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
Shire Mobility Demonstrations
Barchester Healthcare know the importance of supporting local business, many of our homes are located at the heart of the community and have the ability to offer a safe, warm and welcoming venue for small, private and social events.
Today we send a big THANK YOU to the Shire Mobility team from the Banbury store for joining us at Glebefields yesterday to showcase their products and services to our residents and guests.
Miles had fun demonstrating one of their personal mobility scooters. As he travelled through our corridors with ease, we learnt about the importance of finding the right solution for personal ability. There are many factors to consider, thankfully the Shire Mobility team provide a no obligation consultation service; in store at your home to find out more visit: https://shiremobility.co.uk/
Harvest Festival Church Service
On Sunday our residents enjoyed baking bread to add to our Harvest Festival display. The aroma of freshly baked goods flooded the home during the harvest thanksgiving service.
Led by local Lay Minister; Lindy Bridgeman from St Peter Church, Drayton. We sang and gave praise to all the UK farmers and local growers across Banbury who work so hard all year round to provide us with home grown produce.
Meet Our Manager Day
We'd like to send a big thank you to all the wonderful visitors we had join us on Saturday for our 'Meet the Manager and Team' Open Day event.
Some of our lovely lady residents enjoyed preparing fresh flower arrangements and table decorations to showcase each dining room, and we we're all thoroughly entertained by the fabulous 'The Starlings' trio.
Employee of the Month - September 2022
Please join us in congratulating Registered Nurse; Benazir Shakkir on receiving ‘Employee of the Month’ for being so very kind, diligent, full of patience, and care.
Benazir was nominated by our residents, her colleagues and residents’ relatives who all felt she really deserved extra recognition for the amazing work she does every day and particularly throughout September.
Benazir was congratulated by the home’s General Manager for the achievement and was presented with a £25 voucher and chocolates as a special thank you.
Nisha Shaji, General Manager at Glebefields said: “I’m delighted to have such a caring and talented individual working as part of our team and I hope this ‘Employee of the Month’ award goes some way towards showing how much Benazir’s hard work is valued.
We are really proud to have her part of the team, she’s always calm, and her smile lights up every room.”
Chocolate Crispies
Having fun together making delicious chocolate crispy cakes for our Macmillan Cancer Support 'Big Coffee Morning'.
If Music Be the Food of Love...
"Music has the power to brighten our mood, reframe our perspective, and turn that frown upside down in no time flat."
What a fabulous day, full of swinging songs from Bill Tustain with his mixture of 50's to 70's music. Our residents and staff thoroughly enjoyed his show. We are happy to welcome him again to entertain our residents, A smile on their face means a lot to us.
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.
