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
Oomph! Alan Entertains
Oomph! TV provides our residents with live exercise classes and activity sessions as well as videos from expert partners. All recorded for on demand playback.
This week our residents enjoyed a singalong dance session with 'Alan' that took them on a reminiscence journey back to their dance hall days. The care team had fun getting to know some fabulous strictly ballroom new moves!
World Pasta Day
World Pasta Day was brought into existence as part of the World Pasta Congress on the 25th of October in 1995. Experts from all over the world came together to discuss the glories of the noodle, with particular emphasis on the importance of spreading knowledge of the world’s panorama of pasta. This organization uses World Pasta Day to promote the eating of pasta, along with its cultural and culinary importance.
Here at Glebefields Carehome we celebrated the world pasta day in our own style. Residents participated and made different pasta flowers.Food days are simple and easy to celebrate, but they can come with a variety of layers as well. Look to these ideas for inspiration which our residents brought into place and celebrated their own way of World Pasta Day.
Happy Diwali Everyone
In celebration of ‘Diwali’ the Hindu festival of lights, Dinesh the homes Admin Assistant delighted everyone by wearing traditional dress to work and updating everyone on the history behind the festival.
Whilst listening to traditional music, our residents and visitoring friends enjoyed making patterned rangoli art and brightly coloured paper lanterns to signify the triumph of good over evil. Diwali honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, the lamps help Lakshmi find her way into people’s homes.
Nisha, General Manager at Glebefields, said: “To celebrate Diwali at the home was fantastic, the colourful glow of the lamps created a very wonderful atmosphere and our chef made the most delicious dishes – everyone had a fantastic time.”
Wear It Pink Day
On Friday 22 October 2021, we all embraced “wear it pink “day to help raise money for Breast Cancer Now. Our residents, and staff put on their favourite pink clothes and accessories to show their support for this wonderful campaign. We had fun making and decorating pink cakes for all to enjoy with afternoon tea and pink related word searches and quizzes.
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.
