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
Music is good for the soul
We love our music here at Mallard Court and regularly enjoy live entertainment by our favourite entertainers.
It creates a lovely atmosphere where we can come together, join in the fun, singing and dancing together to our favourite tunes.
We enjoy a varied genre of music and these sessions are a popular group activity.
Toasting our new bar!
At Mallard Court we have a varied life enrichment programme and delighted to be hosting regular ‘social gatherings’ at our new bar providing a selection of refreshing drinks and nibbles.
Residents, visitors and staff can get together to enjoy a lovely social environment, reminiscing on times gone by. We have been listening to traditional sing a long tunes, playing interactive games or simply enjoying a pub quiz together.
We love our garden parties!
We love our themed Garden Parties here at Mallard Court, with residents, their families, friends and staff enjoying delicious refreshments while being entertained with live musical entertainment.
We celebrated International Beer Day recently and we were entertained by the “Ukes of Hazzard” our local Ukelele band.
We have lovely spacious garden areas all around our home for everyone to enjoy.
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
A big thank you to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary for the fantastic live virtual event today!
Residents across our services loved seeing the seals up close and learning about the incredible work the sanctuary does to protect them and other wildlife in Cornwall as well.
Everyone truly enjoyed the experience.
Pottery Craft
Our residents and staff enjoyed a fun day taking part in a creative pottery class.
Special guest Maggie, who manages the local “Little Driffield Clay Club” provided a very interesting activity for us to enjoy.
This was a very tactile and visual activity, which we all agreed was very therapeutic and we all had a good laugh together.
Maggie will be returning next month with a Potter’s wheel which should be really good fun!
Celebrating Jane's Wedding Anniversary
Being an Activities Co-ordinator at Mallard Court has many varied job roles, including bringing as much happiness and pleasure for our residents, their families and friends.
We had the great pleasure of taking resident Jane, in our very own Minibus, to be with her husband Andrew and celebrate their 29th Wedding Anniversary together.
Jane, who has very limited mobility, resides at Mallard Court at this present time, and Andrew lives at their home.
Unfortunately Andrew suffered a serious motorcycle accident over a year ago, which has severely limited his mobility.
They had a really special day together thanks to the Activity Team, giving them a day to remember!
Pictured together are Jane and Andrew at home, and a wedding photo of Jane’s mum throwing confetti over the happy couple.
Upcoming events
Tea and a Tour
Join us on the morning of the 28th November for our Tea and a Tour event and enjoy some tasty treats and refreshments.
Pie and Ale Event
Join us and RSVP for our exclusive pie and ale event on 28th November
Parkinson's UK Coffee Morning
Join us on November 29th as we welcome the local Parkinson's UK branch to our homes coffee morning.
Open Day
We warmly welcome you to join us for our homes open day event on Saturday 30th November.
November
Join us in November as we look ahead to the life enrichment and community events coming soon to our home.
Christmas Card Competition
Find out more and join in our homes Christmas card competition.
Autumn Newsletter
Our Autumn Newsletter is here! Read all about the latest news from within the home and our upcoming events.
Christmas Respite
With Christmas just around the corner, it is never too early to consider booking some respite care for your loved one this year.
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at the exciting festive events coming to our home this holiday season.
Financial Planning Seminar
We welcome you to join us on January 9th as we welcome Murray Hills Solicitors for a highly informative and free seminar on future planning.
Community Cafe
Join us every third Thursday of the month for our homes Community Cafe in association with our friends at 'Active Communities'
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.
Coffee Morning
Come along and make new friends at our popular coffee morning - 1st Tuesday of the month from 11.00 am. 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.
