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
Gemini Fashion Returns
Bringing high street shopping experience into our home allows residents to continue to have independence and express choices, which leads to fun and being creative.
Wild Science Experience
The benefits of Animal Therapy are well documented. Simple interactions such stroking is beneficial for our seniors.
Different animals bring different textures and personalities to the session. A mixture of cute fluffy animals and silky smooth reptiles provide a great experience.
Animal Therapy is the ideal way for our residents who may be less mobile to interact with animals and benefit from a new and unique experience across our home.
Arts & Crafts
Arts and crafts morning was enjoyed by those who participated. This activity improves the creative and social skills of the residents.
The designed plates will be send off site for firing and glazing. The items will be send back for our residents and displayed at the home to show their artistic skills.
Book Lovers Day
Today we introduced an event which we hope will become a regular activity for our residents, Book Lovers Day. Dozens of books were made available to our residents who broke into small groups to read and discuss the books.
Those who are less able we assisted by carers and loved ones. The open discussions were very interesting invoking memories and excitement of books read and those on people's bucket lists. It was a great experiece where residents had the chance to share their passion for books.
Summer Fête
It was that special time of the year where we open our doors and invite friends, family and members of the public to our Summer Fête.
This year, the Coopersale Hall School FOCH group kindly donated some of their games for the occasion, including ring toss, duck hook, toilet roll throw and tin alley, which were a lot of fun for the kids in attendance. Other returning favourites included the fresh lemonade stand’, the BBQ and market stalls.
This year our good friends at Let’s Go Potty came with an assortment of figurines, which several of our visitors painted, whilst others, including the honourable Mayor of Epping, cut a rug to the live music performed by Darrell Williams.
Many of our residents joined in with the festivities, or simply spent time with loved ones in the idyllic setting of our peaceful garden space.
It was a fun and memorable day for all!
Professional Open Day
Our 'Professional Open Day' saw many professionals within our local community visit our home. The main agenda was open discussions with regards to supporting residents and their loved ones. The day was also National Cream Tea Day, and to commemorate such an auspicious day in our calendar, we treated our residents and their families, as well as visiting professionals, to a myriad of cream tea treats. It was an informative and fun day for all!
