Activities at Hilton Park 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.
Jenelyn Szabo
Hello, my name is Jenelyn and I am the head of activities here at Hilton Park.
Having started my Barchester journey as a carer back in 2019, I have gained good experience of working closely with our residents. After being a carer I then moved onto the Activities team and thoroughly enjoyed working as an Activities co-ordinator, which led to my promotion to Activity Lead.
Nothing makes me happier than seeing the smiles on our residents faces.
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 Hilton Park Care Home
Hilton Park's Magic Show!
It's a kind of magic! We had a great morning today with magician Wayne Goodman! Many thanks from all the residents for a superb and interactive show, we look forward to having you back!
London Royal Academy of Music Student Pianist
Many thanks to Kayta who played some incredible classical piano for us today at Barchester Healthcare, Hilton Park.
Katya is from Moscow, currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London and she travelled down on the train today to play for us. What a treat it was to have her here ?
Reminiscing Activities
We had a fabulous afternoon online with a resident (who was a former model!) looking at all the latest collections from her favourite brands like Chanel, Prada and Gucci.
Our resident shared many exiting and joyful memories with us from her days modelling all around the world.
It is so important to reminisce on times we had when we were younger and to talk about some of our fondest memories. It is one of the best ways to get to know our residents. We like to spend 1 on 1 time with our residents to discuss their past, likes, loves and dislikes.
This is all part of our 'Resident of the Day' project. We have a nominated resident of the day where all of our staff spend some time with our resident to get to know them more, find out what foods they might like or dinners they might like to try and if there is anything more we can do for them.
Bert's Amaazing Creatures!
We had a fabulous afternoon at Hilton Park with Bert's Amazing Creatures! We were lucky to hold a beautiful rabbit, hedgehog, bearded dragon and snake this afternoon! Much fun was had all round!
Get Fit with Hilton Park!
We have been keeping fit, supple and strong this month with some NHS arm, neck and leg exercises, the residents like to keep moving and it's always fun and social too!
We have been so lucky to have lots of programmes and routines sent to us over the pandemic so we always make sure we use them to keep ourselves moving!
Google Maps and YouTube Interactive Session
Activities Coordinator, Sarah at Hilton Park Care Home in Bottisham had a great activity idea inviting our residents to an interactive sessions with Google Maps and YouTube. They spent a good hour finding out where they all use to live and being able to see it on Google Earth!
They went through all of their old towns, villages, old schools, old sports pitches and much more. They also used YouTube to get up all of the songs and singers they loved growing up! We know we can find almost anything on YouTube. Our residents are already looking forward to the next session!
Upcoming events
Stroke Awareness Presentation
We are pleased to announce that the Stroke Association will be coming to Hilton Park on Tuesday 2nd July at 2:30 to provide us with a presentation on Stroke Awareness.
