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
Christmas Arts with Local Children
What a joy! Doing Arts & Crafts is always a pleasure however, when our residents are joined by the young students of Hornton Primary School it becomes enormous fun.
During this intergenerational session the students and our residents handcrafted some wonderful Christmas decorations and cards. Everyone at Glebefields care home wish to thank the school for visiting and look forward to seeing their smiling faces again very soon.
Celebrating 30 Years Delivering Expert Care
Excitement levels were through the roof at Glebefields as staff and residents celebrated Barchester's 30th anniversary!
Parent company, Barchester Healthcare, who run Glebefields care home, started out in 1992 with just one care home, Moreton Hill, in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. Fast forward 30 years and Barchester is now the second largest care home company in the UK with 250 care homes and private hospitals all over the country.
To celebrate, Glebefields opened its doors on 27th November for a fantastic party. Residents and guests were entertained with live music from Bill Tustain and his amazing keyboard whilst enjoying an array of homemade 'Afternoon tea delights' including lashing of lemonade and slices of fresh cream cake for everyone!
Nisha Shaji General Manager at Glebefields care home, said: “It is wonderful to be part of such a fantastic company as Barchester. We had a fabulous time celebrating our 30th anniversary with all of our residents, their friends and families and our brilliant staff, it was such a lovely day. It was great to have so many people from the local community come and join us to help us celebrate 30 years of Barchester.”
Dr Pete Calveley, CEO of Barchester Healthcare, commented: “I am incredibly proud of everything we have all achieved as a company growing from just one home in 1992 to 250 high quality homes and hospitals delivering personalised care to each of our residents today, it really is phenomenal. I want to thank all our amazing teams and our wonderful residents; I hope everyone had a brilliant time celebrating this important milestone for Barchester and for us all.”
Football Fever!
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the sport's global governing body. It was founded in the year 1930 and currently have 32 teams.
We are happy to say that our residents at Glebefields Carehome are really enjoying the live football match between England and Iran. They are all set to cheer on their favourite team. We can see the excitement and love towards football on our residents faces.
Song and Dance with Tristan
We were thoroughly entertained this week by solo guitar playing musician Tristan Jackson-Pate with his extensive repertoire including stories and sing-along songs, he had our resident’s mesmerised and up for a boogie. Thank you Tristan, we look forward to your next visit ... we'll definitely be keeping our dancing shoes handy!
Blooming Lovely!
Beautiful blooms! We'd like to send a big thank you to the Glebefields 'Flower Club' for creating this week’s table displays. They really are stunning and smell divine.
Village Hall Afternoon Tea
Having been invited to attend a 'talk' at the local Drayton Village Hall our residents set off with a spring in their step, unfortunately the speaker couldn't make it, so we invited some of the disappointed attendees to join us back at Glebefields for an impromptu quiz and afternoon tea before Scrabble club.
Our doors are always open, you ever fancy making new friends over a hot drink and homemade slice of cake or would like to join us at an event or activity please give Kay a call to find out 'what's on' at Glebefields in the coming weeks.
