Activities at Highview House Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Aiden Wylie
Hello, my name is Aiden Wylie, and I am Head Activities Coordinator here at Highview House. My job is to ensure a mentally and physically challenging and varied calendar of activities. I want to involve all our residents in a warm and welcoming environment.
My career has been in education and I have lived in countries as diverse as Japan and Iraq, but in 2022 I came to Highview with the ambition of offering a range of activities, trips and entertainment which lead to lasting memories and experiences.
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 Highview House Care Home
St Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17th March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Today we celebrated with a very special guest, our very own Lisa the Leprechaun. Lisa delivered gold to the residents and offered them the chance to try Baileys Irish Cream and Guinness, some traditional Irish drinks. The residents also enjoyed donning their very own hat and beard.
It's British Pie Week
It’s British Pie Week! Throughout one of the most delicious weeks of the year, our residents got involved in fun-filled activities and pie tasting sessions.
Pies are considered as a British National dish and we spent some time learning about the history of pies and exploring different recipes.
Our talented chef prepared residents’ favourite pies, so we can all enjoy them, from British Fish Pie to Chicken and Mushroom Pie and Cheese and Onion Pie.
Of course we focused on the sweet side of pies too with Choc Chip Pecan Pie and Cherry Crumble Pie.
Politics and Passion at Cliveden
We were treated to an amazing live virtual talk and a tour of Cliveden, hosted by the house and chapel guides from the National Trust Talks Service.
The volunteers kindly gave us a tour around the famous house taking an in-depth look at Cliveden’s many stories from its 350 year history, from devilish dukes to scandalous headlines and boundary-breaking garden designs to political notoriety.
Starting with the Duke of Buckingham who built the first house in 1666, our residents met the key owners who helped shape the house and its gardens including the Orkney, Sutherland and Astor families.
The talk was accompanied by an illustrated presentation which brought to life these individuals and showed how their influence at Cliveden still continues today.
Getting to know you!
It is important that we know as much as we can about our residents, their lives before they came to live with us and their aspirations now that they are here. We utilise our "Getting to know me" booklets to gather information on their likes/dislikes, hobbies, family, friends etc. and create a mini life story for each individual. These are updated and added to regularly to reflect our residents current desires and to assist us in helping our residents to achieve them, it is also a wonderful way to spend quality one to one time with our residents.
A breath of fresh air
Some of our residents took advantage of a little winter sunshine and enjoyed some much needed fresh air. We have a fish pond in the garden and our residents were delighted to see the fish swimming around. We are looking forward to more outdoor activities weather permitting. We also visited our vegetable garden which we started last year to give it a clean so we can prepare for this year’s crop. We have had lots of ideas from our residents and staff of different vegetable’s to grow, so in the next couple of months we will be starting to sow the seeds ready for planting.
Virtual coffee experience
We had a fabulous time joining NESCAFÉ’s virtual coffee experience.
We were able to look into how they sustainably farm their coffee beans, as well as, to have a virtual tour of one of their factories all from the comfort of our home.
To make things even more interesting, our residents had the chance to test their knowledge with an interactive quiz, and to the delight of all to taste the signature Sweet Cinnamon Shaken Iced Coffee cocktail.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us - all welcome.
Merry Christmas!
Could you be a Volunteer?
Volunteers provide a valuable and wide variety of services in many different settings. Do you have spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Calling all Emergency Services
Calling all emergency personnel! Come and take a break on us - there may be a cake or two available!
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting?
Looking for somewhere to host a meeting? We can help! For more information please contact the home direct.