Activities at Fountains Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Louise Crooks
Hello I am Louise, my first role with Barchester was caring for our residents. Previously I worked in an early years environment for 17 years where I organised activities and events. I am thrilled to now be Activities Lead and being able to continue enriching the life’s of our lovely residents here at Fountains.
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 Fountains Care Home
Creative moments
On a rainy Tuesday we wanted to share some photos of sunnier days at Fountains.
Last week we enjoyed a wonderful canvas painting session in the sunshine with the fantastic Sue Cox.
Our residents look forward to the sessions with Sue and always create the most beautiful pieces of art.
£285 raised for Alzheimer's Society
A massive ‘well done’ to our Fountains duo who took part in the Memory Walk this weekend.
Our girls breezed through the 7.5km and raised an amazing £285 for the Alzheimer’s Society.
With our own Memory Lane Community at Fountains, it is a cause very close to our hearts.
Thank you so much to our generous sponsors for their kind donations.
Unsung hero's celebrated
A delicious cream tea, courtesy of our talented hospitality team, was enjoyed at an annual event to celebrate volunteers and the selfless work they do for our communities. Fountains care home were delighted to sponsor the event and attend the celebration after being postponed many times due to COVID.
The event was held in glorious surroundings Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, organised by CAVA (Community And Voluntary Action) in Solihull and the sun even showed an appearance .
There were representatives from various voluntary organisations Age UK Solihull, Citizens Advice Solihull Borough CAB, Carers Trust Solihull, Colebridge Trust, Healthwatch Solihull, Marie Curie Hospice, West Midlands to name but a few……
Thank you certificates were presented by The Mayor and Mayoress of Solihull who spoke of volunteers as the “life blood of our community”
It really was a wonderful celebration, made even more special enjoyed face-to-face
Home grown vegetables
Fountains gardening club took the perfect excuse to enjoy the last of the glorious weather and a chance to get together with friends by getting outdoors and enjoying the benefits of nurturing their gardens.
Our plants are flourishing and we have been growing our own vegetables in our raised beds.
Everyone was thoroughly delighted to unveil the results of Fountains Gardening Club's efforts.
We can’t wait to make some delicious recipes with our home grown ingredients!
Sunflower Maze
Another wonderful minibus outing for Fountains residents to visit the beautiful sunflower maze at Becketts Farm.
Our residents enjoyed a walk through the beautiful blooms and were amazed at how many there were. It was a delightful day out for us all!
Zoo Lab visits
Fountains residents and staff were delighted to have Dominique from Zoo Lab here with us for a fascinating Show & Tell session about all things wildlife.
She brought a variety of species with her, including a giant African land snail, a millipede, a scorpion, a lively corn snake and even a dwarf rabbit.
Our residents were highly-engaged in the talk and loved asking questions and finding out all of the interesting facts about the animals they met.
They put caution and nerves behind them and held all of the creatures – however, the firm favourite was certainly the cute little dwarf rabbit.
Thank you, Dominique and Zoo Lab for such a wonderful and insightful talk. We’re really looking forward to your next visit.
Upcoming events
Reminiscence Cafe
Please join us for our monthly Reminiscence Cafe where we will pick a topic and talk about our memories, whilst making new friends and enjoying some refreshments.
July
Hello July! - we have another month filled with activities for our Residents and community to enjoy. Please come along.
Don't Dine Alone
We know meal times can be a lonely time for some people, that's why we're inviting local older people to join us for lunch every Friday from 12.30pm.
Room for Hire
Looking for somewhere to hold your meeting or event? We have a meeting room that is available for free to members of the local community and professionals.
