Activities at Kernow House Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators organise varied and regular events. The activities that take place depend on what our residents tell us they are interested in and the feedback we get from their families. We currently have pop-up cafes where we socialise and maybe visit the hairdresser. We have regular live music events, a storyteller and visits from animals and we are often joined by families or friends during our social activities where they are always most welcome.
Living in Cornwall the surrounding countryside offers many beauty spots and we often have trips out to wherever our residents would like to go. At other times a walk to nearby shops or cafes is what we enjoy.
Louise is our hairdresser and she is with us twice a week. Louise also supports us during our weekly Namaste sessions where she offers hand massages in a relaxing environment. Every Thursday afternoon we have a time of worship supported by our local community. Our ice cream van, Kernow Kones, and our mobile pub, Kernow Keg, also make a weekly appearance. We have monthly clubs, when we play bingo or watch a film in our pop-up cinema. Residents on all units are invited to take part in a monthly Resident’s Meeting and they tell us what they would like.
Apart from these regular events, we also celebrate special occasions and often have musical entertainers to visit but we also make our own fun. All staff take part in fancy dress or charity events that we support and often what we do evolves through interaction between residents and care or activity staff. All this makes Kernow House a vibrant place to be where things happen both as group activities as well as on an individual level.
Bea Porup
Bea has many years of experience working in elderly care and both experience and training in dementia care. She has also worked extensively with people with Huntington's disease. Bea works closely with Sue, Jackie and our management team, nurses, carers and kitchen team to ensure our home has a vibrant environment with lots of events happening and varied opportunities for having both new and familiar experiences, making sure the people living here lead a rich and fulfilling life.
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 Kernow House Care Home
Volunteer Recognition Day
National Gardening Week
We have several gardens at Kernow House and we enjoyed the wonderful weather in them. We had a garden party with scones, strawberries and cream. Some residents, who live upstairs, do not have easy access to the garden, so we made a garden in a bespoke wheelbarrow, so that we can bring the outdoors to them.
In Touch with Animals
We had a visit from Senara Collings and some of her animals again. This time, she brought a two week old lamb called Snowdrop, two rabbits, two tortoises and an African pygmy hedgehog. We regularly have visits from Senara and her animals, but the little lamb is always a firm favourite. Snowdrop was happy to be picked up and cuddled, as long as she also had a chance to explore. Senara will be back in September, bringing her boa constrictor and some owls.
Open Day
We held an open day for professionals so that we could show off our new surroundings and beautiful new rooms that have recently been renovated. We also displayed items that are used for activities and our much-loved ice cream van, Kernow Kones, even made an appearance. A delicious buffet was available for lunch and everyone had a lovely afternoon!
Grand Opening
Our new unit on Millaton was opened on 16th April 2018 by Sarah Sharp and Marjorie West, who cut a ribbon following a little speech made by Steph Stewart, the Clinical Lead on Millaton.
We toasted the opening with a glass of champagne and Sarah and Marjorie then moved all their belongings in. They were joined by others a few days after.
The new unit boasts a beautiful new lounge and dining room, in addition to a balcony for outdoor access.
We wish everyone happiness and good fortune in their new home!
Employee of the Month - April
Congratulations to Care Assistant, Dorota Nakonieczna, who was named as April's Employee of the Month for always being very helpful, kind and cheerful.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
