Activities at Austen House Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Here at Austen House, we like to get to know those we support, and from the day of moving in, our activities team will spend time on an individual basis learning about interests, likes and dislikes, life history and favourite hobbies.
We provide a wide range of activities, from one-to-one time, manicures and board games, through to live entertainment, prize bingo and our ever-popular cheese & wine events. Our activities team will also tailor individual activities to ensure residents can have as much or as little involvement as they choose.
In the summer months, greater focus is given to outdoor activities, such as barbecues and garden parties. In conjunction with our Chef, themed events are planned throughout the year, bringing activities and food together.
In their pink polo shirts, our activities team are easily identifiable and embrace ideas and suggestions from residents and their relatives to ensure that the activities provided keep those we support engaged, stimulated and entertained.
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 Austen House Care Home
Celebrating St George’s Day!
In honour of St George, patron saint of England, residents and staff at Austen House enjoyed decorating some cupcakes and the home for the occasion. We also spent time learning top facts about St George, tested our knowledge with a fun-filled themed quiz provided by Oomph on Demand and we were delighted singing and dancing in a live music show with Doug!
We all had a wonderful time!
Minibus trip to the Garden Centre!
Residents and team members from Austen House were delighted to take a trip out to visit Henry Street Garden Centre. A family-owned and run, independent garden centre with a fabulous selection of plants and gardening products, there was so much to see and choose from. We selected some beauties to add to our garden and after all that hard work residents relaxed in the cafeteria and enjoyed a lovely cup of tea/coffee and a delicious piece of cake.
Easter Celebrations
Residents and staff at Austen House celebrated Easter with a whole host of different activities.
We enjoyed a fantastic Easter Bonnet Parade from Thrive Early Years and Intergenerational Childcare, their sibling and parents who showed off their fabulous handmade bonnets. We had lots of fun together, singing and playing Easter games and at the end, children received delicious Easter eggs from residents.
Also, residents enjoyed attending a church service, making personalized Easter cards for their loved one, and a visit from the Easter bunny, who shared chocolate eggs to all the residents, staff and visitors on Sunday Easter.
