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
Elf Day Celebrations
We've been busy getting the home ready for the festive season. Our Christmas trees are going up and being decorated by our wonderful residents. Memories of Christmases past have been flooding back as Betty told us all about the large 'real' tree her father would bring home every year.
To get us all in the Christmas spirit we took the opportunity to swap our uniforms for costumes in celebration of National Elf Day launched by the Alzheimer’s Society in support of those living with dementia. One naughty little elf brought in some battery powered robotic pets that would appear and start yapping for attention across the home… Elizabeth found the puppy adorable.
Church Stretton Christmas Fair
Church Stretton was full of Christmas magic on Saturday as we took a group of residents to visit the Town’s Christmas Fair and light switch-on. The Mayfair Community Centre - Church Stretton was full of Christmas spirit with craft stalls galore for us to peruse. Our residents enjoyed meeting lots of old friends and new people around the Mayfair halls and town.
Howard and Peter loved looking at the vintage tractors and we had the pleasure of listening to the Church Stretton Accordion Band and Harmony in the Hills voice community choir. Brenda thought the Dutch Street organ was fantastic… it brought so many memory’s rushing back!
Brenda was delighted to buy a Christmas bauble on behalf of all at Field House from the Church Stretton Rotary Club which we decorated and placed on the community Christmas tree before taking tea and enjoying a traditional mince pie at the Mayfair centre.
What a perfect way to start this year’s festivities.
Christmas Cake Competition Part1
Christmas isn't the same without the main attraction…The Cake!
The residents of Field House have started to prepare their entry into this years’ Barchester Christmas Cake Competition.
They decided on the classic fruitcake base, Betty and Pat tried very hard not to eat all the glazed cherries as all the rich ingredients were chopped, weighed and mixed together.
Elizabeth who doesn't usually join the baking club certainly got into the Christmas spirit and loved being part of the Christmas cake creation team. We can’t wait to decorate; the design process is already underway, we’ll keep you all updated on the progress.
Tom Entertains
After lunch we had time for a quick game of Dominoes before a sing along with entertainer Tom Bryrne and we enjoyed a glass of fizz!
Christmas Card Making
Today at Field House started with our first Christmas craft group making Christmas cards ready to sell at our Christmas craft fete in December. We also popped down to our local community centre Mayfair Community Centre - Church Stretton were we enjoyed coffee and seeing lots of familiar faces to chat to.
Day Out to Much Wenlock
Today two Residents had the most beautiful drive over the Wenlock Edge looking at all the lovely colours of the trees. Our destination was Much Wenlock Parish Church for soup lunch. Everyone made us feel so welcome and we joined up with our friends from Wheatlands Care Home it was lovely to see so many friendly faces. Thank you and see you all soon.
