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
National Storytelling Week
Despite countrywide restrictions, Ashlar House has been able to continue its inclusion exercises within the local community. As schools are in lock down again, we are fortunate to maintain the connection via virtual classroom session.
Ashlar House would like to give a big thank you to the parents for their time getting their children to join on Zoom to celebrate National Storytelling Week. The turnout has been positive, both from all our residents, as well as the reception children. Our amazing narrator, who was not long ago was rewarded a star and certificate for such wonderful reading from the school, was centre stage, again proving that experience trumps all!
International Puzzle Day
Jigsaw puzzles require full attention; it’s a favourite pastime for our residents and a fantastic way to pass a few relaxing hours—either on your own or with others—away from the distractions of today’s pandemic.
Staff Receive Vaccination
Staff at Ashlar House were delighted to be invited to have the COVID-19 vaccination, which has lifted everyone’s spirits after what has been a very challenging year for everyone.
We’ve had a year like no other and the vaccine feels like the light at the end of the tunnel. Our teams have been magnificent in how they have risen to every challenge during this pandemic and we are proud to play our part in this next phase to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.
Virtual Storytime
Ashlar House residents have been reading the the reception class kids from Coopersale Theydon Garnon via Video conference. The children selected the book ahead of time and it was delivered to us several days early.
It was a fun and captivating session... our residents eagerly await their report card from the teacher.
Virtual Christmas Quiz
This week’s Virtual Classroom session was a Christmas-themed Winter Wonderland. The students at Coopersale Theydon Garnon School created a fun Christmas quiz for our residents, which lead to reminiscing about Christmas past, as well as a wider discussion on seasonal holidays, including Hunukkah. It was a fun and informative exploration of the season!
Christmas Crafts
We are in the run up to the holiday season and we have begun our festive preparations at Ashlar House. As is now a tradition, our residents have been hard at work creating hand-crafted cards for loved ones, either in small groups or in one-to-one sessions.
These festive treats are being posted or hand-delivered in a scheduled visiting pod session with loved ones. This officially marks the beginning of what we are all certain will be a memorable season full of cheer and joy!
