PROVIDING MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES FOR OUR ELDERLY RESIDENTS
Our residents’ ongoing health and well being is extremely important to us and we recognize that keeping active, both mentally and physically, whilst maintaining a sense of purpose and meaning are key to individuals’ happiness, contentment and joy.
In partnership with our residents and those closest to them, our dedicated lifestyle team develops a varied programme of meaningful activities, events and celebrations which are personalized to individuals’ likes, dislikes, abilities and care needs as well as aspirations and dreams for the future.
Our whole team supports our residents to rekindle interests and hobbies, whilst also gently encouraging them to try new things they might enjoy, either as part of a group of friends, on a 1-2-1 basis and in their own room, if they prefer.
MAINTAINING AN ACTIVE BODY AND MIND
Regular opportunities to exercise bring fun and laughter, whilst giving everyone the opportunity to stay as active as they’re personally able to. For some, that may be through seated exercises from the comfort of their own chair and movement to music classes whilst, for others, it’s boxercise with our activity coordinators.
To keep our minds active, we host regular reminiscence sessions and enjoy many puzzles and games. Arts and crafts are also a popular past-time, painting, making cards, décolletage – anything to get our creative juices flowing.
Also, key to supporting health and well being are our horticultural-themed activities in our care home, where the green-fingered amongst us tend to our beautiful gardens in the great outdoors, enjoy pottering in the greenhouse, or doing a spot of flower arranging.
FOOD FOR THE SOUL
For those of us who relish the quiet times, we have a variety of cosy corners and comfy quiet areas to sit and watch the world go by, read the paper or work on a needlework project. Our hair and beauty salon is enjoyed by many looking for some ‘me time’ and a pamper.
Overlooking the courtyard garden, and with direct access outside, our dining room is often a centre of activity as residents and their families sit and enjoy each other’s company, chatting over a freshly made coffee, and a selection