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
Wine and Cheese Tasting
National Wine and Cheese Day is a date that celebrates the ultimate pairing of cheese and wine. In recognition of the day, we hosted an elegant cheese and wine tasting experience in the evening whilst enjoying our digital Oomph on Demand interactive activities. A wide variety of wines were made available to our residents along with a delicious selection of local cheeses. Candles were lit and lovely music was playing in the background, the atmosphere at the home was indeed fantastic.
2-4-6-8, who do we appreciate? Ivy Chimneys!
The residents from Ashlar house went to support the children at Ivy Chimneys for their sports day. The children took part in many events such as egg and spoon race, bean bag throwing, fancy dress, up and over, water relay and finally watched the year 6 traditional running race. Although we played an important role cheering on the children whilst passing with their pom-poms. Mini Trophies were issued on behalf of our Ashlar House family to various children for bravery, along with making a little friends company. The morning was an enjoyable event.
Aves Optometrists practice
Here at Ashlar House, we provide care options that are designed to offer our residents an excellent, person-centred experience. Our team is always happy to offer helpful advice and to ensure we provide a range of different services, based on residents’ needs and wishes. Some of our services include keeping and scheduling residents’ private appointments, based on their personal choice, whether it’s their preferred optician, hair dresser or podiatrist they have used in the past.
One of our residents recently visited Aves Optometrists practice, where she was registered since 1992. We base our approach to everyone we care for on maintaining dignity, independence and choice.
Reiki
Wow. We’ve just had the most amazing morning outside here in the garden at Ashlar House. Reiki practitioner, Kate Marshall gave reiki healing to one of our residents, Irene and to Gertrude, a visitor to the home today who was here to get a taster of our activities and to meet our team. Reiki is an energy healing technique that promotes relaxation, reduces stress and anxiety through gentle touch. The session took place under the trees and alongside the birdsong. A squirrel even turned up to join in the vibes! Both ladies loved the experience saying they felt so relaxed and rejuvenated. We’ve got more coming up! Kate, along with the home’s Activities Coordinator – Rita, have decided that they are going to start sessions for staff members and evening sessions for residents where they can drift off into slumber following the healing. Kate will also be bringing along her singing bowls and her lavender and rose crystal aromatherapy roller balls.
Classic Car Show
What a wonderful day we all had. Our motor enthusiast residents, families and staff visited the local Classic Car Show today Sunday, July 10th, organised by Rotary Club Epping. Everyone truly enjoyed exploring the wide variety of vintage and modern cars and had a fantastic time comparing the merits of the different models and discussing their histories. Lots of our residents are car enthusiasts so they loved being able to look at the cars and chat to their owners. They day was perfect for networking and meeting our local community friends. Refreshing drinks and delicious treats were also provided, which put a smile on everyone’s face.
Wimbledon
Today we had a fun time following and celebrating the annual Wimbledon tennis tournaments. Our home was decorated for the occasion and our residents were treated to a lovely tennis activity, provided by Glen. Our tennis fans were delighted to take part in our mini tennis championship, which was specially designed to boost health and fitness levels. We were also thrilled to welcome our new residents, who got involved in today’s life enrichment sessions too and truly enjoyed them.
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.
