Activities at Chester Court 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 Coordinator is 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.
Our aim is to make sure that our residents feel they had something to look forward to each day. We have a varied life enrichment programme, both in the home and in the community, and we always ask if there is anything different that residents would like to do. Residents and families approach our Activities Coordinator and comment on how much they enjoy what we do, so that we can continue to develop our programme to the benefit of our residents.
Lauren Corbett
Hi, my name is Lauren and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Chester Court. I joined the team in December 2020 and bring a wealth of enthusiasm to the role. I have just graduated from university in July 2020 and have previously completed work experience at another Barchester home. During this work experience I discovered how meaningful and important activities are for residents and how they can help enhance resident’s lives. Therefore, I decided to become an activities coordinator myself as I feel this is such a rewarding role.
I love working with our Residents here at the home and getting to know them and their families so that I can deliver and support in meaningful activities, keeping them socially stimulated and active as part of our extensive life enrichment calendar. The lifestyle and continued community links are also important.
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 Chester Court Care Home
Residents enjoy Vegetarian for Life demo
To celebrate National Vegetarian Week, staff and residents at Barchester’s Chester Court care home in Bedlington were treated to an interactive virtual cookery demo courtesy of chef, Alex Connell, from Vegetarian for Life.
Chef Alex whipped up some tasty, healthy vegetarian snacks in a live, interactive cookery demo. Much to residents’ delight, Chester Court head chef had prepared the same recipes so that residents could try all the dishes. Residents sampled delicious, light and summery veggie dishes including Borlotti bean and dill pate, Greek fritters with Tzatziki and Coronation 'chicken' pastries. All finished off with a sweet and simple but totally yummy banana bread.
Residents join the Green Goddess
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Chester Court home in Bedlington were treated to an armchair work out courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran, and Shackleton’s furniture company, followed by a mindfulness session led by Shackleton’s Emma Raybould.
Diana rose to fame as a glamorous fitness guru on BBC’s Breakfast Time in the 1980’s and has made an outstanding contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of people in the UK. She now brings that experience to Shackletons as their Health and Wellness Adviser.
VE anniversary celebrations
Chester Court Care Home in Bedlington marked the anniversary of VE Day in style by decorating the home in red, white and blue. Residents observed the national two minute silence and listened again to Churchill’s iconic speech. They read replica World War II items such as, newspapers, posters and ration books and reminisced about their memories of the war and of VE Day.
They also enjoyed tasty treats from our Head chef Dawn who whipped up a delicious selection of freshly-baked scones and cakes for the occasion, all washed down with pots of tea and coffee.
International Guide Dog Day
Residents at Chester Court celebrated International Guide Dog Day by learning facts about guide dogs, completing a dog themed quiz, watching a video on how puppies train to be guide dogs and participating in dog therapy sessions with Maggie the cockapoo (cocker spaniel x poodle). Everyone had a brilliant day and we all look forward to seeing Maggie again.
International Guide Dog Day is a day to recognise and celebrate the selfless work that guide dogs do as they devote their lives to assist humans with vision impairment to safely and successfully, navigate the world.
Spreading some postivi-tea for the Queen’s birthday
Chester Court marked the Queen’s 95th birthday on April 21st in style by brewing up a storm for National Tea Day and having an afternoon tea party.
Head chef, Dawn whipped up a tasty selection of freshly-baked scones, cakes, sandwiches and nibbles for the occasion, all washed down with a cup of tea or glass of wine. Residents also took part in royal crown crafts and watched a virtual tour of Windsor Castle. Everyone really enjoyed celebrating this special occasion!
International Day of Human Space Flight
Residents at Chester Court marked International Day of Human Space Flight by taking part in a range of space-themed activities. Residents took part in space-themed word games, watched footage of the moon landing on YouTube and discussed their memories of the Moon landings and when the first human space flights took place in the 60s. They also took part in a sensory galaxy light projector experience.
International Day of Human Space Flight takes place on 12 April, the date of the first human space flight by Soviet citizen, Yuri Gagarin in 1961. This year is the 50th anniversary of that historic event which opened the way for space exploration for the benefit of all humanity. This annual event reaffirms the important contribution of space science and technology in today’s world. The day aims to promote aspirations to explore and maintain outer space for peaceful purposes.
Upcoming events
November
Hello November, as the leaves begin to fall we are looking forward to a fun filled month ahead. All welcome.
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us - all welcome.
Merry Christmas!
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break with us! There maybe a cake or two available....
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Do you have any spare time? Could you make a difference? If you'd like more information on how you could volunteer we'd love to hear from you!
