Activities at Austen House Care Home

Our residents truly love live music, and we are proud to offer them the joy of musical performances. This week, Andy & Dave from Old Spice delivered a fantastic session filled with music and entertainment that our residents and their loved ones thoroughly enjoyed. 

At Austen House, our goal is to provide everything our residents need to feel happy and fulfilled, and we are dedicated to offering activities that align with their preferences. It’s always wonderful to see our staff joining in, listening to great music, and even dancing alongside our residents, creating a joyful atmosphere for everyone.

Our Care Home is not just a place to stay—it’s a true home for all of us. We encourage everyone to enjoy the activities, and we assure you, there will be a lot of fun!
 

Here at Austen House we marked World Mental Health Day by taking part in a range of different activities to promote good mental health.

The idea behind the day is to encourage people around the word to talk about mental health in general and how we all need to look after our mental health by talking about things and sharing our challenges.  The theme this year is ‘It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace’. The World Federation for Mental Health has been working for over 70 years to make sure mental health is treated on a par with physical health.  World Mental Health Day is also an opportunity to ask for help if you are struggling. 

The staff, residents and family members got into the spirit of the day by taking part in a relaxation session, listening to a local healthcare professional, Anna Brooks, BACP registered Therapeutic Councellor, about mindfulness and the importance of staying positive, hosting an mindfulness session and taking the time to talk about their feelings and sharing their challenges.
 

Rhyming couplets were the order of the day at Austen House where residents were keen to get involved in National Poetry Day which took place on October 3rd. 

National Poetry Day is an annual mass celebration that encourages all to enjoy, discover and share poetry.  It generates hundreds of events nationwide all celebrating poetry’s power to start conversations and bring people together.

Staff and residents at Austen House decided to launch their very own poetry club and host a discussion about residents’ favourite poems. After that, we all enjoyed listening to the staff and residents reading poems, along with a cup of tea and some delicious cakes.
 

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Austen House to enjoy a Summer BBQ Party that was held in the home’s grounds on 31st of August. 

Austen House hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including a delicious BBQ and cocktails, live entertainment by fabulous Gary and garden games, which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.

Staff at Austen House made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments, such as Mojito, Strawberry Daiquiri, Pimm’s, Aperol Spritz, burgers, hot-dogs, chicken drumsticks, cakes and more prepared by Hospitality and Life Enrichment teams, who were hard at work making sure that a great time was had by all – it really was a team effort!

Resident Roger said, “I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was surrounded by lots of great people, and the refreshments kept flowing. The weather was perfect and we had great fun. Staff did a great job, not just on the day, but organising the event and getting everyone together.”

Here at Austen House we marked National Housekeeping Week in style.

A massive shout-out to all of you from residents, staff and visitors for your dedication in keeping everything spotless and creating a welcoming environment. We are so fortunate to have a fabulous housekeeping and laundry team here.

Thank you to all our colleagues for your continuous hard work and support – you truly make a difference every day.

Well done everyone!

We always love to mark special and important moments in our residents' lives, here at Austen House.
So, recently a couple in our home celebrated 70th years of marriage.

Dorothy and Albert have known each other since childhood, but their love story began in 1950, when Dorothy invited Albert to her 18th birthday party. In 1954 they married and after that they had children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, but they are still very much in love after all these years.
On this occasion, the Life Enrichment team arranged a special party for them with live music by Gary, dancing and cocktails, inviting family and friends.

Dorothy and Albert were very happy and said: "This is the most beautiful wedding anniversary we have ever had. It was so special and we will never forget it!"

Our director, Arturas Repkovas, said: “We had a wonderful day celebrating Dorothy and Albert's Platinum Wedding Anniversary. It's so wonderful to see two people still very much in love after all these years!” We always love to mark special and important moments in our residents' lives, here at Austen House.
So, recently a couple in our home celebrated 70th years of marriage.

Dorothy and Albert have known each other since childhood, but their love story began in 1950, when Dorothy invited Albert to her 18th birthday party. In 1954 they married and after that they had children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, but they are still very much in love after all these years.
On this occasion, the Life Enrichment team arranged a special party for them with live music by Gary, dancing and cocktails, inviting family and friends.

Dorothy and Albert were very happy and said: "This is the most beautiful wedding anniversary we have ever had. It was so special and we will never forget it!"

Our director, Arturas Repkovas, said: “We had a wonderful day celebrating Dorothy and Albert's Platinum Wedding Anniversary. It's so wonderful to see two people still very much in love after all these years!”