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
A Song and a Dance...
Here at Kings Park recently, there was every reason in the world to make a 'song & dance about it'...
Our residents love nothing more than celebrating life - Just because they can!
With a joyous session of singing and dancing, just take a look at the fun that they have here in our home! Doesn't it make you smile?
What a Day!
Barchester are all about celebrating life...
However, here at Kings Park today we were not only celebrating life recently, but also all that our beautiful home has to offer!
It's was our open day and Deputy Manager, Sarah and Home Services Advisor, Rebekah were on stand-by to welcome new visitors into the home, where they could sample some delicious homemade treats and take a tour.
What a very busy and successful day it was - Pop by and see us sometime if you haven't already!
HAIR-PPY BIRTHDAY CAROL!
Residents who were around for this week's hairdressing appointments here in the home, will know that a certain someone was celebrating her special day in our company...
Our fabulous hairdresser, Carol, who regularly does an incredible job making our residents look a million dollars, was celebrating her birthday this week, so we were very pleased when our residents were able to surprise her with a special card and present as we also wished her many happy returns of the day.
Thank you, Carol - You are a star and we are so lucky to have you!
The Hills Are Alive...
Residents here at Kings Park were loving the afternoon matinee recently...
After much discussion of what they wanted to watch, it was determined that a musical was the order of the day!
So after many options were given, they finally decided that 'The Sound of Music' was just the ticket to lift the spirits of us all.
True to form, it only took a few opening bars of the theme tune when the film started, as Julie Andrews appeared atop a mountain in the Austrian Alps, before there was a collective chorus of; 'The hills are alive with the sound of music....'
Just this opening scene caused many giggles & smiles amongst the residents.
Part way through, members of the Kings Park staff arrived with some extra special refreshments; a glass of sparkling fizz and some delicious cake - both were much appreciated by all.
What a fantastic afternoon of music, songs and merriment for all involved.
We may have seen this a few times, but it's appeal never gets old!
What's your favourite musical?
All Eastered Out!
What a fantastic Easter we have had here at Kings Park...
We have had so many lovely family and friends in to see us over the Easter weekend, which we always enjoy here in the home.
Residents and guests helped to hunt out Easter eggs in our garden Easter egg hunt, which everyone loved.
With the Easter Bunny very tired after delivering so many eggs this year, we got a little help from some of the younger visitors to the home, who were on hand to deliver some special Easter treats to all our residents, much to their delight!
Music & Song of Yesteryear!
We were recently delighted to welcome the fabulous Tony Edwards to Kings Park to entertain our lovely residents and it was a packed lounge as word got out of his arrival...
All the home came together and thoroughly enjoyed Tony's session of music and reminiscence, as he interacted with everyone, sharing stories and memories as a group.
Thank you Tony, it was a fantastic session, really enjoyed by all!
