Activities at Collingtree Park Care Home

Pop into our care home and visit Mr. Collingtree Claus! Our residents have loved having their afternoon coffee in reception with him, and lined up for photos too. We also have handmade cards for sale on our reception desk, made by a late residents daughter to support our resident fund. Thank you Liz!

Collingtree Park care home residents and colleagues wish to congratulate Activities Coordinator; Syke Summerton on receiving Employee of the Month for December 2023. Skye has been nominated by the residents of Collingtree Park for her dedication to making sure they enjoy every activity. Resident Pam mentioned that Syke's enthusiasm is infectious and makes them all smile!

Home Manager; Nikki Allen said "Skye loves finding ways to enrich the lives of our residents, she's always finding ways to keep them engaged, from trips to the pub with the Parish Council to regular school children visits and the classic word search that gets everyone stretching their brains. We all hope she enjoys spending the voucher and on receiving the well-deserved Barchester accolade. Keep up the good work and dedication to your Collingtree family."

Our pyjama parade is raising money for the Alzheimer's Society, a care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers. At Collingtree Park, we offer dementia care and support. Many of our staff are Dementia Friends and are trained to understand and work with people living with dementia.

We are encouraging staff and visitors to donate £1, to support with the continued research and care from Alzheimer's Society. Either bring £1 to reception, or donate via this website, where you can find further information about the work Alzheimer's society do too: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/donate

Several of our residents enjoyed putting their PJs on and signing Christmas carols with the staff, even pet therapy puppy Diesel visited in his festive coat!

We had a wonderful weekend - kickstarted by a performance from Andy Salter in the Bluebell Lounge, where we enjoyed Christmas carols, hits and festive treats too. For one resident, the performance was extra special. Eileen, has been a fan on Andy's piano playing for years, and even came to show us his CD, which Andy kindly signed!

Eileen said "I love this tape and it has really got me through a lot. Music just takes me to a different place and sometimes that's all you need to feel better". Andy said "It's amazing that you can perform in all these places, and every so often someone still surprises you".

Eileen and the other residents are already looking forward to Andy's next visit in the New Year, and have even asked for a copy of his CD for Christmas. See you in the new year Andy, we can't wait!

When our Head of Maintenance; Simon was asked to pose like Superman little did he know that he was going to be immortalised on a cup! The sons of one of our residents have been so impressed by the care and consideration Simon shows to their father on a daily basis that they wanted to present him with a personalised gift. Affectionately named 'Volcano man' Simon was visibly moved to receive the cup and couldn't quite believe brothers; Kim and Aidan had gone out of their way to give him such praise, as Simon says ‘I’m just doing my job’.

You’re a star in all our eye’s Simon… keep up the good work.

Collingtree Park care home residents and colleagues wish to congratulate Care Assistant; Paula Dolan on receiving Employee of the Month for November 2023. Paula has been nominated for her continual hard work and for always wearing a smile that makes everyone smile along!

Home Manager; Nikki Allen confirmed, "Paula is such a hard working member of the Collingtree team, she's always happy and loved by our residents. We all hope she enjoys spending the voucher and on receiving the well-deserved Barchester accolade." Paula received a £25 voucher as a special 'thank you' for her continued hard work and dedication to the Collingtree Park family.