Activities at Ashcombe House Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Michelle Martin
I’m a fun, loud and outgoing individual who loves organising fun activities for residents at Ashcombe House (and staff, if possible). I’m very creative and keep the residents very active, both mentally and physically In my spare time, I love doing a lot of fundraising, which usually ends up with me sliding in mud.
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 Ashcombe House Care Home
National Scrabble Day
Celebrating the age old game of Scrabble, residents challenged staff, but they didn’t stand a chance; we have some very experienced and talented Scrabble players here. The Scrabble club meets weekly in the homes café.
Easter Celebrations
An egg-cellent time was had by all whilst getting creative for the home's Easter cake competition. Our local Morrison’s donated Easter eggs for residents and hot cross buns for us all to enjoy.
St Patrick's Day
Seated Irish Dancing started St Patrick's Day with an online exercise class, a quiz all about Ireland in the afternoon, and finished by watching a performance of river dance starring Michael Flatley.
Mother's Day
Residents were treated to a wonderful afternoon tea and celebrations for Mother’s Day. Head Chef, Vicky, made a fantastic edible bouquet of tulips from cake, which everyone enjoyed tucking in to.
Chinese New Year
We celebrated Chinese New Year at Ashcombe by learning about our zodiac animals, and if we have any of personality traits, some were almost spot on!
Head Chef, Mark, prepared a Chinese-themed lunch, giving the opportunity to sample some Chinese cuisine, which everyone enjoyed. Residents spent the afternoon watching the traditional Dance of the Dragon and admiring the costumes.
Flower Power
The smell of fresh flowers always brings a smile to our faces and can bring back memories of special occasions.
