Activities at The Dales Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Kay Thompson
Hi, my name is Kay and I am the activities coordinator here at the Dales. I joined the team in June 2021 and I love spending time with the residents each day, delivering meaningful activities that keep our residents active and social stimulated, more importantly we have fun! Our life enrichment programme is varied and we have lots to do!
Before I joined the home I was a lecturer teaching young individuals with high needs, it is very different being an activities coordinator but it does help with understand how to ensure everyone is happy each and every day in everything that we do.
I look forward to meeting you when you visit our home.
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 The Dales Care Home
Enjoying the garden
Residents of The Dales took to the homes beautiful garden to take advantage of the recent glorious weather. Everyone commented on how much better they felt for grabbing a breath of fresh air, feeling the sun on their faces and checking on the progress of the plants, including the colourful pots that have just been added.
Residents have helped plant flowers in the window boxes which have been grown in the homes greenhouse over the past few months. Resident’s love to sit outside on the patio in the sunshine and like to reminisce about holidays and time spent with family in their gardens when they were younger.
Residents keep on moving!
Residents at the Dales love their weekly interactive, Music & Movement sessions. The music and movement sessions keep residents moving with gentle armchair exercises followed with a good old fashioned sing-a-long to favourite tunes provoking memories of when they first heard to the sound.
Resident’s are very enthusiastic throughout the session and comment on how great it was to laugh and smile whilst keeping fit. Everyone was rewarded for their efforts with healthy snacks and refreshments. General Manager, Stacey Nicholson said: “Seated exercise is such a great way to improve our Resident’s wellbeing, and it’s even better to see them having such a wonderful time doing it!” Exercise therapy sessions are just one of the variety of regular activities available for Residents to enjoy at The Dales.
Clapping for Carers
Staff, residents, loved ones and members of the community cheered on NHS staff and other key workers at The Dales who are helping to keep the country running during the coronavirus pandemic. Those who have recently lost a loved one, stood strong and everyone took a moment to remember as they showed their appreciation for our key workers.
Stay Home, Stay Safe
Residents and colleagues of The Dales have been busy making rainbows, which they have displayed along throughout the home and on a banner displayed at the front of the home for all to see as they pass. The idea is that members of community display rainbows in their windows so that children can go ‘rainbow spotting’ when out for their exercise with family.
The colourful displays are brightening up everyone’s day! The Facebook group has over 90,000 members and the home is delighted to be part of the community spirit.
Teddy Bear's Picnic
We recently enjoyed a visit from their friends at the local nursery for a morning of fun-filled activities and laughter. The morning gave residents the change to spend some quality time with the nursery’s children and share stories.
This was a fantastic morning; our residents loved spending time with the children and their picnic in style. The morning was such a great success and we’re now very much looking forward to our future collaborative events, which will continue to give the different generations a chance to mix and enjoy spending time together.
This activity took place before the coronavirus lockdown.
In the Mood for Dancing
Residents at The Dales had a great afternoon freelance dancing with carers as music played in the homes lounge brought the ladies to their feet. Residents were also able to join in gentle therapeutic armchair exercises to music, which everyone really enjoyed.
Carers provided props such as scarves and hats for different sequences, which were really easy to follow, and the residents had a great time participating. They especially loved the props.
This activity took place before the coronavirus lockdown.
