Activities at Hollyfields Care Home
Our Activities programme is formulated using resident requests and feedback from resident meetings. Residents are involved in planning the programme with things they they would like to do throughout the year. There is a mixture of activities that take place including both group and 1-1 engagement. Residents at Hollyfields particularly enjoy movement to music activities enabling them to increase their level of physical abilities and have fun at the same time, whilst others enjoy musical singalongs and food based activities throughout the week.
We have a mini bus that enables us to reconnect our residents with their community in ways that suite themselves as individuals. This can be achieved by visiting local farms, Georgian towns, local attractions and even the local public house for lunch with friends. Hollyfields have a great relationship with their local community and have visits from local organisations such as The Wyre Community Land Trust and are currently undertaking a 12 week funded project from Arts Etc. Residents at Hollyfields enjoy Pet Therapy visits from their pet rabbit 'Thumper' and like to help clean and feed him daily. Relatives can be encouraged to join us for activities and again are very supportive with delivering theme days and fundraising events within the home.
Kaylee White
Hi, my name is Kaylee and I joined the Hollyfields care team in February 2021. I love getting to know our residents and I'm extremely passionate about their continued wellbeing and life enrichment through tailored activities. I became part of the Activities team to develop more in this area and expand the type of fulfilling activities and events we provide.
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 Hollyfields Care Home
Olympic Fever at Hollyfields
Today our residents enjoyed watching the Paris Olympics as the competitors practiced their back flips we settled down for some less strenuous exercises and floor game sports. We were definitely going for gold! Mavis won the bowls. Trudy’s hand-eye coordination was on point with the hand ball and Pat’s score on Quoit blew everyone’s out of the water!
During our afternoon of fun we had some great memories shared, though not quite Olympic sports, rounders and rugby seemed to be the firm favourites from our resident’s childhoods.
Mavis had us chuckling as the gymnastics, declaring ‘yes, that’s what I do first thing every morning!’
Baking Session - Cheesecakes
National Cheesecake Day on 30th July is one of the creamiest days of the year! It's a day to indulge in the decadence of this dessert and the residents at Hollyfields and Ivy House enjoyed making their very own deconstructed cheesecakes on this very special day. It’s safe to say, they had the most fun eating them!
We also reminisced about our favourite puddings and those our residents like to bake themselves… Lilly’s was upside apple cake and Beryl liked anything with fruit.
Happy Day at Hartlebury Castle
Some of our residents enjoyed a lovely day out today, having a picnic in the gorgeous grounds of Hartlebury Castle. We had some lessons in horticulture from Sheila and Martin, their combined experiences and advice are greatly welcomed by us green finger wannabe's!
Attending Sunday Service
This week we attended the Sunday Service at St Mary and All Saints in Kidderminster Church of England Diocese of Worcester. Our residents really enjoyed being a part of the wider community and talked about their days not only in adult life visiting church, but as children, when for many of them they were part of the choir.
It was quite emotional and we are so humbled by the kindness shown to us all. Also a big thank you to Gemma who came in on her day off to support the outing. We couldn’t do these things without the help and kindness from our staff and volunteers.
Ice Creams and River Walk
We had a lovely walk along the river today, with a chippy-chips lunch and a cooling ice cream… what more could we ask for? We had planned a day visiting a local community café, but when we asked Nan what she would prefer she said ice cream by the river. We simply had to oblige!
Employee of the Month - June
We are thrilled to announce that our Employee of the Month is none other than Sarah Finch, our incredible Head chef! Sarah has been nominated by several of her colleagues for her outstanding contributions to our Home.
Sarah’s amazing cakes and delicious meals have brought so much joy to our residents and staff. Her dedication, creativity, and passion for cooking truly shine through in every dish she prepares. Whether it’s a special event or a regular day, Sarah’s culinary talents make every meal a delightful experience.
We are so grateful to have Sarah as part of our Hollyfields family. Please join us in congratulating her on this well-deserved recognition! Thank you, Sarah, for all that you do. Keep up the fantastic work.
Upcoming events
November Open Day - All Welcome
We warmly welcome you to join us for our homes open day event on Saturday 23rd November. Come and meet our manager, staff and wonderful residents.
Dance Performance
Join us on 23rd November at our Open Day for a dance performance by 'Triple Threat Productions' from 11am. All Welcome!
Recycled Teenagers Entertain
Please join us on 23rd November for our Open Day performance from 'The Recycled Teenagers' come and sing the afternoon away with friends from 2pm. All Welcome!
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
