful" to watch everyone joining in together. "We all felt very relaxed and happy," she added.
The idea behind the Joining the Generations project is about encouraging parents and their babies to pop into the home to spend time with the residents.
Watch babies enjoy playtime with care home residents:
Jen Roberts, Registered Manager of The Oaks, said: “Our Joining the Generations project is a new venture for us, and it is proving to be very popular. Last week, we had 12 babies and toddlers spending time in the home.
“It’s a lovely way for our residents to interact and reminisce with groups of local parents and their babies. They’re coming into the home on a regular basis every month and everyone is looking forward to their next visits.
“Our residents have been holding the babies, chatting to them, playing musical instruments, and singing to them and helping to feed them. They have also been doing craft activities with older toddlers.
“It is lovely to see the joy in the faces of our residents and how much the children enjoyed the interaction with them through play, songs and stories.”
Jane Jackson, Activities Co-ordinator for The Oaks Care Home, said: “I know first-hand the importance of establishing connections for both our residents and the babies.
“It’s all about developing, promoting, and celebrating intergenerational connections. At The Oaks, we are all about keeping our strong connections going within our local community and we love welcoming people into the home.”
The idea behind Joining the Generations follows on from a successful ‘bumps to buggies walking group’ who visited the home recently.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here