Activities at Meadow Park Care Home

Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.

Enriching life
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Life-encriching activities booklet

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 Meadow Park Care Home

Big Quiz of the Year

All over the country our care homes and hospitals linked up for Barchester’s Big Quiz of the year!

Residents tested their knowledge with a variety of questions, from historical humdingers and musical musings to pictorial puzzlers and connective conundrums.

Everyone who participated had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

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Christmas Day

A wholesome day, to say the least, staff have gone above and beyond to give all of our amazing residents a magical Christmas.

Our day kicked off with a BucksFizz breakfast, followed by crowds of relatives visiting their loved ones.

Our lovely (little bit crazy) elf Dennis, delivered person centred gifts to all of our residents, which staff have picked out specifically to meet residents hobbies and favourite past times, or there general favourite things.

Then Mandy cooked up a ‘cracker’ of a Christmas Lunch, Roast Turkey with all the trimmings, followed by Christmas pudding or Lemon Meringue Tart.

Residents retired to the lounges with Tea and Coffee, Mince Pies and nibbles, with Christmas music surrounded by their families.

A truly lovely day has been had by all, Staff and Residents alike.

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Festive pub Visit

Today our lovely lads left the housework to the lasses and nipped for a cheeky refreshing pint at The Cherry Tree in nearby Stakeford.

Resident Rex used to live close by to The Cherry Tree, and it being his local was thrilled to go back and enjoy a pint with his friends.

Residents reminisced about the good old days, and how much a pint was back then, with David remembering the days when a pint was less that a pound!

Our cheeky chaps have loved getting out and about, Bill said ’you cannit wack a nice cold pint at the pub.

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Christmas Party

Residents have had a wonderful afternoon at Nether ton Club for another Christmas Party, organised by a local events coordinator.

Drinks were flowing, we had beers, lime and soda and Betty even had a vodka.

Residents have loved getting out in the community again, bumping into lots of old friends, and having lovely catch ups and sharing precious memories.

Mark McCann and The Hudson sisters entertained us, we were lucky enough to have a winning raffle ticket (again) and all our lovely residents danced the afternoon away.

Meeting the Reindeers

Across our homes we got into the Christmas spirit of things by joining a festive live virtual experience, led by Des and Kelly from Performing Pets.

Our residents were thrilled to meet the charming furry friends and get up close and personal with the reindeers.

We certainly learnt some interesting facts about the animals and had a fantastic time.

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Festive Garden Centre trip

Residents have been out gallivanting again, today to Plants Plus in Ponteland.

We boarded the bus and sang Christmas songs all the way there, to get us in the mood, before browsing all the Christmas decorations and gifts.

We popped into the pet shop, and seen lots of weird and wonderful animals, some we haven’t seen before.

We came across two donkeys called Whisper and Rolo, who we enjoyed petting, then stopped for a cup of tea and piece of cake, where we bumped into a local celebrity Danny Adams, who is known for his star roll in the Newcastle Theatre Royal pantomime every Christmas.

What a day, we are all star struck

Upcoming events

Dementia Action Week

Join us as we join the annual campaign - Dementia Action Week - that brings people together from across our community.

May

May is the gateway to summer and we have a lot of fun things planned!

Emergency Services - Take a break on us!

Come and take a break with us - enjoy a warming drink and slice of cake!

Dementia Cafe - 1st Thursday of the month

We extend a warm invitation for you to join us - First Thursday of the month from 10.30 am - 12.00 pm - all welcome.

Volunteers - Could you make a difference?

If you are interested in Volunteering, we'd love to hear from you!

Are you looking for a place to host a meeting?

Are you looking for a place to host a meeting? We have a meeting room available for members of our local community and local professionals. For more information pop in.