Activities at Hampton Grove Care Home
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Lisa May
I started working for Barchester in October 2020. The team here at Hampton Grove have made me feel welcome. No day is ever the same here.
My varied daily activities and events help to create a stimulating engagement programme to enhance the quality of life for each resident within the home.
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 Hampton Grove Care Home
Bowling Trip
Tenpin Bowling
Residents took a trip to Bretton Tenpin Bowling today. Residents were very competitive towards each other and tried so hard to get a strike. Once a strike had been achieved, everyone cheered and clapped.
It was a great experience for everyone.
Trip to Hunstanton
On Friday we enjoyed a trip to Hunstanton. We stated off the day by watching the tide come in before tucking into some fish and chips. Then we spent the afternoon looking around the Sea Life Centre, learning about all the different animals. Lastly we stopped off for ice cream and no trip to the seaside is complete without a stick of rock!
45th Wedding Anniversary Celebrations
On Saturday we celebrated the 45th wedding anniversary with Karen and Peter.
Karen lives here in Hampton Grove and her husband Peter visits most days, and has become a very good friend to our residents, always making time for them when he visits.
So Hampton Grove wanted to make it a little special for them.
We set up a little tea party for the two of them and made a special cake for them to enjoy.
From all of our family here at Hampton we would like to wish them both a very happy anniversary.
Making Wishes Come True
Hampton Grove celebrated a 103rd birthday today - the wonderful Charlotte.
Charlotte loves watching cars pass by the home and when asked what she wanted for her special day, Charlotte replied 'I like fast cars'!
Activities leader Lisa May contacted Junction17 Cars, to see if they could make this wish come true for her.
Junction 17 couldn't of been more obliging and brought along a BMW sports car.
Charlotte was over the moon today as they took her for a spin around Yaxley with her son beside her.
Afterwards we celebrated with cake before finishing off the day with entertainment and party food joined by all our residents.
When asked Charlotte had she enjoyed her day, Charlotte replied 'I'm speechless thank you'.
Dementia Action Week
During Dementia Action Week this week, residents spent time with some very special pets from Michelle's Animal Petting Party.
Animal therapy can help reduce the effects of dementia—anxiety, agitation, irritability, depression, and loneliness. By their friendliness and non-threatening way, pets can help a dementia patient be more interactive, when sometimes they are not able to do so in social settings with other adults.
Garden centre visit!!
Today we visited Nottcuts Garden Centre and enjoyed wandering round checking out all the spring and summer plants.
Residents enjoyed a lovely cup of coffee or tea with cakes and chatting with friends.
