Activities at Collingtree Park Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as they can, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join in with activities and events as often as they can.
Skye Summerton
Hello, my name is Skye and I'm the Activities Coordinator here at Collingtree Park care home. My role is to enrich the lives of our residents by providing stimulating and person-centred activities. We offer something for everyone, including arts and crafts, games and live entertainment including visits to places of interest in the local area. I love to provide one-to-one time and sensory activities with residents who need a little more support.
Getting to know our residents better is so important, and through regular meetings with family and friends I can gain a greater understanding of their loved ones' interests and life prior to joining the Collingtree Park community.
We are an animal friendly care home with a resident cat called 'Bella' and daily visits from our residents' family dogs. We understand the power of PET Therapy and welcome animals of all sizes from mini beasts to the quarterly Alpaca visits a local farm.
We are always open to new ideas. If you would like to get involved in any of our Life Enrichment activities or have a skill, or project you'd like to share with our residents, please click here to contact me direct. New entertainers and community links are always welcome.
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 Collingtree Park Care Home
Big Snakes and Ladders
We all had a fun-filled Good Friday playing a big board game. All the residents loved playing in teams and seeing who could collect the most Easter eggs as we played. We had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon and finished up with some homemade hot cross buns!
Easter Fun
The reception area is looking ready for spring; our Activities Coordinator, Rachel, painted an Easter prop board ready for pictures over the weekend.
National Scrabble Day
We love a good game of Scrabble here at Collingtree park, so National Scrabble Day was something we were all looking forward to. We put our thinking caps on and out came our massive Scrabble boards.
Staff and residents fully enjoyed our giant game. It was such a lovely afternoon and many giggles were had!
Crufts 2017
Here at Collingtree Park, we held our very own version of Crufts! We invited relatives and staff to bring in their dogs for the show. It was an amazing afternoon and great pet therapy, as the dogs walked around the home so that residents could have a cuddle and a stroke. Our judges gave all the dogs a mark out of ten and the winner was our PAT dog, Bentley!
Oh no he isn't!
We took a trip to see a theatre production of Sleeping Beauty at Denton Village Hall. The residents laughed, giggled and sang along to the brilliant music numbers. It was a thoroughly entertaining afternoon. We were also lucky enough to meet the actors after, who were more than happy to pose for a picture with us.
The Luck of Irish
Saint Patrick’s Day was celebrated with a lively performance from Kerry’s School of Irish Dancers. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show with a Guinness in hand!
Upcoming events
Key Workers - Take a Break!
If you are part of the emergency services or a community healthcare professional in need of a break, drop in at any time complimentary refreshments and a warm welcome await you.
Dementia Friendly Cafe
On the 1st Wednesday of each month we hold a complimentary cafe for those living with dementia or caring for a loved one. Call 01604 763 623 to reserve your place.
