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
1000 piece Jigsaw triumph
Well done Paul, what an achievement, completing a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle in less than 3 weeks! There’s nothing more satisfying than popping in that last piece. Onto the next challenge... this time a 500 piece puzzle, let’s see how long it takes you to complete?
Paul loves to relax in the drawing room, with a little light music in the background and his puzzles, if you fancy a short relaxing break, we're currently offering 3 weeks for 2 on respite stays.
'Thank You' From Glebefields
Here at Glebefields Care Home, we put together a beautiful rainbow thank you banner in honour of all the NHS, key workers and all who cared for us and supported the community during the past year and always.
Our thank you banner is displayed near a busy Banbury junction, in front of a local shop (Dhwanee Supermarkets), in the aim to brighten up everyone’s day and to spread joy and positivism into the community.
A big THANK YOU from all team members and residents at Glebefields Care Home. Keep smiling everyone.
Happy 60th Birthday Chef Andrew
Residents and staff at Glebefields couldn’t let ‘Andy’ our wonderful chef miss out on having a birthday celebration to mark his 60th.
Andy has been part of the home team since November 2019. He’s a great guy, always ready to make everyone’s day special, he loves chatting with our residents and cracking jokes. He's a brilliant baker, but today the chocolate cake was on us!
Happy birthday from everyone at Glebefields; we hope you’ve had a lovely day, and enjoy planting your ‘peace lily’, watching it grow over time with a beer or two.
The Queen's Birthday Party
The residents at Glebefields care home celebrated Our Queen's birthday in style, with the music of chirping birds, we had a wonderful afternoon Tea Party in the garden. The cakes and sanwiches were delicious!
Sunshine and Scrabble!
We had a lovely day in the gorgeous sunshine yesterday, enjoying our competitive scrabble sessions with our homemade lemonade to keep us all cool and hydrated.
Saying Goodbye & Happy Retirement to Mariya
We have had the pleasure of beautiful 'Mariya' working with the team here at Glebefields for the past 12 years. It was with a heavy heart the residents and staff said 'good bye and happy retirement'
Even though it was a sad moment saying goodbye, we wanted to ensure Mariya she would be truly missed and poured her will good will messages and presents. We arranged for her to receive one of her favourites; a delicious fresh fruit cake, this time with her face on it!
Our residents gave her a Ted Baker necklace and the matching earrings came from her colleagues. The home manager and deputy presented Mariya with a beautiful L.Credi back-bag as a thank you from all at Barchester for her dedication and service to Glebefields over the years.
We all wish you a 'Happy and Healthy' retirement, you’ll not be forgotten, please come and visit at any time; we’re looking forward to wow'ing you on a show round of the newly refurbished home.
