Activities at Magnolia Court Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life. Our Activities Coordinators work as a team by involving staff and relatives in the activities sessions. They implement and plan activities tailored to residents' likes, dislikes, beliefs and life stories. Lots of people choose to place loved ones in Magnolia Court because of our reputation for hosting great activities all year long!
Tammie Comey
Hello I am Tammie and I joined Barchester in December 2019 as an Activities assistant and in February 2022 I became the Activities Lead at Magnolia Court Care Home. I am passionate about my role at Magnolia Court, I am a people person and nothing makes me happier than putting a smile on our Residents faces. It is a joy to work with such a great team, I am very happy to be a part of team Magnolia and look forward to meeting you soon!
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 Magnolia Court Care Home
Reginald surprises wife for her birthday
Our Activities Co-ordinator, Tammi, took our resident Reginald to a shopping centre to buy birthday gifts for his wife. Reginald chose all the gifts himself and his wife was delighted by the unexpected surprise!
Garden Centre visit
We enjoyed an outing to the local Sunshine Garden Centre. We bought some plants for the garden and had coffee and a sweet treat from the park cafe. Our residents loved seeing all the different flowers in bloom and helping to plan our new look garden.
Jewish group joins residents to celebrate Purim
The book of Esther was read in Hebrew (the Megillah) and we all ate special Purim pastries called Hamentashen (also known as Haman's ears!). The festival is a joyous occasion remembering the Biblical story of the downfall of Haman who had tried to destroy the Jewish people.
The Jewish traditions include fancy dress so our staff got into the swing of things by getting dressed up in all kinds of crazy costumes much to the delight of our residents
Ballet performance wows residents
Residents and staff at Magnolia Court were excited to welcome the London Children's Ballet Children's Ballet to perform their rendition of The Secret Garden. The children, aged 9 to 15 years old, wore stunning costumes and delighted our residents as they brought the magic, charm and beauty of the garden to life as they danced to enchanting orchestral music.
Valentine's Party
Love was in the air when Magnolia Court hosted a Valentine's Party for our residents and their loved ones. With live music, dancing and fresh cake, everyone had a great time.
Critters and creepy crawlies thrill residents
Robbie from Wild Science visited Magnolia Court bringing with him a plethora of wild creatures. Residents were amazed to see and even handle some of the animals including snakes, a tarantula, guinea pigs, a scorpion, a gecko and giant Madagascan snails! Everyone loved the feeling of the snake and being up close and personal with such exotic animals.
Upcoming events
Egg-citing April activities!
From a history talk and Easter egg hunt to visits to the Tate Britain gallery and a local pub, there is lots to do for our residents this month!
Cheese and wine information evening
Enjoy a selection of delicious cheese and wine at Magnolia Court on 27th May 5.30pm. Local organisations including finance, legal and health will be providing information.
Hearing Aid Clinic
We are working with the local Deaf Association to provide a free regular hearing aid clinic which includes hearing aid fitting and maintenance. Contact us for information and booking.
Community Afternoon Tea
Join us at Magnolia Court on the first Wednesday of each month for an afternoon of live music and delicious cakes and pastries prepared by our own in-house chef! Booking required.
Memory Support Group
Age UK are now running weekly Memory Support Groups at Magnolia Court for people with cognitive impairments. For more information please contact us.
Carer Support Group
Come along to our monthly friendly carer support group for discussions with other carers and healthcare professionals. Tea, coffee and home-made cakes served.
