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
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.
World Smile Day
Sometimes all it takes to make the day better is a smile whether it’s one someone gives to you, or one you share with another. On Friday 7th October, the whole home got involved to send a smile and compliment to one another in celebration of #Worldsmileday
Give it a go today... you'll feel 'Smiles Better' all day.
Seasonal Artistry
"Flowers whisper 'Beauty!' to the world even as they fade, wilt and fall"
Residents at Glebefields like to remember their past and what all they did during Spring and Summer. They made creative flowers which they like by using different materials like buttons and artificial foliage.
They all love using different colours and mediums to create textured pictures. Paul, Marlene, Helen, Edith and Marianne enjoyed the fun of making a collage of coloured paper flowers.
