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
Story Time
Alice is our beauty therapist's daughter and, during school holidays, she came in to read for our residents. Her visits went down a treat and she received lots of great feedback!
Armchair Exercise
Katie came back to see us and hosted one of her famous armchair exercise classes. This particular resident didn’t want to sit down; once he heard Elvis Presley’s 'Hound Dog', he was off! This is him dancing with Dannii, one of our carers, to ‘Love Me Tender’.
Our Divisional Winners
Well done to Rueben Lesende and Kelly Tatton, who were named as Divisional Winners in the 'Carer of the Year' category and 'Learner of the Year' category, respectively, for the 2019 Barchester Care Awards.
Animal Intuition Returns
Residents really loved when Animal Intuition came to visit us again. This resident, as you can see, enjoyed it more than most; she is never scared or shy to hold any of the animal, and gets stuck right in.
Buxton Park
We headed down to Buxton on the minibus for a picnic in the park to celebrate National Picnic Week. Luckily, the sun was shining and we had a lovely day out.
Anniversary Celebrations
We threw a party for a lady who was celebrating her 60th wedding anniversary here at Arbour Court. All of her family came in and we played music, drank wine, danced and ate lots of cake to celebrate such an amazing day! Residents all raised a glass for this wonderful couple.
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!
