Activities at Hempton Field Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Hempton Field Care Home
Day Trip Around Oxfordshire
Friday brought one of the most exciting days of the past 12 months, with our first of many minibus ‘outings’ just for fun!
The route started with a meander through charming Chinnor, onto Thame, passing through the longest and widest high street market area in the country onto the picturesque Shabbington village, in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. Our residents took note of The Old Fisherman’s pub as a place to visit when restrictions are fully lifted.
From Shabbington we travelled to Worminghall, and crossed the M40 onto Horton-cum-Studley where we started a loop skirting Otmoor, through Oddington with its narrow roads onto Islip. We stopped for a picnic at the parish of Fencott and Murcott, south of Bicester.
The views along the route were amazing, fields full of bright yellow Rapeseed and beautiful waterways with hanging willows. On our homebound journey we went via Beckley, Oxfordshire, past the magnificent masts, onto Forest Hill past Wheatley. Back over the M40 and through the villages of Milton Common, Tetsworth, Postcombe and Aston Rowant before arriving back at Hempton Field in Chinnor.
With the Cotswolds and Chiltons on our door step, we really do live in such a beautiful location. It was simply the best day out.
Big thanks to Tim our gardener/driver, activities Nina, and Home Manager Sharon for all their efforts in making it happen!
Morning Exercise with a difference
Morning exercise with a parachute and beach ball is an unusual way to wake your bones however... our residents absolutely love this activity, it gets them moving and smiling its a great start to any day!
St George's Day BBQ
St George's Day brought the sunshine, and an opportunity for our residents to dine outside and catch a few rays. Chef set up the BBQ and we had a jolly good time in celebration of our patron saint. No dragons aloud!
Holy Communion
We're very lucky at Hempton Field to have this beautiful quiet space. The conversion into two rooms early last year provided the home with an invauable 'visitor suite' enabling our residents and families to meet safely throughout the pandemic.
This week; Jackie and Margaret from St Andrews Church Chinnor used the room to provide a personal Holy Communion service to our residents. Resident; Elizabeth said "it’s so lovely to see them in person, we've enjoyed them on Zoom, but today was extra special".
The service went so well, Jackie and Margaret have scheduled to visit the resident group on a monthly basis from now on.
The Queens 95th Birthday Tea
To celebrate The Queens’ 95th birthday yesterday, several of our ladies gathered together to have a special tea party in her honour, with fine china, lovely sandwiches and tasty cakes.
Our residents are very patriotic and enjoyed chatting together about the Queens’ life, and sharing memories of seeing her at various royal events over the years. We send our love and best wishes to this very special lady; the head of the monarchy, who will always have our respect, and who we hold dear to our hearts.
National Chinese Writing Day
To celebrate 'National Chinese Writing Day' our residents took pleasure in requesting chef to cook them an authentic Chinese meal. Just look at their smiling faces... they absolutely loved it!
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