Activities at Milford House Care Home
The Activities Team at Milford House are dedicated to providing a range of stimulating activities for both groups and individuals, that promote both physical and mental wellbeing based upon resident's interests both past and present. As a member of the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) the team are always striving to incorporate best practice into the array of activities on offer and to enhance their own skills through qualification with NAPA to NVQ Level 3 in Activities Provision. The team combine weekly activity favourites such as sherry mornings with special events, musical entertainments, slide shows, outings in our own mini-bus as well as interacting with local community groups such as Plain Arts Salisbury to showcase resident art and creativity and others who come into the home to interact with our residents. Milford House also benefits from a strong network of volunteers who support the Activity Team as they deliver their programme and who, along with friends and relatives, are always welcome to come and join in our sessions and outings.
Kylie Colman
Kylie has three years experience as an Activities Co-Ordinator and has loved every moment! Having recently joined the Milford team she is looking forward to getting to know all our residents and to delivering, alongside the rest of the team, an interesting and diverse programme of activities. She loves being outside and in particular organising trips out of the home and activities and events that take place in our gorgeous gardens.
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 Milford House Care Home
A Trip Down Memory Lane at the Army Flying Museum
It was a great day out at the Middle Wallop Museum of Army Flying and for one resident in particular it brought back memories of his time serving there during the war. Everyone was so helpful and welcoming and a special thank you must go to those serving in the barracks and our wonderful escort Tom who let us look at the hanger number 2 where our resident had been based and who also let us look at the old accommodation buildings where everyone was billeted that were the same ones that had been used in World War II. Stories and memories were swapped and it meant so much to be able to retrace footsteps that brough back so many memories - it was a very special visit. The displays inside the museum were also fascinating and it definitely won't be long before we are back!
Lavender Wishes
One of our residents wished that she could visit our local lavender farm - and of course we just had to make that wish come true! On a slightly cloudy but warm day a small group enjoyed a great morning touring the Cottage Gardens at the New Forest Lavender Farm before heading back to the Lavender Tea Rooms for a delicious lunch. The gardens were looking gorgeous and, as well as the lavender, everyone was very taken by the gorgeous dahlias on display as well as the tranquil lily pool at the end of the cascade. Lunch in the tea rooms was delightful and cosy and we particularly liked all the bunches of lavender hanging down from the rafters to dry. It was a really relaxing and enjoyable outing, and to finish with there was a little retail therapy with little parcels of heart shaped lavender shortbread that just had to be taken home - now these were truly scrumptious!
Residents Celebrate Arts in Care Homes Finalist
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that, following a nomination earlier in the year, Yi-Lam has been announced as one of three finalists for the Arts in Care Homes Award, part of the NAPA (National Activity Providers Association) Members Awards, at a ceremony which will take place on the 6th October. Residents and colleagues were delighted to hear the news and celebrate with Yi-Lam as she was presented with flowers for this outstanding achievement and accolade.
Anyone who visits the home and passes by our Art Gallery will have seen the lovely work that the residents have produced in our art sessions over the summer, and we all love seeing what the groups will create next! Over the last few months the residents have been working on a series of works celebrating River Bourne Community Farm which will go on exhibition at Waterstones in Salisbury at the end of August. With perfect timing this project was completed just as Yi-Lam was announced as a finalist - so to celebrate the announcement a group of residents gathered with Yi-Lam to show off some of their completed works. Congratulations again to Yi-Lam on this outstanding achievement and, needless to say, we will all be cheering her on come 6th October.
Enjoying our Neighbourhood
Residents have enjoyed spending time out and about in our local neighbourhood and they began with a trip back to nature with a wonderful walk along the boardwalk running alongside the River Bourne at Whitebridge Spinney in Laverstock. Two minutes from the home in our mini-bus, this peaceful circuit through the willows and greenery along the bank of the crystal clear river was a perfect morning outing. Everyone enjoyed looking at the informative boards dotted along the route that highlighted some of birds, animals and fish that we might see and we used the vantage points to sit and look while enjoying some lovely dappled sunlight. Another close-by favourite is the Café at River Bourne Community Farm where we regularly enjoy a cup of coffee and cake coupled with a warm welcome before venturing out to see the animals weather permitting! We had trouble tearing ourselves away to go home!
Creating Art Inspired by Local Farm Visits
Our amazingly creative residents have just finished this fabulous artwork as part of our series of pictures based on our trips to River Bourne Community Farm and are justifiably proud of the result. Everyone fell in love with the gorgeous Highland Cattle on one of our visits and the photo we took served as the inspiration for the colourful piece created using recycled fabric - and what a gorgeous and fun interpretation they have made. It is one of a series of works (which you can currently see in our in-house art gallery) that will hang at Waterstones in Salisbury which will go up at the end of August. What's next? - can't wait to see!!!
A Stellar Garden Party
It was a fabulous afternoon at Milford with Cosmic Sparkle in the house entertaining all our residents, staff, friends and family for our Garden Party. And weren't we lucky - as it rained and drizzled until just before our doors opened - when we rushed round to dry off all our furniture and set up outside and then the sun came out until just after we had finished - when the heavens opened again! There were games, ice cream, a yummy tea and a real buzz in the home and it was so lovely to see our courtyard and rooms absolutely packed with everyone getting into the spirit of the afternoon and loving the music. Thank you to all our teams front and back of house who contributed to the afternoon and to everyone for coming - it was just a great afternoon.
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