Activities at Glebefields Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Kay Boland
Hi, my name is Kay and I’m the Activities Lead for all things ‘Life Enrichment’ at Glebefields care home in Drayton, Banbury.
Throughout my career within the care industry, I have thrived o the many challenges presented and developed immense satisfaction through enabling others. As an activities coordinator, I act with integrity and always ensure that I place residents at the heart of what I do. I work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to help create and maintain a robust service. I am committed to my personal and professional development which aligns Health and Social Care core values, providing diversity, empowerment, equality and independence for all residents.
Making links with local groups and organisations to ensure our residents remain part of the local community is a key part of my role, if you would like to make contact with me and our residents, please feel free to call me on 01733 246840 or drop me an email Glebefields.activities@barchester.com
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 Glebefields Care Home
Wonderful Wags from Winston!
Our residents love pets coming and visiting them and spending time with them. It's more interesting and fun when our own resident Millie's Dog (Winston) came for a visit. Winston met most of the residents and made them so happy.
Ivy, Tom, Raymond, Marlene, Minnie and Doreen enjoyed spending time with him. Ivy wanted to keep Winston with her.
Compliments and 5* Reviews
Our residents love helping us in doing our work. Yesterday when we were making our scrap book , Pam, Ivy, Marlene and Helen joined us in cutting pictures and pasting them in the scrap book. Ivy was so happy seeing the reviews our home has got on the carehome.co.uk website, Facebook and Glebefields website. She even added that all the reviews which are posted are very true and genuine. She also feels the same for the home. She loves staying with us and wishes our home grew more big. Her words made us feel so proud and we are happy that residents love us and our home a lot.
Employee of the Month - December 2022
Please join us in congratulating Housekeeping Assistant Barbara Walter on receiving employee of the month.
Barbara was nominated by our residents, her colleagues and residents’ relatives because she is always polite and has a whole home approach to all she does. Barbara enjoys her wellbeing chats with each resident and is extremely hard working.
The home’s General Manager, Nisha presented Barbara with her certificate, chocolates and a £25 voucher to say a special 'thank you' for her continued commitment to the home and dedication to the happiness of all our residents at Glebefields.
Community Christmas Gifting
Our General Manager; Nisha and the Glebefields management team and staff were out and about over the Christmas period spreading goodwill with thank you gifts from everyone at the Drayton home.
They started their deliveries by visiting Horton General Hospital - NHS with hampers for the Discharge team and hampers full of toys, games and chocolates for the Children's Ward. Before meeting with Jo, a previous Glebefields Care Home staff member who now works at The New Foscote Hospital.
We wanted to say a big THANK YOU for all you do. Merry Christmas and best wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2023 from your friends at Glebefields.
Glebefields Gingerbread House
The residents and staff at Glebefields created their own Gingerbread House. Everyone joined in with full enthusiasm and energy, be it mixing and making the gingerbread dough or helping create the icing decorations and fixing them to create the overall design. We are really proud with the final product!
Christmas Lunch Togetherness
Residents and staff at Glebefields Care home made it a Christmas to remember with lots of fun, laughter and a beautiful Christmas lunch cooked by our Chef Andy.
We had resident family members as guests for our super lunch which made the day even more special. Some of our residents went out with their families but they made sure they were back before the dinner was served. It was wonderful to see so many happy faces around the dining rooms.
Residents; Amelia and Marlene commented on how fabulous it was to spend Christmas Day with their home friends, and close family over lunch. We had many conversations on Christmas's past, when our residents were younger and the Christmas feast with their parents and how they used to spend their Christmas's together.
Upcoming events
Community Games Afternoon
We're welcoming our local community, families and friends for a lovely weekly get-together. Please join us every Thursday from 14:00-15:30 for fun and games.
Community Knit & Natter
Please join us on the second Tuesday of every month 2pm - 4pm. Enjoy friendly company as you knit and natter over tea, coffee and cake!
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 Wednesday 12.30-14.30pm, call now to book.
Community Scrabble Club
Join us every Thursday 11:00am - 12:30pm for a friendly game of Scrabble in a relaxed setting, come and test your word skills and make new friends.
