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.
Jools Wyngaard
South African born Jools joined the team here at Kenwyn in March 2023 as Activities Coordinator after she decided to try life in the UK with her partner.
Jools' background is in Fundraising and Digital Marketing however after witnessing her Grandmother live with Dementia has since always wanted to work more closely with the aged and vulnerable and enrich the lives of residents.
In her spare time Jools loves her animals and misses her cats who are with her family in South Africa.
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
Deck the Halls
Today at Kenwyn was the start of our Christmas countdown. Yesterday and today we decked our halls! The activities team have done a wonderful job with the help of some of our residents and relatives.
A big special thankyou to Angie and Elaine who came in and showed our residents how to make some wonderful Christmas centre pieces that you will see in the pictures below.
We truly are getting into the Christmas spirit at Kenwyn and can't wait to share our Christmas journey with you all.
'Tis the season to be jolly
We are definitely getting into the Christmas spirit here at Kenwyn. Our residents have been busy making their own cards and getting into the festive mood.
We also had a wonderful performance by Local singer Rachel best to get us all singing and dancing to our favourite Christmas classics.
With many more performances and activities to come we are well and truly excited for the season to be jolly.
Christmas Wreath Making at Kenwyn
Christmas Time, Christmas Wreaths and Wine!
Here we are getting to work and having fun at the same time on one of our Count Down to Christmas Days.
The Pumpkins of Halloween!
A happy Halloween from our residents at Kenwyn! Before the weekend our residents and activities team were busy making Pumpkin arrangements ready for the big day. We used locally sourced pumpkins and flowers from our farmers market to create this autumnal display.
Our residents love getting creative and this was the perfect activity for the spooky season. The flowers smelt divine and the residents were extremely happy with the end result of their hard work!
Betty turns 100 with Congratulations from our King!
We have big news - Huge!
Our lovely resident Betty Penrose turned 100 years young a few days ago.
Betty is much loved by everybody at Kenwyn and her closest family gathered to celebrate with her in one of our lounges with a Kenwyn prepared buffet.
Our Chef, G, prepared the most chocolatey cake and that wasn’t Bettys only cake we might add – and rightly so!
During Betty’s earlier life, she worked in a Knitting Mill and later on travelled to Spain and America, and made Kenwyn her home in 2021.
Perhaps the Icing on the cake (Pardon the Pun) was Betty’s card from the King and his wife Camilla.
We have been used to seeing cards from our late Queen, but we wonder…. Is Betty the first person in Truro to receive a card from the King?
Happy 100th Birthday Betty – with love from us all at Kenwyn.
Pamper time again!
Another successful day of hairdressing here at Kenwyn. Tracy really knows how to make our residents feel and look their best. We can't thank her enough for all her hard work every Wednesday.
Here are three of our residents: Valerie, Trina and Rhona all smiling and loving their new hair.
