Activities at Emily Jackson House 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 continues to offer a wide range of activities to both mentally and physically stimulate our residents. Our activities include one to one shopping, group outings in our minibus, and regularly attending our local church and bowling club. We also enjoy the entertainment from the musicians who come and visit us as well as our PAT dog. We have a range of activities so residents with all abilities and talents can join in activities and social gatherings. We encourage families and volunteers to share the joy with us by taking part in our social events as well.
Paula McGill
Hi, My name is Paula and I am the Lead Activities Coordinator here at Emily Jackson House. I absolutely love supporting our residents to take part in meaningful activities and delivering a person centred activity program.
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 Emily Jackson House Care Home
Enjoying the Sunshine
The best things in life are free.
Here at Emily Jackson House we have been getting outside and making the most of the sunshine when we can. There are several benefits to being outside. It improves our mood, and can reduce feelings of stress or anger.
The fresh air and a dose of vitamin D does us all some good. And of course, the good company of others.
Therapy Dog Visit
We recently had a visit from Woody, the cocker Spaniel. Woody is a gentle dog and loves meeting new people.
A dog's ability to tap into our emotions through their extraordinary sense of smell is why dogs make such good therapy pets. Research has shown that simply petting a dog lowers stress.
Woody visited lots of residents in our communal areas and, importantly, residents were unable to leave their rooms. Woody was made a fuss of by everyone, with a few treats along the way.
Pancake Day!
Pancake day, Shrove Tuesday, here at Emily Jackson House Care Home, we celebrated with some delicious pancakes made by our chef, Sofiane.
We had various toppings, ranging from the classic lemon and sugar, to fresh berries, chocolate spread and cream to name but a few.
Our residents enjoyed them with a cup of tea or coffee, and said how delicious they were.
Spring is here!
March is here and spring is in the air!!
We are looking forward to the longer days and milder weather. With the milder weather comes the chance to get outside and enjoy our garden.
Our gardening club will be starting soon, but for now we have been enjoying the daffodils on our tables and arranging our flowers.
Room Visits
Although we do many group activities, we also spend individual time with our residents. We spend quality time with our residents chatting, doing quizzes, giving hand massages, reading and reminiscence sessions.
The reminiscence sessions help people with re-engaging with positive experiences and memories from their past, which can improve their mood and self-esteem.
Hat Talk
We recently had a visit from the local hat shop owner, Gill.
Mille Fleurs is a millinery studio and shop in the idyllic Kent village of Otford. Established in 1997, they design and make beautiful hats and headpieces on-site using traditional techniques learnt from a master milliner.
Thank you to Gill from MilleFleurs for coming to give an interesting talk about hats this morning.
Gill talked about celebrity hats through the years and the hard work that goes into making a hat.
We then had fun trying on all the hats that Gill had brought with her.
How lovely that putting on a hat brings out a smile!!
