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.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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
Coffee Masterclass
We had a fabulous time joining Nescafe's themed virtual event this afternoon.
We were able to look into how they sustainably farm their coffee beans, as well as, having a virtual tour of one of their factories all from the comfort of our home.
To make things even more interesting, our residents had the chance to test their knowledge with an interactive quiz. To the delight of all, the session finished up with a coffee tasting class using Nescafe products.
Valentine's Day Fun
Love was in the air here at Ashlar House as we celebrated Valentine’s Day in style today.
Our home is beautifully decorated with themed cards, balloons and flowers, and our residents enjoyed a variety of Valentine-inspired activities, including some live entertainment.
Everyone was excited to use the themed materials on our Oomph on Demand platform and to discover the interactive games available on our Magic Table.
The residents had the opportunity to taste delicious sweet and savoury treats, prepared by our talented chef, whilst listening to all-time favourite romantic songs.
It was a lovely day and it was wonderful to see everyone go to so much effort to get involved with the day’s festivities.
Chocolate Heaven
We had a lovely time joining Chef Alex Connell from Vegetarian for Life for a Valentine’s-inspired virtual cookery demonstration.
Chef Alex created some delicious Valentine’s Day-inspired vegetarian desserts, which our residents had the opportunity to try too.
First, our residents sampled a wonderful Chocolate Orange Cake, which was absolutely heavenly. Then they tried hazelnut truffles which were a huge hit and finally they were treated to a chocolate orange cake which everyone adored.
All in all the afternoon was an absolute triumph!
Chinese New Year
We welcomed in the Year Of The Tiger with a day of celebrations and activities.
We started our morning by collecting ingredients and looking through recipes. Inspired by the Chinese culture and traditions, our Head Chef - Ariel prepared a range of delicious Chinese dishes for our residents to enjoy.
We also took some time to read how tea was rationed and taxed back in the 18th and 19th centuries and had the opportunity to try and taste a selection of teas.
It was a lovely day, enjoyed by all.
Feathered Therapy
Today our residents were delighted to welcome a small flock of super friendly budgies as well a parakeet into the home!
The wonderful team from our partners at Performing Pets have been spreading laughter and joy with some cheeky and colourful birds were a great hit with the both residents and team members.
It was a delight to get up close to these beautiful animals and to learn more about them.
The Best Looking Care Home In Essex
Our WOW refurbishment programme has been completed and our home looks fantastic!
The stylish interior design finishes, along with the luxurious furnishings and beautiful artwork has created a truly stunning home. We are now pleased to be able to offer an extra eight purpose-built bedrooms, new lounge spaces and dining areas.
