Activities at Ashby House Care Home
Activities at Ashby House
Our Activities Coordinators are constantly striving to enrich peoples lives here at Ashby House. We stimulate people both physically and mentally by organising fun filled, group and individual activities to promote the well-being of those we support.
There are regular outings in our very own minibus and visits from PAT dog therapists, church services, musicians, dancers, and local school children. We also have our very own 'Good Life' gardening club, where we grow our own produce, which we then use in our cooking club. We also host weekly bingo sessions which are proving very popular and are growing in numbers.
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 Ashby House Care Home
Ava the Therapy Dog
On Thursday 19th September, Ashby House Care Home had the monthly visit from our furry friend Ava the pet therapy dog. Ava is a beautiful dog and was adopted from Romania by her lovely owner Jane.
Ava walks around the home wagging her tail as she goes to visit each resident either in their rooms or out in the day rooms and lounges, Ava brings great joy to our residents that used to look after their own pets, and stroking Ava can be very soothing and calming for them, ( and of course Ava loves the fuss).
Ashby House look forward to next month, welcoming back Ava and her owner Jane.
Arts and Crafts afternoon
Arts and crafts was enjoyed this warm afternoon mid-September for some of our talented residents. David has a passion for drawing by eye or by creation, as you can see David face is full of concentration & passion for his artwork, David likes to take his time with his masterpieces so that they are perfect to the eye.
Pam, joined by Trisha, is also very artful and loves her Adult colouring books and does this quite often through the week, but says that it is better to be able to sit with others and have a chat and a cuppa while being artistic.
Ashby House take Arts and Crafts every week or when the residents wish to do so, we cannot wait for David’s finished masterpiece.
Bank Holiday Fun
On Bank Holiday Monday at Ashby House Care Home we had a lovely morning planting some herbs for the resident’s gardens.
David & Pam enjoyed the warm sunshine & a nice cool beer whilst planting the herbs.
David also enjoyed doing a spot of Adult Colouring
Bank Holiday fun continued after lunch with a spot of Bingo where residents & their relatives joined in the fun.
A splash of colour
Residents of Ashby House Care Home - Barchester Healthcare enjoyed a creative session with Emma from @CreativeMojo as they hosted their arts and crafts session, residents enjoyed painting penguins with pullovers.
Pet therapy with Little Hooves
Today Residents of Ashby House enjoyed a wonderful pet therapy visit when Blue and Oreo two therapy ponies walked the home meeting and greeting everyone. Their visit brought smiles to everyone and they loved the petting!
Residents have placed a special request to welcome them back into the home, so thank you - Little Hooves - we look forward to seeing you again soon for us to make more memories!
Virtual event with Medical Detection Dogs
Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs. Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.
Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.
We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas!
The Countdown to Christmas is on! We have a packed month throughout December and invite you to join us for any of our activities and events. Merry Chrsitmas everyone.
