Activities at Hunters 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.
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.
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 Hunters Care Home
Residents Prepare Poppy Display
This week at Hunters the residents have been busy preparing the display to mark Remembrance Day. It is really important that every year we create a poppy display for everyone to see as they come into the home through reception.
Trip to Dobbies for the Hunter's Woodland Trail
With plans underway for the Hunters' Woodland Trail residents went out today to look for more items to display. We visited Dobbies in Cirencester and were immediately attracted to an ornamental tortoise. As the five ladies sat down for tea and coffee our tortoise was officially named - Terry. Everyone also enjoyed the stunning Christmas displays at the garden centre. The trail is an exciting project within our stunning grounds, the concept is to create an interesting pathway for all to enjoy.
Animal Mania Comes to Hunters!
John from Animal Mania visited Hunters with a selection of exotic and very interesting animals. A big thank you to John for such an informative visit and talk giving the residents the chance to get close to the beautiful animals which included a giant rabbit, a skunk, tortoise, frog, corn snakes and a chinchilla.
Pumpkin carving
There has been great fun this week pumpkin carving with residents. It has been a really enjoyable activity for everyone to take part in, we have been all around the home and we love the spooky creations. We took time to find out more about Halloween, the origins go back to the eighth century.
We also talked about how much bigger Halloween has become in the UK over the past 10 years with children trick and treating. There are always plenty of treats at Hunters!
Music Hall Memories
Residents from our Memory Lane community really enjoyed an old time music hall keyboard recital from musician Ray Dolphin. Everyone had a lovely afternoon reminiscing and joining in with all of their old favourites singing along and dancing.
Employee of the Month
Congratulations to Sophie Gillman who is employee of the month here at Hunters. Sophie works as a hostess and was nominated by the residents who said that she is always kind, considerate and helpful. Well done Sophie you are a very valued member of the team.
