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
Bingo Time
This week has seen a rather competitive afternoon of Bingo played in our beautiful atrium. Residents had a thoroughly good time laughing at the Bingo calls and winning prizes.
Social activities such as these are always at the heart of Hilton Park.
Designated Visiting Suite
Residents are overjoyed at Hilton Park care home as Barchester Healthcare has implemented an indoor visiting suite for residents to continue to spend time with their loved ones in the upcoming months.
There has been much careful planning and preparation for this moment. The visiting suite has been designed with both comfort and safety in mind, and has been recently adapted from a room which is accessible internally by residents and externally by visitors. The room is similar to a living room with comfortable furnishings, and heated to create a welcoming and warm environment, and has an intercom system fitted, so residents can clearly communicate, and engage in conversation, whilst being able to see their friends and family through a Perspex glass divider, fitted for safety to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Infection control protocols and safe social distancing are in place for every visit, including a hand sanitizer station before entry. Cleaning at Hilton Park care home will take place after each visit to ensure chairs, seats, hard surfaces including windowsills, and the Perspex glass divider are wiped down appropriately.
Suja Mathai, General Manager at the home, said: “The visiting suite has been a much welcomed development for our residents at Hilton Park to continue to receive much looked forward to visits from their loved ones, as the weather changes. The indoor visiting suite visits are well organised, and a lot of safety measures have been put in place to ensure they are Covid-secure. It will be wonderful to see how happy it makes the residents and their relatives in a warm and cosy environment.”
Hilton Park are communicating with resident families to explain the new online booking system.
A Classical Afternoon
Hilton Park is fortunate to have a talented pianist as a resident. Many of our residents spent a relaxing afternoon in our wonderful atrium listening to him play classical music on our piano. He always draws a crowd when he plays.
Baby Shower
Residents enjoyed helping staff to celebrate a baby shower for a member of staff. They helped decorate and gave presents, then enjoyed pizza and cake.
Dominoes Fun
Here at Woodside, residents enjoyed playing dominoes ,chatting together and reminiscencing.
I Spy
Doug's hobby is photography. He enjoyed going around the garden with a camera ready to see what he could capture through his lens.
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.
