Activities at Crabwall Hall Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Jacqui Cameron
We all know that keeping active is important. We have created a wonderful culture within the home and we work together to give residents the best possible experience. We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centered program of events and activities. Essential to our homely feel is the strong relationships of trust we build with residents and their families and friends. The home also has its very own minibus for our numerous outings for coffee and shopping, which residents love.
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 Crabwall Hall Care Home
Chester Zoo Outing
Dorothy had a great time at Chester Zoo with her two sons Ian and Mark, as well as Marks wife Tracey and Ian's mother-in-law / former resident of ours Ruth! They all really enjoyed their visit. They especially loved the snow leopards and even got a cuddly one to take home . Dorothy's sons visit the home on a daily basis to see their lovely mum. Ruth also likes to come to Crabwall Hall as she has fond memories as she has stayed here for on a temporary basis and loves to catch up with everyone.
National Ice Cream Day
To celebrate National Ice Cream Day we had our local Mr Whippy come to visit us a Crabwall Hall. Everyone was treated to a 99 ice cream . Most of us opted for extra sprinkles and sauce. It was such a treat on one of the hottest days of the year. Jacqui our activities lead did her own ice cream but she was hopeless.
Cruising the Canal
On Tuesday we had our first outing on The Shropshire Union Canal @ Community Narrowboating in Wirral Cheshire & Beyond. We went from Ellesmere Port Boat Museum to Backford and back again on a leisurely four hour cruise. The barge was called Over the Rainbow which was crewed by three gentlemen volunteers. This boat was specially adapted to take wheelchairs. Our residents had a fantastic time taking in all the beautiful scenery, animals and of course all the other barges. We had a picnic lunch with wine. It was such a relaxing trip that we can't wait for the next one in August. Even the weather was on our side.
A trip to Chester Zoo
Yesterday we went on a visit to Chester Zoo . It was a lovely day and so enjoyable. We spent a couple of hours going round and seeing what animals we could spot . The tiger was very far away but we managed to spot him . We all had lots of stories to tell about the times we have visited the Zoo with our families. Especially the one when the monkey escaped and everyone had to hide in the cafes and gift shops till he was found . We eventually had a sit down and enjoyed some chips and a drink before we got back on the mini bus. It was one of the best outings we have been on . Peter was amazing with all the walking he managed, he also helped to push Mary and Barbara in their chairs . We will be arranging another visit next pending on the good old British weather.
National Cocktail Day
It was National Cocktail Day on Monday. At Crabwall Hall we had such a laugh especially at Jacqui, our activities lead. She definitely got more of the cocktails over her than in the cups . We had a competition to see which drink we enjoyed the most . Mary's Margarita came well ahead in first place . It was named after our lovely Mary who is 101, she joins in every activity with a smile and more so a cheeky grin on her beautiful face . Her two daughters also come and join in the fun . We all just laughed the whole afternoon.
Long Service Award
Last week we celebrated another long service award.
Debbie Lambert our team leader has been at Crabwall for 10years, Debbie is a much loved member of staff, a hard worker and always goes above and beyond for our residents.
Thank you for your dedication!
