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.
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 Ashfields Care Home
NCS Volunteers at Ashfields
We had a group of 18 sixteen year olds volunteer with us from the National Citizen Service.
Their aim was to gain knowledge and help spread awareness about Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.
The team worked really well with some of the residents to re-paint, re-plant and tidy up a bit of our garden the results were superb and the residents loved it!
Gentleman's Day Out
Ashfields' gentlemen recently enjoyed a day out to the local aviation museum, where they got a chance to look at all the old war planes. The men had a really good time, especially John, who used to fly planes similar to the ones on display.
Sheringham Park Picnic
We decided to enjoy the sunshine by having a picnic at Sheringham Park National Trust Nature Reserve. Everyone had a really nice day out!
On the Seafront
As the weather has been so nice, we decided to make the most of it with a trip to Great Yarmouth Seaside. We all enjoyed fish & chips on the sea front, followed by a delicious ice cream and the 2p machines.
Animal Therapy
The fantastic team at Zoolab visited everyone at Ashfields and residents really enjoyed interacting with them.
Celebrating Success
We were recently awarded a 'Good' rating in our latest CQC inspection. To celebrate, we hosted a garden party with a BBQ and live entertainment from Splash Duo.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
