Activities at Claremont Parkway Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Elain Carey
Hi. My name is Elain and I help to deliver the daily programme of activities and entertainment and celebrations - there is always a birthday to celebrate! I like to see residents making friends and chatting with each other. I have a background in dance, music and acting, and I am also a qualified Zumba instructor, so I love it when we have entertainers in the home. We also have regular visits by therapy pets which residents find very relaxing.
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 Claremont Parkway Care Home
Stone Painting for Visiting Children
Today's arts & crafts group enjoyed stone painting today in readiness to hide them in our garden for the visiting local school children to find as part of a prize winning game.
Animal Therapy
As part of our continued animal therapy, we had a visit from Margaret and her gorgeous guinea pig. Our residents love all animal types and this little fur baby beings a bundle of delight.
In the afternoon we talked about old TV Game Shows. We had a great time remembering who hosted which before playing a shopping memory game that reminded us of the conveyor belt on The Generation Game and a round of Play Your Cards Right before finishing our fun afternoon with a game of Blanket Blank. No cheque book and pen but lots of laughs were had by all!
'Doreen's Day Out'
Our competitive table top gaming ladies enjoyed a game of 'Doreen's Day Out' which involves landing on different coloured squares and either winning money or giving money to the bank!
The first to finish with £300 is the winner. It’s a really enjoyable game that had the ladies giggling throughout.
Happy 80th Birthday 'Carol'
On Sunday 28th April we celebrated the beautiful Carol's 80th birthday. Carol enjoyed her requested meal of 'burger and chips' alongside a tipple of rum and coke!
Birthday celebrations at Claremont Parkway are always tailor-made to the wishes of our residents, Carol loved her bonanza of balloons and the delicious home made and decorated cake made by our Head Chef Jorge.
We hope you had the best of times Carol, we all agree...you certainly don't look your age!
Open Day Thank You's
We'd like to send a big thank you to everyone who joined us at Claremont Parkway or our Open Day on Saturday 27th April. It was lovely to welcome members of the community and have the opportunity to showcase our beautiful home, introduce them to our team and be able to offer support.
We started the day with tea, coffee and freshly baked cakes, cookies and croissants in the homes cafe courtesy of Chef Jorge. Before our residents learnt all about 'dream catchers' with Activities Coordinator; Karen. Then, in the afternoon, residents, staff and guests alike were entertained by the sensational singer; Jenny Simmonds had us all up and dancing!
'Golden' Moment Together
Staff at Claremont Parkway enjoyed creating a special 'Golden' Moment Together as one of our wonderful residents celebrated 50 years of marriage with her husband on 24th April 2023. On this day in 1974; Barbara, and Bill took their vows in the presence of family and friends at Kettering registry office to become ‘Mr & Mrs Chester’.
Learning of the couples ‘Golden’ wedding anniversary the home staff at Claremont Parkway decided to arrange a romantic meal for two in the home’s Garden lounge where they could mark the auspicious occasion together with a fine dining experience.
Bill helped design the menu based on Barbara’s favourite foods and chose the background music with the first song being ‘Laughing in the Rain’ by Neil Sedaka followed by a selection of Elton John songs all of which remained the couple of their younger years.
The whole event was kept a secret from his good lady wife, who was thrilled that Bill had organised such a wonderful surprise. Barbara particularly loved the home-made chocolate velvet cake created by Head Chef; Jorge.
General Manager, Jacob Bindura at Claremont Parkway said: “The staff have had such a lovely day celebrating Barbara and Bill’s Golden Wedding Anniversary. The Claremont team couldn’t let the day pass without a celebration. It’s so wonderful to see two people still very much in love after all these years!”
Upcoming events
Community Arts & Crafts Club
Join us every Tuesday from 11am - 12 noon for a mixture of crafts, resources will be provided. All Welcome!
