Activities at Ashfields Care Home
At Ashfields, we strive to make our care and services as person-centred as we possibly can, and this includes our provision of activities. We will give prospective residents a 'Getting to Know Me' booklet to fill out with their loved ones before their arrival, which includes a little life history and a tick sheet for a vast amount of activities. This enables us to offer bespoke activities and helps us to learn valuable information about residents and what might stimulate them in conversations and trips.
Our specialist activities and lifestyle staff make sure there are always meaningful activities to take part in, such as gardening, baking and trips out to various locations nearby, including local cathedrals, cafés, garden centres and much more.
Residents are encouraged to take part and we try to get every person out at least once a month to places they might be interested in visiting, but it is always their choice, ultimately. We believe that having choice is very integral in helping residents feel that they still have control of their lives.
Activities are provided by everyone in our home, from Carers and specialised activities staff, right through to the admin team.
We are a registered member of the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA), which means that we are always working to make the quality of life of all residents as high as possible by offering person-centred activities that aim to stimulate both mentally and physically.
Xen Greenwood
My name is Xen and I am lucky enough to be the Activities Coordinator here at Ashfields.
I have experience working in care homes in Activities and leisure and lifestyle roles. In my own time I love to go antique shopping and making crafts.
I love being part of the Ashfields team and supporting our residents to live their best lives with fun, interesting, and varied activities available every week. I always feel its important for the residents to have the opportunity to explore new interests as well as keeping up with previous interests and hobbies.
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 Ashfields Care Home
Recognising our fantastic Activities Team
At Ashfields Care Home we are proud to recognise all the hard work and planning that our Activities team Xen and Ronni deliver to ensure that our Residents lifestyles are truly enriched.
It was the National Activity Provider and Professionals week and the Residents wanted to extend thier thanks to our activities team for all of their efforts. Ronni & Xen wear many hats (often quite literally) around the home providing the daily activities, running our clubs and planning outings and entertainment.
Our Activities Team is dedicated to ensuring that we organise events that encourage our residents to host their families and friends at Ashfields. Our home is always to open to loved ones who wish to take part in our life enrichment program.
Making a wish come true
By taking regular feedback and requests from our residents we can enhance our life enrichment program to suit the interests of the residents.
As part of our homes "Wish Tree" initiative we choose one resident each month to make a wish, however grand, and grant them that experience. For this months wish, we chose Jean who'd wished 'to see Cliff Richard' after admiring the artist and loving his music for many years.
So we went ahead and booked CLIFF AS IF to come and serenade her and her family, and Jean was in her element. We'd like to say a huge thank you to Will for coming along today and making such an impression.
One of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program is live musical entertainment. Resident involvement in choosing genres along with feedback after each performance means that we are able to constantly improve our activities calendar.
A visit to the Sainsbury Art Centre
Regular trips to local attractions, areas of natural beauty and other excursions are important parts of our life enrichment program and feature often on our resident-led activity planners.
Our Residents visited the Sainsbury Art Centre this afternoon to have a look at some of the exhibits. Residents found the Soundscapes exhibition particularly interesting as it puts compositions inspired by the art to next of the painting or sculptures, so the viewer can experience it in a different way.
Regular outings are just one aspect of our life enrichment program and all the trips we take are at the request of the residents. Our monthly activities calendar boasts a range of outings and entertainment.
It's Christmas Time
One of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program is live musical entertainment. Resident involvement in choosing genres along with feedback after each performance means that we are able to constantly improve our activities calendar.
Our Residents have enjoyed a busy run up to Christmas with visits from Local school Choirs, outings and entertainments. Steve Carmell delighted all at our Christmas Party and everyone enjoyed a sing and a dance along with the odd tipple and mince pie.
At Ashfields Care Home that's what we like to do - create memories, and ensure our residents are leading full enriched lives.
A Trip to Hethersett Hall
At Ashfields Care Home we support and encourage our residents to continue doing the things they love whilst also making new friends and exploring new adventures.
Our Residents enjoyed a trip a another Barchester Home, Hethersett Hall. They enjoyed the festive entertainment from The Dennis Light Orchestra and were singing at the top of their voices to many a Christmas classic.
At Ashfields Care Home we love hosting events that we can open up to our relatives, friends and the wider community. Life at Ashfields is about being part of the local community whilst also exploring new experiences.
Furry Therapy
Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program and features regularly on our resident-led weekly activity planner.
We had some furry friends from Bert's Amazing Creatures visit us this afternoon! Resdients enjoyed getting a chance to hold a chinchilla, guinea pig, giant rabbit and hedgehog as they learned all about them.
Residents at Ashfields Care Home our residents love the animal therapy sessions that our dedicated Activities Team organises. As one of the foundations of our Life Enrichment program, we know that animal therapy can help reduce blood pressure and improve overall cardiovascular health.
