Activities at Kenwyn 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.
Scarlett Eastham
As the head of Activities and Kenwyn, Scarlett has been part of the team for two years, Initially working as a Care Assistant. She has a genuine passion for spending time with residents, always making their happiness her priority and bringing smiles to their faces.
Scarlett loves reading, self-care and cooking. A true animal lover, she has a particular fondness for diary cows. Originally from Burnley, she moved down to Cornwall a few years ago and has embraced life in Cornwall ever since.
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 Kenwyn Care Home
Heartfelt Reading Session Brings Joy and Camaraderie to Our Community
One of our popular activities is our reading sessions, which are held alongside our book and poetry clubs.
We all sit together and our residents read some of their favourite scripts from novels to newspapers, and then also read extracts to each other.
One of our residents read aloud a touching poem about growing older and we enjoyed the camaraderie that the activity brought us all.
Reading can have a positive impact on general wellbeing for the elderly, bringing enjoyment and escapism.
Sharing books is a great way to bring people together and rereading favourites can bring back memories of happy times, friends, family and even holidays.
Arm Chair Yoga with Kenwyn's Physio
Have we told you about Jay?!
Jay is Kenwyn’s Physiotherapist, and he’s one of the best in our opinion.
During your stay at Kenwyn, you could have access to him.
Jay spends a lot of time, doing a lot of great work with our residents and achieves some fantastic results. The staff team and our residents adore him and he is a superb asset to our home.
Here we can see his very popular Armchair Yoga which he runs regularly alongside our Activity team.
Benefits of Physio input for the elderly are huge and include:
Heart Health, Healthy Weight and positive effects on Mental Health and Well being.
Kenwyn's Dementia Cafe Garden Party
Last weekend we went Alfresco for our Dementia Cafe Garden Party, and it was another great event.
There were games and activities for everybody to be involved with, along with delicious refreshments.
Kenwyn has wonderful outside areas and our gardens lend themselves perfectly for our events. If you have been thinking about joining us, you are more than welcome.
Watch this space for details of Kenwyn’s next Dementia Support cafe.
Please remember, all are welcome and bring along anyone who may enjoy or benefit from the cafe.
Kenwyn's Beautiful Garden walks
We’ve said it before, but our gardens are fantastic!
Cornwall is glorious at this time of year and Kenwyn’s gardens, when bathed in sunshine can’t be rivalled in our opinion!
If we aren’t out enjoying garden walks, we are collecting the fruit from our fruit trees to bake with, eating ice cream in the shade or enjoying our well documented Al fresco entertainment.
Fresh air not only cleans your lungs, it can also boost your mood, lower your heart rate, increase energy levels and even improve digestion! Florence Nightingale, whose Birthday we acknowledged at Kenwyn recently, knew the benefits of fresh air long before any scientific study.
B.T's Community Companion
Regulars to our page will definitely not have missed our partnership with BT.
Life within Kenwyn provides many, daily, heartwarming moments & this is one of our favourites.
Background:
We partnered with BT many moons ago now.
In recent years BT started a volunteer initiative known as Community Companion. BT employees volunteer to spend time on the phone with a resident at Kenwyn and have a good old chat.
This week the pairing was Carol and Carolin.
Conversation flowed easily again and we adore seeing residents benefit from these chats.
If you think your relative living at Kenwyn would benefit from this experience, drop us an email below and we will set it up.
The new Ben and Jerry show
And so, the story continues.
Regulars to our page will be aware that we partnered with BT around a year ago now and ever since, once a week, we have successfully collaborated with them with a volunteer initiative known as ‘Community Companion.’
BT employees volunteer to spend time on the phone with a resident at Kenwyn and have a good old chat.
There have been many, heart-warming moments we have captured and shared, but none more so than the partnership that we have affectionately coined ‘The new Ben and Jerry show.’
Jerry recognises Ben’s voice and they really do enjoy a long and happy chat.
We look forward to collaborating for a long time to come.
Here are a couple of photos of the Ben and Jerry show.
Upcoming events
Armchair Yoga
Join us for Chair Yoga with Jay, our skilled Physiotherapist, every other Wednesday at 11.30am A gentle yet effective class designed to improve flexibility, strength and balance.
Blue Light Breakfasts
We're inviting all local blue light personnel and district nurses to pop by for a warm pastry and a hot takeaway coffee on us every Monday in December.
