Activities at Ashlar 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.
Rita Green
As the Community Engagement Lead and Lifestyle Coordinator, I will be spending time with each resident and their loved ones to build a detailed picture of each individual, so that each person’s stay with us is as meaningful as possible. Although I have been working within this field for many years, thanks to the uniqueness of each resident, I am always enjoying new experiences in my role. My goal is to create an activities programme that caters to the capabilities of residents, including, but not limited to, individual and group activity.
I've spent the past few years forging strong relationships within the community and developing a pool of talented individuals that can support our in-house team to bring out the best in those we care for.
As we never stop growing and changing, it is important that we maintain an up-to-date Getting To Know Me booklet. With your help, the activities scheduled for your loved ones will be as relevant and enjoyable as possible.
I’m very much looking forward to working with all of you.
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 Ashlar House Care Home
Remembrance Service
Remembrance Sunday is a day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
During the day, our residents enjoyed putting a remembrance display together, with their own handmade wreaths and poppies, which turned out beautifully.
We enjoyed a special church service to honour veterans and armed forces members who have died in the line of duty, and we read some war poems.
It was a lovely day of remembrance, enjoyed by all.
Bonfire Night Party
We hosted a fun-filled party on the grounds of Ashlar House to celebrate Bonfire Night in style.
We were joined by residents, family and friends and members of our local community. There were sparklers all around, which were lit up once the sun had set.
We all enjoyed traditional bonfire night treats, including hotdogs, burgers and yummy chip s’mores prepared by our talented chef.
We had a fantastic time.
Halloween Celebrations
Here at Ashlar House, we got into the spooky Halloween spirit of things by creating a themed colourful display on Friday.
We hosted a fun-filled party in the afternoon with delicious Halloween lunch and themed music.
Some of our residents preferred to paint and decorate pumpkins and to dress up for the occasion including visiting family pets, others got involved in themed quizzes and games, and enjoyed watching Halloween films.
Scrabble and Word Games
Following on from a word association game that we played yesterday, we decided to put our skills to a test and get together for a lovely game of Scrabble. The words that some of us came up with were fantastic and the stories behind them were even better. A game of Scrabble can do wonderful things for the brain and memory, whilst also promoting feel-good emotions. A great time was had by all.
Mini Golf
We enjoyed playing mini golf recently, one of our lady residents showed her cheeky side, pretending she had never played golf. One of our gentleman resident eagerly put himself forward to show her, after he took some time showing her how to hold the golf club, she laughed and stated "Only joking I’ve done this before". She then went on to beat everyone and won the trophy.
A fantastic time was had by all.
Vocal Coach
We had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper as he led an amazing virtual singing session for our residents to enjoy. Our residents were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I’m a Believer’ by The Monkees. There were smiles and laugher all around even our 102 years old resident had a great time. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.
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.
