Activities at Iris Court 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 an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators will bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Natalie Robinson
Hello, I'm Natalie, and for nearly five enriching years, I've dedicated myself to the role of an activity coordinator. My passion lies in understanding the unique interests of each individual under our care. At Iris Court, I strive to craft activities tailored to the preferences of our residents, ensuring no one ever feels socially isolated. Whether someone wants to participate minimally or fully immerse themselves, my goal remains constant: fostering a sense of community and joy in every moment.
Join me as we embark on this journey of connection, laughter, and shared experiences. Together, let's create cherished memories that will illuminate the path ahead. Welcome to Iris Court, where every day holds the promise of something special.
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 Iris Court Care Home
Tring Natural History Museum Visit
Carehome.co.uk Awards
We are so happy to announce that we have received the 'Top 20 Came Home 2024' Award from Carehome.co.uk!
We have received this award in recognition that our home is in the top 20 rated care homes in our region, based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends.
Everyone at the home has been working incredibly hard to achieve high standards of care for their residents and are thrilled to celebrate this amazing achievement. Carehome.co.uk is the leading care home reviews website in the UK with nearly 18,000 care homes, 16 million+ visits per year and over 300,000 care home reviews.
A broad selection of friends and families have left glowing reviews of their experiences with the home on the website. To achieve this award is a huge team effort, and we would like to say a big thank you to anyone who left a review and helped us achieve this award.
Owl Adventures at Iris Court
Residents at Iris Court were treated to some special and unexpected visitors when a number of owls from owl adventures came to visit us!.
Owl adventures aim to rescue injured birds from the wild or when they required care, so it was a very special treat for our residents who embraced their new feathered friends perching on their arm. with the visit being arranged as one of our regular animal therapy sessions, this one defiantly boosted the mood and grew our residents closer together sharing this moment.
With many of our residents saying " It was wonderful to welcome such beautiful birds, the visit provided something completely different and i thoroughly enjoyed the visit and welcome them back.
North Herts Bee Keepers Talk
Iris Court had the pleasure of welcoming in Gary from North Herts Bee Keepers Association into to join our dementia café and give us a talk on all things bee related, to different species, hives that you can find, different levels of Hobbyist and lastly some delicious honey made by Gary and his bees!.
The talk was fantastic to reminisce as some of of our residents had previously been members of the same association or kept bee's themselves and still remain friends with some friends in common, which was wonderful to catch up on!.
At Iris Court we are passionate about residents being able to continue enjoying lifelong hobbies, as well as exploring new adventures whilst living at our home.
Safari Animals Visit Iris Court
Iris Court had a friendly visit from Stu's Safari animals this week.
We always welcome Stu back with open arms as he never fails to ensure he has brought along different safari animals to visit us. With pet therapy having many benefits for us all, it is clear to see one of the benefits is prevent social isolation, and boosting mood with some of the lovely smiles and friendships we have seen today. We also learn plenty of handy information regarding all the different safari animals that we see whilst having the most enjoyable time together!.
Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program and features regularly on our resident-led weekly activity planner.
Pixie & Pickles Pet Therapy visit Iris Court
Iris Court had the pleasure of welcoming in Pixie & Pickles Therapy Ponies for the first time into Iris Court.
We loved having Pixie and Pickles in for the afternoon, whilst having plenty of time to spend making a fuss of them, and walking them through Iris Court defiantly worked up our appetite for dinner we also learnt about Shetland ponies their work on the farm and love for polo's as a treat!.
As a nation of animal lovers it is easy to see the huge benefit of having different animals into visit us at Iris Court with this boosting movement, and companionship , reducing stress or anxiety and boosting our well-being!.
Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program and features regularly on our resident-led weekly activity planner at Iris Court.
Upcoming events
Dementia Cafe
Join us for the morning to enjoy breakfast pastries, tea and coffee whilst Alzheimer's Society will be in attendance and many others showcasing their support.
Mad Hatters Tea Party
Join us at Iris Court for a tea party like no other, with live entertainment, games and your quirkiest outfit or accessories
