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
Tina's Clothing
We were joined by Michael of Tina's Clothing, which is an established business designed to bring a collection of clothes and accessories to those who are perhaps less mobile and cannot visit the shops. Ahead of this visit, residents' families were informed of the event and encouraged to attend, many of whom were able to share in the experience.
During the event, residents and their families had a lovely time interacting with and showing off their new outfits.
Police Visit
In a continued effort to engage with the local community, police patrol liaison officers were invited to Ashlar House to meet with residents, who were ;interested in seeing uniformed police officers. As this program develops more and more, local community representatives will be invited to engage with other residents.
Fun in the Sun
Ashlar resident spent some time in our gardens recently when the sun was out. They enjoyed activities and refreshments in the warm weather and kicked back to enjoy the sounds of the birds and gentle breezes.
Indoor Gardening
Because of the unpredictable English weather, we decided to made gardening easy for residents.
With some planning and the right supplies, we began by seeding some vegetables. This type of gardening is the perfect way to break through the chill of the winter and start thinking about the spring and summer.
We are hoping to expand this activity into a vegetable garden for residents to help keep them active and to give them a sense of accomplishment and responsibility, in addition to the delicious reward of fresh, nutritious vegetables at the end of the growing season.
Easter Preparations
Staff and residents got creative for Easter and made some seasonal decorations to adorn the walls of our home.
Resident of the Day
Today’s ‘Resident of the Day’ coincided with the ‘Ted the Bread’ bread making competition inspired by the the author of ‘Ted the Bread’.
Families, friends, and Ashlar Day Centre team members, as well as some local professionals, took part in this event, proudly wearing their ‘Ted the Bread’ T-shirts.
We spent some time in a master class learning how to make bread. Several copies of 'Ted the Bread’ books were sold, with all proceeds being donated to Children with Cancer.
Everyone had fun and left with the confidence to tackle bread making on their own.
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.
