Activities at Chacombe Park Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
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 Chacombe Park Care Home
Virtual Poetry Reading
Residents have been enjoying bi-weekly poetry sessions with our volunteer, Jon, through Zoom. Jon has been sharing some much-loved poetry with residents, who in return have been sharing their favourites poems and thoughts on how they interrupt the poems read.
International Flower Day
Residents celebrated International Flower Day by making their own flower arrangements, as well as making arrangements for other residents in the home. Residents also learnt about different cultures and their ways of flower arranging, including the Japanese art of Ikebana.
A Christmas Carol
Residents thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon matinee performance from The Old Vic Theatre, watching A Christmas Carol. Residents enjoyed pre-theatre drinks before the show, sharing stories of old Christmas traditions and, during the interval, residents indulged in a selection of delicious snacks from the bar, including mince pies and mulled wine!
Christmas Market
We organised an in-house Christmas arket for the residents to be able to browse the stalls for special gifts and some treats for themselves. Local business holders brought their products to the home for us to display. Residents were overjoyed to be able to shop from the comfort and safety of the home.
Let There be Lights!
Team members have been hard at work creating our very own light trail in the garden.
Each year, we would be out and about on the minibus visiting the likes of Blenheim Palace and Waddesdon Manor, but because we haven't been able to enjoy such outings this year, team members came together to create a winter wonderland light trail in our own back garden.
Residents can enjoy the lights any time they wish and warm up with a glass of mulled wine afterwards. So much joy has been brought by creating this light trail; the residents have all commented on how wonderful the garden looks and how it brings real festive spirit to the home.
Bonfire Night
Residents enjoyed delicious hot dogs and jacket potatoes before we made our way out into the cool fresh evening, wrapped up warm with a hot drink, to enjoy our annual firework display. Residents watched from the garden, balconies and the welcoming warmth of the inside, as fireworks lit the sky.
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.
