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.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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
Community Crafts and Literary Shares
We'd like to thank the Crafty Lady’s from Church Stretton who brought their crafted items into the home for our residents to look at. These wonderful ladies spent the afternoon showcasing their beautiful pieces and explaining how each were made.
We also welcomed Kerry from Burway Books in Church Stretton she was so kind and brought us books for the residents to share. The residents took the opportunity to ask about Authors and their favourite books.
We has such an enjoyable afternoon with these ladies and look forward to their next visit.
Quality Time with 'Jean'
We would like to introduce you to our lovely friend Jean, she often visits us to chat with our residents. Jean volunteers her time to enrich our lives with topical conversation over coffee and the odd slice of cake!
This week Jean read us some poetry, what a lovely treat this was! Every home needs a wonderful lady like Jean.
Teddy Bears Picnic
At Field House this morning we held our Teddy Bear Picnic, the weather was kind and we had a fantastic time doing puzzles, drawing and games in the garden with residents and visiting children all enjoying the treasure hunt. Who doesn't love a little intergenerational fun!
Coffee's Out and Ice Cream
Yesterday at Field House we started our day off with a visit to one of our favourite places for coffee! Mayfair Community Centre - Church Stretton. We are always made to feel so welcome and it’s lovely to see familiar faces.
In the afternoon we celebrated national ice cream day with a live talk about the history of walls ice cream some puzzles from our activity packs, then to finish off we enjoyed a walls ice cream cornet
Live Stream Church Service
Sometimes our residents just fancy a lay in or some quiet time. Our life enrichment team are always happy to find ways to ensure all our residents feel included, they can still all be a part of everything without having to all be in the same place at the same time.
Today we streamed the live Church service around the home on tablets and TVs so anyone who wished to view could feel part of the congregation.
Scalextric!
Last week at our Gentlemen's group, Tracy one of our seniors borrowed us a Scalextric for the men to set up and enjoy. Memories of their past all came rushing back and what a giggle we had trying to keep the cars on the track!
