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
70th Anniversary Celebrations
On 18th June, Derek and Josie, celebrated 70 years of marriage right here at Ashcombe House.
They both met for the first time when they were just 11 and 12 years old at school. They then spent some apart, as Derek went off to sea, but on his return they were reunited in their later teens; Derek proposed to Josie soon after they got married when they were 21 and 22 years old.
78 years later, they have two sons, three grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren and their love is still strong and beautiful, as they both reside at Ashcombe House and are able to spend every day together.
Celebrating our GOOD CQC!
Our team at Ashcombe House recently celebrated our latest CQC rating of GOOD at the home with a garden party.
90th Birthday Celebrations
Residents, Sadie, recently celebrated her 90th birthday here at Ashcombe House surrounded by residents and family.
Gfitness Session
Richard visited us from Gfitness and hosted a fantastic exercise class. He had us using elastic straps for strength and footballs to get a range of movements. We all enjoyed this and look forward to our next exercise class.
Baking Club
Our weekly baking club is very popular and everyone enjoys getting involved. Some like to weigh the ingredients, some are good at mixing and others like to supervise. Each week, the group meets and decides what will be cooked the following week. Here we are cooking up some fabulous cheese straws, which were enjoyed by all.
Easter Cake Competition
Residents spent time making an Easter cake for Barchester's Easter Cake Competition – and the results were fantastic!
