Activities at Kingsland House Care Home
Kingsland House have a variety of activities that our residents help us choose. Celebrating Life in our home is jovial and fun and from our weekly delivered activity sheet, our residents can chose exactly what they want to join in with.
Our activities range from exercise classes, gardening, arts and crafts, games to food-fun clubs. We also offer our in house church services, our own home cinema, our mobile pub - The Kingsland Tavern, visiting Pat Dogs, musical entertainers, minibus outings, theme days and birthday celebrations. For those residents being nursed in their rooms we have one to one activities sessions.
At Kingsland House we believe that activities are hugely important to stimulate and uplift, and getting to know our residents interests and lifestyle choices assist our activities team in creating events and activities to suit their expressed wishes and capabilities. We also encourage our residents' families and friends to join in with as much as they can to make Kingsland House a loving family atmosphere.
Mo Clark
I've been at Kingsland House as the Activities Coordinator since April 2024 having previously worked in a similar role since 2020.
My previous experience has been in working as a carer and air bnb host, corporate finance and project management for many years. This is my most rewarding role to date and I am passionate about working with the elderly.
I love the variety of each day, getting to know and share in the lives of our residents. The commitment and support of Barchester enables us to deliver activities and outings that go above and beyond to support and celebrate life which makes the difference to our residents wellbeing and happiness.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Kingsland House Care Home
Fish & Chips
Staff and residents had a fantastic time celebrating National Fish & Chip Day on Fryday 4th June, surely one of the best days of the year!
Head Chef, Vali Neagu, whipped up a selection of different flavoured batters for residents to try, along with some home-made tartar sauce. E
veryone had a great time guessing the different batter ingredients. The sun was shining, so residents took to the garden to eat their fish and chips in paper cones with wooden forks in a time-honoured tradition. Later on, they enjoyed a quiz, where they were tested on fun fish & chip facts.
Out & About
Residents were celebrating being able to go on trips out again as lockdown restrictions ease across the country. Residents are now able to go on a short trip with their designated visitor without having to isolate on their return.
Residents enjoyed a long-awaited trip with their named visitor to where they were able to go for a walk and enjoy the outside.
Armchair Exercise
Staff and residents were treated to an armchair work out, courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran, and Shackleton’s furniture company, followed by a mindfulness session led by Shackleton’s Emma Raybould.
Diana rose to fame as a glamorous fitness guru on BBC’s Breakfast Time in the 1980s and has made an outstanding contribution to improving the health and well-being of people in the UK. She now brings that experience to Shackletons as their Health and Wellness Adviser.
Royal Celebrations
Kingsland House marked the Queen’s 95th birthday on April 21st in style by brewing up a storm for National Tea Day and having an afternoon tea party.
St George's Day
It was all dragons and roses all round at Kingsland House, as residents and staff celebrated St George’s Day. Legend has it that St George was a soldier in the Roman army who slayed a dragon and saved a princess. The anniversary of his death is celebrated as England’s national day.
In honour of the patron saint of England, staff and residents at the home marked the day with staff learning to Morris dance, the Kingsland Tavern was open for business so that a favourite tipple could be had; giving the celebrations a gourmet twist.
Fashion Icon Mary Quant
Staff and residents were treated to a virtual talk on Zoom about Mary Quant’s influence on the world of fashion by V&A Dundee curator, Mhairi Maxwell. The talk forms part of a series of six talks and virtual tours that V&A Dundee is hosting for Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and private hospitals across the UK. Residents could choose to watch on their tablets or the bigger screen in the Lounge.
V&A Dundee is Scotland’s design museum, it showcases Scotland’s outstanding design achievements and features world-class exhibitions alongside the permanent Scottish Design Galleries, and a changing programme of commissions, events and activities.
Mhairi’s talk and virtual tour of the Quant exhibition, which was previously hosted by V&A Dundee, describes how Quant captured the spirit of the swinging sixties and pioneered a business model that reshaped the industry, making designer fashion far more accessible for women (and men!) than ever before. Residents learnt about Quant’s career and influences, the personal stories behind some of the stylish outfits in the exhibition, the #SewQuant campaign and even got to peek behind the scenes of the exhibition’s design.
“Mary Quant kick-started the fashion revolution in this country and what we wear today is still hugely influenced by her, it was a privilege to be able to share her story with the residents at Barchester Healthcare who would have been wearing her ground-breaking designs back in the Sixties,” Mhairi said.
Lucy Tomlinson, Resident Experience Manager for Barchester Healthcare, commented: ““We have been using technology to keep our residents and patients connected with their loved ones as well as offer virtual events, entertainment and activities throughout the pandemic. We are excited to work with our wonderful partners like V&A Dundee to bring a wide range of fantastic experiences into our homes for all to enjoy, particularly as this talk provided such a lovely opportunity for all to reminisce about their memories of fashion in the 1960s.
