Activities at Kings Park Care Home
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 bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Claudia Canosa
Claudia moved to the UK from her native South Africa with her family some 6 years ago, although her family are of Italian decent.
With a caring nature, Claudia worked for a domiciliary care company helping in people in the community before eventually working in a care home environment, working up to the role of Senior Carer.
Realising how much she enjoyed making the residents smile, Claudia has now stepped into the role of Activities Lead here at Kings Park and very much loves the interaction with our residents, who have all taken a real shine to her.
Claudia can regularly be seen with our residents in a very creative capacity, enjoying flower arranging or leading everyone in a game of good old fashioned Bingo!
When at home, Claudia is a mother to two boys and a girl and also a pet mum to the the gorgeous, Molly - a Jack Russell cross.
She loves nothing more than curling up on the sofa in front of a good rom/com, with: The Holiday, The Lakehouse and The Notebook as some of her favourites to date.
We are so happy to have her as part of the Kings Park team.
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 Kings Park Care Home
Pamper Evening Fun!
A HUGE thank you to all who joined us for our Pamper Evening recently...
We invited some amazing therapists to join us for an evening of much needed relaxation, offering a range of treatments/advice to all in attendance. Huge thanks to Jemma from Relax & Remedy and Zoe Jaemy Phoenix -Mindset & Menopause Coach for coming along.
Also we welcomed a few local traders, selling arts and crafts and handmade gifts.
All we needed now was a little musical entertainment, which was provided by the wonderful Nigel Revill - Lone Reveller Music, who added a little fun to the proceedings. It wasn't long before there was a little impromptu dancing, singing and even a conga line weaving around the stalls!
Delicious food and fizz was overseen by our lovely 'host with the most', Jake, serving up some tasty morsels created by our amazing kitchen team.
What was clear, was that everyone had a wonderful time and we are so, so grateful for all who supported this event.
Little Angels...
The Kings Kids were back in action in our home recently as our residents gathered to interact and play with some of them...
These wonderful intergenerational sessions allow some wonderful connections to grow between the differing age groups and for the children, we have seen such a wonderful growth in their confidence since we first met some of them.
Many of our residents have had their own families or have either taught or looked after little ones in a variety of capacities, so love spending time with these little angels.
Thank you Kings Kids for your continued support and for leaving behind some very happy, smiley residents, long after you leave the building.
Bullseye Bert!
One of our lovely residents just happens to be a dab hand at darts...
The fabulous Bert, loves nothing more than a little darts match or two, so we recently enabled him to enjoy his little hobby, as we set up the darts board in our orangery area for him.
Cast your minds back to 1981 when Bullseye was watched by many on our TV's and in the words of the late, great Jim Bowen of Bullseye fame; ‘You can’t beat a bit of Bully!’
And remember, Bert, ‘Stay out of the black and into the red, Nothing in this game for two in a bed.’
Next time you're visiting our home, come and have a game or two!
Music & Movement with Malcolm...
We recently welcomed the wonderful Milarepa Malc Burgin into our home once more, for a fabulous session Music & Movement...
Malcolm has this wonderful calming air about him and he fully engages with each and every resident during these meaningful sessions, which our residents seem to get a lot from, particularly those residents which we support on our Memory Lane floor.
These sessions allow residents to express themselves and how they're feeling, utilising rhythm & music as the catalyst.
This afternoon was truly wonderful and we very much look forwards to seeing you again very soon, Malcolm!
A Trip To Aunt Fanny's!
We were recently able to take some of our wonderful dementia residents for a rather lovely bus to trip to the fabulous Aunt Fannys Farm Shop & Café...
The weather may have been dull and damp, but that, by no means, got our spirits down!
Aunt Fanny's was a feast for the senses; the vivid décor was certainly impressive, with a rustic shabby chic feel, with items and artefacts dotted everywhere and a rather impressive ceiling with all kinds of different teapots!
The choice of vivid coloured cake definitely caught the attention of the residents and they were soon seated, with a lovely hot cuppa, quickly testing out the cakes that had caught their eye.
Sitting in these surroundings quickly enabled some wonderful conversations as residents tucked into their treats and shared stories and memories of yesteryear.
We are so grateful for our minibus to enable us to get out and about in the community and come to such fantastic places as this.
THANK YOU, Aunt Fanny's! We shall be back again soon.
Cadbury's Chocolate - LIVE Event!
Did you know that sensory activities are great for stimulating our brains and that for those living with dementia, these kind of activities can be utilised to help induce a sense of joy and calmness, as well as helping to reduce anxiety?
So recently we had a wonderful time joining Cadbury for an interactive virtual talk on their fascinating 200-year history.
Our residents learnt interesting facts about the chocolate giant, shared memories, and reminisced about their favourite sweet treats.
It was a heart-warming experience filled with laughter, nostalgia, and plenty of chocolatey goodness, with lots of delicious chocolate for everyone to try!
Thank you Cadbury UK & Barchester Healthcare for this wonderful afternoon of yummy reminiscence - WHICH WE LOVED!!!!
