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
International Pizza Day
Residents enjoyed Celebrating International Pizza day by making their own pizzas and choosing lots of delicious toppings that they enjoyed for their supper.
The topic of conversation was whether pineapple should be on a pizza or not. It was a 50/50 divide.
Wishing Well Wish
Another Field House make a wish! Peter wanted to go Ten pin Bowling so we did! We popped over to the Hollywood bowling alley. Peter, Hilary, Janet and Gillian battled for the winning spot!
It was a close race, but the top bowler was our lively Gillian. Residents enjoyed a go on some of the games to try and win a prize and Gillian saw a pool table and started reminiscing about the times she would play pool and darts with her husband and shared stories with us.
Such a fantastic morning with everyone, making wishes come true. That’s what we like to do!
Little Acorns Nursery
Residents enjoyed their monthly visit from Little Acorns Nursery.
They brought along games to play with the residents. One game was a sound and picture game of bingo! The children helped by shouting out the sounds and the residents thought it was great. Having the children visit is such a special time, and we always look forward to it.
Bird Watching Weekend!
Residents started getting ready for this weekend’s big bird watch! Making their own feeders with seeds and nuts, everything a bird loves.
Also, lots of crafts happened throughout the week. Peter and Joe had a great time making bird boxes to put out in the garden ready for the weekend and everyone was so excited! The weekend of bird watching in the comfort of our beautiful conservatory. Joe had also been busy making a bird table for the garden.
Gill, Jean, Maisie, Peggy, Janet and Mary loved watching out for the birds coming to the fat feeders we made last week.
Quiz Evening
Field House residents enjoying an afternoon quiz hosted by the lovely Kerry!
The quiz covered British birds, Elvis Presley and general knowledge groups. The four teams battled for the winning place! Today’s winners were Peter, Jean and Howard. Well done everyone!
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.
