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Hickathrift House Care Home offers Residential care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay.

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Activities at Hickathrift House Care Home

We have two Activities Coordinators here at Hickathrift House. We have a wide range of activities within the home, including musical entertainment, arts & crafts, clubs for like-minded people, such as flower arranging and gardening, board games, baking (where the best bit is the eating afterwards!), and we celebrate special events throughout the year. We also have trips out on a regular basis using our own minibus, where we find out places of interest each person would like to visit.

It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these activities as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join in with activities and events as often as they can.

For the less mobile residents, we unique one-to-one session, such as simple chats over a cup of tea, reading or listening to music. Activities are some of the most important aspects of a care home, so it is essential that our team are dedicated to ensuring that residents are entertained, and that life at Hickathrift House is fun and active.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Kat Colangelo

Activities Lead

Hello, my name is Kat and I am the Activities Lead here at Hickathrift House.

Since 2017 I have been working in the field of well-being and I am passionate and enthusiastic about enriching all our of residents' quality of life.

As the Activities Lead at Hickathrift House, my focus is learning about each of our resident's likes and dislikes and supporting them to remain receptive and active in addition to supporting them to engage with our local community friends.

I organise activities to stimulate the mind, body and soul in an enjoyable, comfortable way. My aim is to diversify and increase activities ensuring that there is something for everyone - from Wine and Cheese events, excursions on our home Mini Bus as well as individual bespoke person-centered activities.

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 Hickathrift House Care Home

Cinema Trip

What a fabulous time we had on Monday visiting the pictures to watch Mamma Mia! Residents were bobbing away and singing along throughout the film. At Hickathrift House we plan an array of outings suggested by residents and their loved ones.

Pub Outing

Residents really enjoyed a fantastic trip to the pub for a pint or two. We sat by the window and were enjoying watching the world go by and chatting away about our favourite drinks and classic pub stories. Everyone had a fabulous time and thoroughly enjoyed each other's company. Here at Hickathrift House we try to arrange a minimum of 5 trips a month ranging from cinema screenings to community clubs.

Jubilee Celebrations

What an incredible Jubilee party here at Hickathrift House Care Home! Thank you to all our families, friends and loved ones who helped us celebrate, the dedicated staff for helping, the chef and residents for the amazing spread, and to KJ & The Catt for your fabulous singing and entertainment! Happy 70th Jubilee Your Majesty!

Bible Reading

Residents were happily visited by good news for Everyone, formally known as Gideon’s UK, for a pleasant morning chat about the bible. Good news for Everyone donated each resident one of their vibrant hope magazines and a bible. We are looking forward to them visiting again and joining us for more bible readings and hymns.

Gardening Club

Residents have been busy growing fruit, vegetables, and stunning flowers in our garden spaces around the home. We're hoping to have our first harvest of strawberries ever so soon.

VE Day

We marked the anniversary of VE Day in style by throwing a 1940s afternoon party to remember. The home was decorated in red, white and blue and residents and staff dressed up in their 1940s-inspired land girl outfits and enjoyed an afternoon of big band music and dancing with KJ & the Catt, musical performers.