Activities at Elgar Court Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Kerrie Perks
Hello, My name is Kerrie and I provide the unique life enrichment for residents at Elgar Court. I moved to Malvern 12 years ago to live with my fiance and we have two tortoises and a snake. I love to play Dungeons and Dragons with my friends. I am very 'outdoorsy' and used to ride horses and compete nationally in athletics, specialising in track and field for Redditch and Bromsgrove athletics club. In my spare time, I love being in the kitchen and making treats for my family.
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 Elgar Court Care Home
Hogan is a howling success!
Pets As Therapy (PAT) is a national charity that enhances the health and wellbeing of thousands of people in communities across the UK. They visit many care homes to give residents who enjoy being with animals, an opportunity to spend time with them. Our residents, were delighted to hear more from his owner Andrea about Hogan, and the support ‘Pets As Therapy’ provides. Many of our residents had family dogs in the past, and this was a lovely opportunity for them to tell everyone about the pets they had owned.
Thank you to Andrea, and we look forward to see you soon.
Flower Power!
We think one of our residents has started a mini Florists in her suite! Pam has recently joined our family at Elgar Court, and all weekend visitors came to see how she is settling in. It’s always a welcome sight to meet our resident’s families and friends, and it helps us to get to know our new residents better – and reassure them our home is living up to the excellent standards we set ourselves to care for them.
We were particularly touched to see the floral table display brought to Pam, which was made up of flowers from each of Pam’s neighbours gardens. Pam is clearly missed by all her neighbours, as they wanted to send her a very personal greeting from them all.
Up, up and away!
Malvern Hills is wonderful for paragliding, and our residents have been marvelling at the numbers of paragliders floating over the top of our home from the comfort of their terrace! We asked them if they would like to have a go……it was a 50% yes from one of our ladies – and I bet you can’t guess who?
First Dementia Music Cafe in Malvern!
Age UK and Elgar Court are launching the first ever Dementia Music Cafe in Malvern.
Music and singing is proven to be enormously therapeutic and beneficial to people living with dementia. Kirsty Hughes from Age UK, met with the team at Elgar Court this week to see how we can make this happen! Watch this space as we are really excited to see how we can support our community members living with dementia and above all, connect and have some fun together. Register your interest with us, and we will keep you posted. Pictured here is Kirsty Hughes from Age UK (left) and Becky, our fabulous carer (right).
At Last! Warmer Weather
I am sure you will all agree, British summer has been slightly unpredictable this year. However as soon as we had a warm spell this week, residents were quick to get out into the garden and start planting the pumpkins ready for autumn. Watch this space to see how they grow – fingers crossed!
And after all of that gardening, isn’t it nice to have a refreshing drink on the terrace and make the most of the fantastic weather here.
Life doesn’t stop once you move to Elgar Court, in fact we celebrate our residents and with our care and support , we encourage everyone to live the life they want.
Breakfast for our Malvern Community Care Teams.
This week we welcomed to our home, the Malvern Town Primary Care Network where they held their breakfast meeting. It was a pleasure to meet you all and, provide you with a substantial breakfast so you can all continue doing all that great work in our community. You are all welcome to drop by anytime!
Upcoming events
Singing for Joy!
Join us for a morning of joyful singing to classic songs and raise your spirits! People living with Dementia are especially encouraged - Free fortnightly event. 10am
D-Day Dollies Concert - 7 May
Back by popular demand, the D-Day Dollies will be giving a 1940s concert with everyone's favourites to celebrate this special day. 3.30pm
VE Day Celebrations - 8 May
Come and join us to celebrate VE Day celebrations and enjoy complimentary refreshments. 2pm. Please let us know you can come 01684 211720
Singing for Joy - 16 May
Join us for a morning of joyful singing to classic songs and raise your spirits! People living with Dementia are especially encouraged to come along. 10am-12.30pm
Pudding Club - 16 May
Join us at our monthly Pudding Club and enjoy favourite puddings from past and present. 3pm. Please book your place.
Classic Cars - 18 May
Sunday Classics Car Show every month to enjoy. Come along and admire these classic cars and chat to their owners. Everyone welcome. 10am-12.30pm
Cream Tea Sunday - 18 May
Are you interested in care for your loved one? Find out more over a delicious afternoon Cream Tea with us in the summer sunshine. To book, please call us on: 01684 211720.
Understanding Dementia with Carla - 20 May
Join Carla Barningham, our specialist Dementia Nurse who will give helpful advice on how you can support someone living with Dementia. 10.30am-12.30pm
World Bee Day - 20 May
Find out all about these wonderful creatures, the humble bumble! Talks from local bee keepers and taste local honey. 2.30pm
Singing for Joy - 30 May
Join us for a morning of joyful singing to classic songs and raise your spirits! People living with Dementia are especially encouraged to come along. 10am-12.30pm
Singing for Joy! - 13 June
Join us for a morning of joyful singing to classic songs and raise your spirits! People living with Dementia are especially encouraged to come along. 10am-12.30pm
Classic Car Show - 15 June
Sunday Classics Car Show every month to enjoy. Come along and admire these classic cars and chat to their owners. Everyone welcome. 10am-12.30pm
Cream Tea Sunday - 15 June
Are you interested in care for your loved one? Find out more over a delicious afternoon Cream Tea with us in the summer sunshine. To book, please call us on: 01684 211720.
Pudding Club - 20 June
Join us at our monthly Pudding Club and enjoy favourite puddings from past and present. 3pm. Please book your place.
Singing for Joy! - 27 June
Join us for a morning of joyful singing to classic songs and raise your spirits! People living with Dementia are especially encouraged to come along. 10am-12.30pm
Pudding Club - 18 July
Join us at our monthly Pudding Club and enjoy favourite puddings from past and present. 3pm. Please book your place.
Classic Car Show - 20 July
Sunday Classics Car Show every month to enjoy. Come along and admire these classic cars and chat to their owners. Everyone welcome. 10am-12.30pm
Cream Tea Sunday - 20 July
Are you interested in care for your loved one? Find out more over a delicious afternoon Cream Tea with us in the summer sunshine. To book, please call us on: 01684 211720.
Pudding Club - 15 August
Join us at our monthly Pudding Club and enjoy favourite puddings from past and present. 3pm. Please book your place.
Classic Car Show - 17 August
Sunday Classics Car Show every month to enjoy. Come along and admire these classic cars and chat to their owners. Everyone welcome. 10am-12.30pm
Cream Tea Sunday - 17 August
Are you interested in care for your loved one? Find out more over a delicious afternoon Cream Tea with us in the summer sunshine. To book, please call us on: 01684 211720.
Pudding Club - 19 September
Join us at our monthly Pudding Club and enjoy favourite puddings from past and present. 3pm. Please book your place.
Classic Car Show - 21 September
Sunday Classics Car Show every month to enjoy. Come along and admire these classic cars and chat to their owners. Everyone welcome. 10am-12.30pm
Pudding Club - 17 October
Join us at our monthly Pudding Club and enjoy favourite puddings from past and present. 3pm. Please book your place.
Classic Car Show - 19 October
Sunday Classics Car Show every month to enjoy. Come along and admire these classic cars and chat to their owners. Everyone welcome. 10am-12.30pm
Pudding Club - 21 November
Join us at our monthly Pudding Club and enjoy favourite puddings from past and present. 3pm. Please book your place.
