Activities at Mallard Court Care Home
We provide a wide range of group activities and individual one to one activities to meet our residents needs including musical entertainers, PAT dog visits, minibus outings, themed events and much more!
We take a person centred approach when planning each individuals activities so they can achieve a feeling of self worth and well-being.
We hold monthly meetings with the residents and also regular meetings with their family and friends, discussing any ideas that they may have, and also any problems that their may have. Both of our activities coordinators, Steve and Lynne, have completed NAPA Activity Workers Level 2 Award training, and are continually seeking new ideas so we can ensure life in the home is as varied and interesting as possible. We encourage strong community links with the local schools, colleges and local charities in the community. Steve is supported also by his dogs, Tia, Pebbles and Oscar who give great pleasure to the residents in our home, and can often be seen either on a persons lap or being taken for a walk around the home. Many of the visitors that come into Mallard Court commented that it is so friendly and welcoming.
Steve Moss
Hi, my name is Steve, and I have been a Lifestyle Coordinator at Mallard Court since 2006, and have achieved the NAPA (National Association of Activity Providers) Level 2 Award in Activity Provision in the Care Sector.
We provide a wide range of activities for the people we support, as well as for their families and friends. I also love to have one-to-one chats with residents who like to reminisce about their lives over a cup of tea and some biscuits.
We have our own minibus and have fun days out sight-seeing, having a picnic or going a local pub for a drink and a meal. We also arrange for local artists to provide musical entertainment for everyone at Mallard Court.
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 Mallard Court Care Home
Inside the Factory
We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.
Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.
The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.
Beat the Clock
We continue to celebrate a varied life enrichment programme and across our services we linked up with other Barchester care homes and hospitals up and down the country for some interactive Beat the Clock games.
Our residents truly enjoyed solving word puzzles, conundrums and mathematical problems as part of Barchester’s very own game show series.
Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
National Floral Design Day
National Floral design Day recognises the art and history of floral design, for thousands of years, floral design has been an important cultural art form.
We love our flower craft activities here at Mallard, and to celebrate National Floral Design Day, we created our own displays to display around our home.
With flowers sourced from our local retailers and greenery from our extensive grounds, we had lots of fun creating a brightly colourful display, with lovely aromas.
Popping in for a brew on their break!
Here at Mallard we welcome all the Emergency Services Personnel to come have a break and enjoy a cuppa and cake with residents and staff as part of the homes ‘take a break on us’ initiative.
We love it when they pop in and visit us as we share stories together, and one of the gentleman shared photos of his German Shepherds, Jax and Nico who are brothers. We love our pet therapy and these photos are adorable!
If you know members of the Ambulance, Police, Fire or District Nurses who support our community we extend a warm invitation for them to join us too.
Sensory Sessions
Here at Mallard Court on our Memory Lane Community, we love our Sensory Activity sessions which brings so much joy for our residents and staff. We are always looking for ways to improve the well-being of people living with dementia to engage them in sensory activities.
Sensory activities are designed to stimulate the senses through touch, smell, taste, sight and sound. It is important to increase socialisation to help reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness, and improve stimulation and improve memory, attention and concentration.
Raising funds for charity
Mallard Court Care Home residents, families, friends and staff are raising funds for a registered charity Skydive for the “Make It Shine SEN project”
A residents son, 69 years of age and his daughter who is 16 years old, will bravely performing this double Skydive on Saturday 3rd August.
We will be holding a Prize Tombola and sponsor sheets to help raise funds for this worthy cause.
Upcoming events
Newsletter - Spring edition
We are delighted to share our latest newslettere - Spring edition.
May
The month of May is the gateway to summer and we hope you can join us - all welcome.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Dementia Cafe
We know how important it is supporting our local community and extend an invitation to join us at our monthly dementia cafe, last Tuesday of the month from 2.00 pm.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Come and take a break on us! Calling all emergency personnel - ambulance, police, district nurses - come and enjoy a drink and slice of cake on your break.
Tea and Tour
We welcome you to join us for tea and a tour, 2nd Wednesday of the month and find out what we have to offer you or a loved one here at Mallard Court.
Coffee Morning
Come along and make new friends at our popular coffee morning - 1st Tuesday of the month from 11.00 am. All welcome.
