Activities at Cubbington Mill Care Home
Every day we run different activities throughout our home. The activities are designed and adapted to each individuals personal needs. The activities are designed to mentally and physically stimulate the people we care for and also to enhance their life skills and feelings of purpose and self-worth. The activities encourage interaction on a one to one basis, in small groups, in large groups and some are designed for the whole home including staff to be involved in.
We are registered with the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) which ensures we are able to achieve and continually progress to enhance the quality of life for those we support in the home. We provide entertainers such as singers, musicians, magicians, puppeteers, poets and dancers. We also have regular exercise classes and arts and craft classes. Relatives and visitors will be able to see what me make in these classes on display around the home. We have regular trips out on the mini bus to visit garden centres, enjoy high tea, visit the butterfly farm and spend the day at the zoo with a picnic. We encourage the local community, schools, colleges and relatives to come and join us for activities, tea and cake and to visit to share their skills as much as possible.
Staff from across the home are always willing to help and share their knowledge and skills across a whole range of activities we have had everything from carers preforming Bollywood style dancing to cooking classes from the chef. We feel activities are a vital part of the residents lives to ensure they are stimulated mentally and entertained.
Rose Tucker
Hi my name is Rose and I am the activities coordinator at Cubbington Mill!
I have been working in care since I was 17 and very passionate about my role, always trying to do bigger & better. I am one of Cubbington Mills Dementia Champions. I'm very privileged to work with the wonderful people and residents at Barchester's Cubbington Mill and hope we all make some lovely memories together! I LOVE to find out about residents interests & hobbies through tools like the “Getting To Know Me Booklets”.
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 Cubbington Mill Care Home
Beat The Clock
The Beat The Clock Quiz, Barchester’s version of Countdown, took place on 24th September 2024 when Cubbington Mill got super competitive and took on its sister homes from all over the country to find out which Barchester home or hospital was the best at word puzzles, crunching numbers and solving conundrums. It was dictionaries at the ready as the homes battled it out to discover who would prevail. Activity Coordinator, Rose said: “We’ve got some real quiz fanatics at our home, we are very competitive - our residents love taking part in anything where winning is involved, losing is not an option! Everyone was desperate to come up with the longest word!”
Chris, a resident at Cubbington Mill commented: “It has been such a fun afternoon, I always love a quiz no matter what it is! It was wonderful to see everyone in all the other homes joining in. I really enjoyed getting together with my fellow residents to take on the other homes – it is amazing how competitive everyone gets!"
Safe and Well
‘’A safe and well visit (previously called a home fire safety check) is a free service to help you stay safe and reduce the risk of fire. During the visit we will be provided with fire safety advice.
They will also provide advice on:
Preventing slips, trips and falls
Giving up smoking
Winter warmth
Home security
Hydration and healthy eating
The visit will be carried out by Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service.’’
Holy Communion
A biweekly service of holy communion delivered by Sue from St Mary’s Church, the local church in the village, for all our residents from the comfort of our homes communal area. Sue welcomes the ladies and gents for a religious morning together on alternate Wednesdays.
We have built a strong relationship with the Cubbington community over the years from the church, to the social clubs and even primary schools for our intergenerational activities.
Residents thoroughly enjoy their time with Sue and look forward to this precious time together to reflect.
Former Bowls Champion, Resident Ambassador Cheryl, Attends the Ring Once Again!
On Friday 23rd August, Activity Coordinator Rose and Volunteer Glenda, took the homes mini bus down to a local event taking place at Victoria Park, The Bowls Championship Final!
For those of you who are lucky enough to know Cheryl, will know how much this meant to her attending the event and for those that don't, Cheryl played bowls at this exact ring for over 20 years ending her career with a Championship title and friendships for life. All the residents who attended the trip Ann, Stan and Peter enjoyed sharing the precious moment with Cheryl.
Residents could be heard saying to each other, ''look at this fabulous park, so many people, so educational, lovely coffee too, I'm so glad I decided to go!'' and as for cheeky Charlie her eyes were glued to the ring the entire time and didn’t say a peep!
For centuries the simplest of pursuits has provided untold enjoyment across generations and the local bowling green has been a place of great jollity and togetherness.
15 Years service!
Care Assistant, Karen Davis, has shown Cubbington Mill nothing short of dedication and excellent care, throughout her 15 years in the home, well done Karen!
Adele Keenan, Employee Services Director at Barchester said: “I’m always pleased to hear stories about the long service of Barchester staff and am delighted Karen has achieved this milestone. It is dedication like this that ensures our residents are provided with a happy place to live and be cared for.”
Laura Russell General Manager of Cubbington Mill said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating 15 years of loyal service with Karen. She has demonstrated her dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Cubbington Mill when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Karen!''
Karen, Care Assistant said: ''I've seen so many changes during my employment with Barchester, Cubbington is my 'home' where true friends and family relationships get showcased through day to day teamwork, 15 years has flown by, I cant quiet believe it, makes me feel old!'' (she joked).
Co-workers have said: ‘’Gosh, I remember when you first started!’’
Garden Party
On Saturday General Manager Laura, and Deputy Manager Caitlin, hosted an Afternoon Tea, Garden Party in our homes award winning garden.
Respite residents were invited to the event, alongside staff and residents, an afternoon of fun was had by all, including entertainment by Britain’s Got Talent' Mel Harvey at the residents tables, just how you might see abroad on holiday... with the weather holding out for us that’s exactly what they day felt like, surrounded by friends, family and sunshine!
We would like to take this time to thank the kitchen team for making the day a huge success, by presenting delicious homemade baked goodies!
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
