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
Birthday Celebrations with Family & Friends
It is always a great day when we get to celebrate. Michael turned 88 and his family and friends came to celebrate with him in style.
Home support local charity - Kits4causes
Residents, the team and families from Fountains care home in Shirley Solihull are supporting a Kits4causes, a charity that aims to support the game of football to those who wouldn’t usually be given the chance. Residents voiced that they wanted to help the environment and support people and they agreed this charity was a very worthy cause they wanted to be part of.
lovely Visit from 'Morris Minors' school club
We had the pleasure of the Morris Minors afternoon school club coming to join us. Together with our residents they planted sunflowers seeds & chatted about new flowers. This was followed by our lovely young friends enjoying a tea time experience.
Gentleman’s Bowls
What a sunny afternoon for our gentleman to get together and have a game of crazy bowls. The Gentlemen had asked for a game of bowls in the garden area. They kept score, talked about their own experience’s and showed real good sportsmanship supporting and engaging with all throughout the matches.
Trip to Jephson gardens
We had organised a trip out to the Victorian gardens in Leamington Spa. Our residents, had made this a request at their previous residents meeting. We were blessed with fabulous weather, and the views in which we were able to see were amazing. This park held lots of history for us to learn from, interesting sculptures, blooming flower beds and explored the sensory garden. Our residents, had an amazing time and have requested another summer visit.
National biscuit day
Biscuits… they are indeed a favourite comfort to our residents here at Fountains. Throughout the day we had a wide selection of traditional biscuits and newer biscuits. Our residents enjoyed trying newer biscuits such as Oreos. In the afternoon we had one of our Kitchen Assistance carry out a demonstration on how to make raison & oat cookies. We also had the debate of what we thought a Jaffa cake was… biscuit or cake? One resident, asked Alexa to get the answer which we now know is cake.
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.
