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
Five Sisters Zoo visit
Fountains residents and staff enjoyed a virtual talk hosted by Five Sisters Zoo.
Five Sisters Zoo was officially established in 2005 with just a small collection of rabbits, guinea pigs, goats and pigs. Since then, the zoo has grown into an amazing collection of over 160 different animal species from all over the world.
One of the most important initiatives of the zoo is to provide permanent homes for rescued bears, lions and other animals that have been part of travelling circuses.
Our residents loved seeing the wildlife and shared stories with each other of their favourite animals too. Everyone loved the leopards and the lions
It was a wonderful afternoon, enjoyed by us all.
Thank you Five Sisters Zoo.
Gardens in bloom
Fountains residents and staff enjoyed a marvellous afternoon of craftwork. Our task was to bring extra colour to our garden by creating a selection of beautiful hanging baskets.
Everyone got busy with their own selection of blooms and, inspired by their recent Zoom flower arranging sessions hosted by Sue – showed off their creative talents.
Soon we had five glorious baskets to admire. A real treat for everyone to enjoy.
Step into Spring
As part of Earth Day celebrations and the discussions had as what this means to us, our very talented resident, John, wrote a beautiful poem about his favourite season – Spring!
To hear John recite his beautifully written poem visit out Facebook page at https://m.facebook.com/BarchesterFountains/
Earth Day
Fountains residents and staff enjoyed celebrating Earth Day together with a variety of themed activities including walks in the sunshine, planting and gardening and some well-earned restful relaxation.
Each year, Earth Day is celebrated to remind each of us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide us with life and substance. At Fountains we truly love spending time outdoors, basking in the sunshine and enjoying the wildlife in our gardens.
To start the celebrations residents came together to plant colourful flowers in our raised beds and enjoyed making the garden look even more beautiful.
With the help of our maintenance man we then located the perfect spot to plant our very own apple tree! It was a marvellous team effort and everyone is thrilled with the end result. Our residents are looking forward to helping it grow and having fresh apples long into the future.
We then sat back and relaxed in the sun, appreciating the beautiful landscape we are so lucky to have around us here at Fountains.
Happy Earth Day everyone!
Double celebration
Fountains residents and staff enjoyed a double birthday celebration today... one for the Queen and one for our own resident Gloria.
Everyone enjoyed a morning of living like royalty . We took virtual tours of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Everyone was amazed at the beauty and went on to share their own memories of visiting royal properties.
Then, in the afternoon we celebrated Gloria’s birthday with a fabulous Rock ‘n’ Roll party! Our kitchen team created a delicious spread of cream cakes, scones and finger sandwiches and the wine and prosecco was flowing.
Of course our dancing duo had a fabulous time showing off their moves, and all of our residents had a wonderful afternoon celebrating Gloria’s special day!
Gloria was delighted with her party and said she’d had the most fantastic day.
“Happy Birthday Gloria” from your Fountains Family.
Volunteering in the community
Fountains Home Service Advisor Lorraine Shannon supported Shirley Lions this morning, with collections of food parcels, kindly donated by residents of Monkspath.
Lorraine, on behalf of Fountains care home has been volunteering with Shirley Lions since the pandemic in conjunction with The Trussell Trust to collect and distribute food parcels to those in need.
It was a perfect sunny morning to help out and once again our community did not let us down and the car was soon full with generous donations.
A big thank you to everyone and to Shirley Lions for co-ordinating these collections.
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.
