Activities at Field House Care Home
The Activities Coordinators here at Field House are always keen to learn about residents' interests and hobbies, tailoring meaningful activities to the likes and dislikes of those we support. Our mission is to ignite the past, appeal to current interests and embrace new ones, improving quality of life whilst stimulating the mind and senses. Activities are carried out via small groups or individually, supported by local volunteers. We have access to a range of local community facilities and nearby places of interest, prompting community engagement, and hold special events at the home, where we are entertained by guest vocalists and performers, with 'The Quiz Master' being a fan favourite.
Caroline Davis
Hi, I'm Caroline and I joined Field House in 2021 from another Barchester home. I have worked in care for the last 30 years and a big part of that has been with Barchester.
Here at Field House, I organise a variety of activities and social events within the home and in the community, such as gardening club arts and crafts, weekly exercise sessions along with live singers and musicians every month. We are also keen on regular outings to local landmarks, museums, cafes and shopping centres.
In my job, I'm able to develop excellent relationships with residents and their families providing the support they need. I am very passionate about my job role as it is very important to us as a team that every individual is able to live the life they wish and feel fulfilled in their everyday activities maintaining past hobbies and finding new ones.
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 Field House Care Home
Canal Boat Trip
Residents chose to visit the canal for a Christmas party. They enjoyed it so much last year that Howard asked to go again.
We asked the residents what they would like to have to eat and what games they would like to play, so they all decided on party food and a Christmas quiz and games and the enjoyment of a lovely afternoon on the water.
We have also been lucky to have our local accordion group give us a call and ask if they could come and entertain the residents, so an afternoon of music and singalong was fantastic.
Singalong and Cake Decorating
Residents at Field House were so excited to have Christmas Carols from a local volunteer group who set up their group four years ago and have been visiting us since.
They sang Carols and finished off with their Christmas wobble song. The residents thought it was a wonderful start to their morning.
We decorated our Christmas cake with the help and support of Tracey from “Tracey’s cakes and Bakes”. She gave her time to help the residents decorate the cake they made.
Gillian showed off her artistic side and did a fantastic job of our cake.
Start of our Celebrations!
Such a fantastic Christmas celebration. The residents enjoyed a sing-a-long with Debby, and she did a fantastic job getting us all in the mood for Christmas.
Residents thought it was so lovely to also get a visit from the Field House Jingle Girls. The girls danced all around the conservatory with the residents clapping all the way!
Peter, Howard and Jean did a great job on the mic, letting their hair down in style.
This is just the start of our Christmas count down!
Residents Share a Special Day
Well what a week we have had getting ready for Steph’s big day!
Saturday was a day for our residents to enjoy fun and music at the homes Wedding Day event! While Steph was enjoying her big day, the residents at Field House had the pleasure of watching Steph say I do!
The residents have been a part of the wedding since the day it was booked, helping Steph to chose things and make plans for the big day, so they were so happy when staff attending the wedding included them with a simple click of a button, a tripod, some laptops and tv’s.
The residents were mystified at how technology allowed this to happen and all they talked about in the build up was how amazing it was that they were getting to be a part of the celebrations.
One resident, Brenda wore her special red silk dress that she had worn for a ball many years ago, matching with the bridesmaids and being the Field House bridesmaid, she was so excited for the big day.
Residents even stayed up to watch the bride and grooms first dance, and had their very own wedding cake. Technology is changing the way we can enrich the lives of our residents in a very good way!
With Field house being such a loving, family environment it meant so much to Steph to be able to share her day with people who she classes as her extended family.
Nursery Visit
Residents at Field House had the most fantastic Day with the children from Little Acorns.
Residents decided that they wanted to invite the Nursery for a Christmas party!
The children enjoyed fish and chips, jelly and ice cream followed by party games and the children shared Christmas songs with the residents.
The residents love seeing the children every month and wanted to do something special for them so at our residents meeting they asked if they could have the children for a party with games and music.
Carol Service
Residents at Field House joined the Christmas Carols and Service at ST Laurence’s Church in Stretton.
We enjoy singing Carols and sharing it with the community.
Howard, Peggy and Janet still very much involved with the Church, really enjoyed the time spent seeing old friends.
After we enjoyed tea and a selection of cakes it was such an enjoyable afternoon to start our Christmas celebrations!
Residents would like to thank every for such a beautiful afternoon!
