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.
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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
Butterfly Paradise
Staff and residents from Barchester’s Cubbington Mill care home, in Leamington Spa had a fantastic time visiting the Butterfly Farm where they all enjoyed taking part in looking at all the wonderful colours and species of butterflies in ‘’THE UK’S LARGEST TROPICAL BUTTERFLY PARADISE .’’
Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm is a unique rainforest environment set within a series of greenhouses. It is landscaped with tropical blossom, fish-filled pools, splashing waterfalls and themed to the ancient Maya civilisation with replicated Maya artefacts throughout.
Indian Independence Day
Independence Day is celebrated on August 15th, the anniversary of the day in 1947 when the provisions of the Indian Independence Act, which transferred legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly, came into effect and India gained its Independence from the United Kingdom.
Pat Goldsbrough a resident, said: “It is so important to mark occasions like this and to remember the history behind the date. I really enjoyed watching the different celebrations, sampling the different dishes and touring the famous sites in India. The food was delicious, I can’t believe we made coconut Bulfir which didn’t need to be cooked!!!
Cubbington Residents enjoy Arts Uplift!
Jenny, Founder and Director of Arts Uplift, invited Cubbington Mills Residents Hazel, Mea, Gisela and Paddy to Kenilworth’s Arts Uplift! Bridging the gap for people living with or affected by Dementia . Gisela helped Mea with the egg shakers and Volunteer Glenda helped Paddy with the parachute. We laughed, sang and danced leaving happy with a chocolate biscuit.
Jenny Davis, founder and director of Arts Uplift has been working in community arts for 22 years. She trained in drama and theatre and ran Youth Theatre’s for many years with children and young people running workshops, directing and devising plays and producing. Over the last 6 years at Wychavon DC Jenny’s work focused more on arts and health and older people. Regular projects that Jenny project managed was Music workshops for dementia at Number 8 arts centre and regular arts projects in care homes across the district.
Pub Crawl
Tuesdays ‘’Gents Club’’ have decided to do a Cubbington Mill pub crawl of Warwickshire, visiting pubs in the local area with a canal or pretty view, ladies of course were welcome. Rose and Resident Ambassador Bruce got their thinking caps on and decided a pub crawl of Warwickshire would be a great idea for all the residents to be out and about making use of the homes mini bus, and volunteer Glenda lends a hand. The ladies & gents love to reminiscence in beer gardens and surprisingly it may even be a residents first time in a pub!
Afternoon Tea at The Fountains
Resident Hazel, along with other Cubbington Mill Residents celebrated National Picnic Month with afternoon tea at our sister home, The Fountains in Solihull. We met up with their residents and had a picnic together with fresh homemade sausage rolls by the homes head chef! The teddy bears really did come to our picnic. Meeting up with Barchester homes gives our residents a chance to meet up with residents in similar positions in their life so there is a mutual understanding and common ground.
Herstory of Mayfair
Residents across our services had a fantastic time joining Mandy Morrow for a virtual walking tour to learn about the ‘Herstory’ of Mayfair. The Mayfair of Nightingales may be long gone but it still holds a 20th century charm. Birthplace to the late Queen Elizabeth II, home to one of WWII's most decorated female war heroes and a tale of a wealthy Aristocrat and one of France's favourite designers.
We were delighted to take a walk down memory lane and discover stories from one of London's most iconic areas. The experience was truly enjoyed by all.
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.
