Activities at Arbour Court Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a variety of activities and events for all residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus, visits from entertainers and musicians and small group and individual activities in quiet yet stimulating environments. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect resident individual interests as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Aimee Pickford
Hi, my name is Aimee and I'm the Activities Co-ordinator & Dementia Champion here at Arbour Court. In 2019 I received my Level 3 Health and Social Care and decided I wanted to help and enrich the lives of others.
I started working at Arbour Court in January 2021 as a Care Assistant and progressed to be a Senior Carer. In October 2023 I moved onto the activities team as an Activities Team Leader. I love my role as one of our homes Activities Co-ordinators and love to find new and exciting ways to engage our residents.
I am also a Dementia Champion and work closely with our General Manager, Lisa and other Dementia Champions to implement Barchester's Dementia Framework within the home.
Being part of Arbour Court's family is very rewarding and I feel lucky to work in a great environment.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Arbour Court Care Home
Community spirit
Here at Arbour Court we have many links within our local community, this is important to our residents and colleagues as it brings a lot too to the home with intergenerational links, community spirit and keeps our residents engaged in their community. During February we supported a local Tameside school which provides ‘thrive’ education and support to children from different social and economic backgrounds. The pupils have shared lovely letters of thanks on receipt of our donation.
Virtual coffee experience
We had a fabulous time joining NESCAFÉ’s virtual coffee experience.
We were able to look into how they sustainably farm their coffee beans, as well as, to have a virtual tour of one of their factories all from the comfort of our home.
To make things even more interesting, our residents had the chance to test their knowledge with an interactive quiz, and to the delight of all to taste the signature Sweet Cinnamon Shaken Iced Coffee cocktail.
Time to talk
Here at Arbour Court we marked Time to Talk Day by holding small conversations about big issues and mental health.
Run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. We got into the spirit of the day by discussing mental health and hosting mindfulness and positive affirmation sessions.
During the day we focused on raising awareness, having meaningful discussions and of course having fun.
Winter Olympics
Here at Arbour Court we are getting ready to follow this year’s Winter Olympic Games in Beijing running between 4th and 20th of February. We decorated our home with flags and enjoyed watching the amazing opening ceremony, as we took part in themed sporting activities of our own.
In the next couple of weeks, our residents will get involved in a variety of winter activities as they watch performers from around the world compete in a number of winter disciplines such as ski, figure skating, biathlon and more.
Valentine's inspired cookery demo
We had a lovely time joining Chef Alex Connell from Vegetarian for Life for a Valentine’s-inspired virtual cookery demonstration. Chef Alex created some delicious Valentine’s Day-inspired vegetarian desserts, which our residents had the opportunity to try too.
First, our residents sampled a wonderful sticky toffee pudding, which was absolutely heavenly. Then they tried hazelnut truffles which were a huge hit and finally they were treated to a chocolate orange cake which everyone adored.
Birthday celebrations
We have celebrated many birthdays over the month of January. Resident, Mary recently celebrated her 90-years young and was surrounded by cards and gifts from family and friends before being presented with a delicious home-made cake by the homes hospitality team. Happy Birthday from us all at Arbour Court.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we step into the festive spirit!
