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
WOW! We Are Nearly There.
Our WOW refurbishment project is nearly complete. The main refurbishments are done and the Barchester Interior Design team is in the home this week sorting out the final touches.
We are very much looking forward to inviting friends and family to view our new look home once everything is finished.
102nd Birthday Celebrations
Celebrations have been in full swing at Ashlar House as one of our residents reaches 102 years old!
Gladys was joined by staff and relatives as the wonderful children of Coopersale & Theydon Garnon Primary School sang happy birthday to Gladys via Facetime. Head Chef Ariel has also baked a special birthday cake for Gladys to enjoy whilst she opens her many birthday cards.
General Manager Sharon said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating a truly remarkable woman as she reaches this amazing age. Gladys is such a popular resident who always has an interesting tale to tell, and we look forward to hearing many more as she continues into her second century.”
Birthdays are important and at Ashlar House our team makes sure each one is celebrated in style.
Oomph! On Demand
Today our residents had a great time with various one-on-one educational sessions, provided by Oomph! On Demand.
The Oomph! On Demand platform features personalised activity ideas, exercise inspiration and much more. Our residents got involved in topical quizzes, were able to watch ballet and theatrical performances, read articles and access books, all based on their individual preferences.
This valuable resource has endless possibilities and will be available for all our residents.
Christmas At Ashlar House
Christmas at Ashlar House has been wonderful fun.
Our festive season has included numerous live music performances, various expert-led art sessions, multiple cooking demonstrations, excellent food, lots of laughter and a complete refurbishment of our entire home!
We look to the New Year with optimism. Merry Christmas to all.
Christmas Jumpers And A Sing-Along
We are helping to make the world a better place by wearing a festival jumpers today in aid of Save The Children’s annual fundraising event, Christmas Jumper Day.
We were also visited today by local music teacher, Gem Cox, who performed some sing-along Christmas songs. Her repertoire ranged from centuries old carols to the rather more present day Michael Bublé.
Gem’s version of Shakin’ Stevens’ famous Christmas song even had some of the carers up dancing and singing “Merry Christmas Everyone”!
Music For Health - Christmas Special
Music For Health brought a joyful event to the home on Friday, including Santa's little helper and her sack full of festive cheer.
Our music session took a festive flavour with Jingle Bells and Christmas tales. Great way to continue our countdown to Christmas.
