Activities at Hunters Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
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.
Ben Sandall
Hello I am Ben and I am the Activities Coordinator at Hunters. I started working at Hunters as part of the hospitality team, but when a vacancy came up on the activities team I jumped at the opportunity. I have seen how important a varied activities programme is and the team ensure we offer something for everyone including regular past times.
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 Hunters Care Home
Birds of prey visit Hunters
Another magical afternoon as we welcomed back the amazing birds of prey from Walks With Hawks. We were introduced to "Buzz" an Aplomado Falcon, "Georgie" a ten week old Barn Owl, "Mowgli" a six week old Indian Scops Owl as well as the return of a favourite here at Hunters, a cheeky Burrowing Owl called "Pickle".
A big thank you to Kellie, who was once again on hand to tell us all about these amazing birds and as usual was amazing with all of our residents. Animal sessions of any kind are always popular at Hunters and are so important to help keep our residents engaged and happy.
Hunters Summer Party
This week we held a summer party at Hunters and what a fun afternoon it was! With live music from the brilliant Earl Tee Music. Solo and delicious summer cocktails it was a brilliant celebration of everything summer.
It wasn't long before residents were up dancing and singing along to some feel-good classics. Live music events are always the most popular at Hunters and this was no exception. The sun was shining on us all and everyone left with a huge smile, feeling good!
Trip to Equestrian Centre
Today we took our annual trip next door to enjoy some dressage at Hunters Equestrian.
Such a popular session, we had over 20 residents queuing up for the minibus, eagerly waiting to see the beautiful horses and their riders. We got to see both the practising and some of the judging. It was a fantastic morning, even the sun made an appearance.
Alpaca visit
This week we welcomed back Diane and Heather from Lane House Alpacas/ Alpaca Walking along with two of their amazing Alpacas, Heartbreaker and Renegade!
The sun was shining and our residents couldn't wait to get outside and meet these two fascinating creatures. Both Heartbreaker and Renegade were very well-behaved and enjoyed lots of attention from residents, family and staff.
Such a fun afternoon, topped off my an ice lolly in the sun!
VE Day celebrations!
Wow, what an amazing few days celebrating the 80th Anniversary of VE Day here at Hunters!
We have had historical talks, quizzes, and singalongs. The highlight was our brilliant street party-themed event, with live music from the always fantastic PianoHedgehog Rob!
Everyone sang along to the old favourites before indulging in a delicious piece of traditional Victoria sponge cake baked especially by our head chef, Leo.
Lots of fun in what has been an emotional week full of reminiscing, laughter and even a few tears. It has been a wonderful experience to share with our residents.
Hunter's Gardening Club
Today we made the most of the beautiful sunshine and launched our new Gardening Club at Hunters. Several of our residents are very green-fingered and miss having their own gardens to look after. Many have requested the chance to help out on our grounds once the warmer weather arrived, so we duly obliged.
Led by our brilliant gardener Chrissy, first on the agenda was to start work on our wonderful courtyard area with lots of weeding, potting and planting going on. Helping to transform what is a very popular spot for our residents to sit and relax during the summer. Lots of hard work, but lots of fun as we all got stuck in.
The plan is to run the club every couple of weeks, with the residents themselves choosing what they would like to do, what needs to be planted and which areas need the most attention.
