Activities at Forest Hill Care Home
We are a team of four activity organisers here at Forest Hill. We have a wide range of activities within the home including: musical entertainment, Arts & Crafts, Clubs for like minded people such as flower arranging and gardening, board games, baking (where the best bit is the eating afterwards!), and we celebrate special events throughout the year, such Easter, Mothers Day & Fathers Day and Christmas. We also have trips out on a regular basis using our own minibus, where we find out places of interest each person would like to visit. One of our more popular trips is to the local ice cream farm. We recently fulfilled one of our ladies dreams to visit the Chelsea Flower Show, something she had always wanted to do.
For our ladies and gentlemen who are nursed in bed, we have one to one times, which may be hand or foot massage or reading, & listening to music. We encourage families to get as involved as they can with activities and outings and have recently created a Terrace Cafe area, where visiting families can take their loved one for tea & biscuits and spend valuable time together.
Sue Bestwick
Sue arranges activities and outings for our residents and makes each day as interesting and stimulating as possible for them. Sue's bubbly enthusiasm and determination to put a smile on people's faces is a real asset to Forest Hill. Sue is always keen to get family members involved too so that they can share happy, fulfilled and quality moments with their loved ones.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Forest Hill Care Home
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
We held a tea party for residents to celebrate Barchester's 25th Anniversary. It was arranged by Sue Pogson, our talented Second Chef, and the staff, residents and relatives of Forest Hill.
Employee of the Month - July
Support Worker, Callum Grace, was thrilled to be named as our Employee of the Month. He has been nominated by relatives and his colleagues, who all stated that he is friendly, helpful and goes out of his way for residents. Callum is a relatively new member of the team, so this is a real accolade for him!
Long Service Award
Sue Shipley was thrilled with her Long Service Award and was pleased with her gifts. She is a valued member of our laundry team and we're very lucky to have her!
Congratulations, Chi Chi!
We are thrilled that staff member, Chi Chi, passed her OSCE and is now a registered nurse with the NMC. We are very proud of her here at Forest Hill and wanted to make her first shift as a nurse special! She was delighted with her flowers.
Care Home Open Day
We had a garden party with a BBQ and entertainer. Residents, staff members and guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
A Lifetime of Achievement
Activities Coordinator, Sue Bestwick, has been shortlisted for a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at our local Chase Awards.
These are run by the local authority and the ceremony will take place on 22nd September, where she'll find out if she's won.
Good luck, Sue!
