Activities at Moreton Hill Care Home
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Jackie Chillingworth
Hello. I am Jackie, the Lead Activity Co-Ordinator at Moreton Hill. I have worked for Barchester for over 10 years. Now, together with my team and the staff at our beautiful home, our aim is to help all residents live life to the best they can by bringing meaningful and enriching activities into their lives.
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 Moreton Hill Care Home
International Nurses Day
To honour International Nurses Day, Moreton Hill nurses Lumi and Simona presented Evelyn with a bouquet of flowers to thank her for her 40 years as a nurse. We would like to thank all nurses past and present for the amazing job they do and for all their hard work.
Lizzy and Ruby Return
We were delighted to welcome back Lizzy and Ruby this weekend. They had such a fuss made of them and everyone was smiling. Pets as Therapy offer so many physical and mental health benefits including releasing endorphins and lifting spirits. We look forward to their next visit!
Stroll on Minchinhampton Common
Will it rain? This has been the question all week, as we look across our vast views we can see lots of different looking clouds! We were so glad we took a chance and visited Minchinhampton Common yesterday, we were able to go on a short stroll and enjoy the different views. The minibus trips are bringing many smiles and we are so fortunate to have so many places to visit nearby.
Commemorating VE Day
Moreton Hill residents commemorated VE Day over the weekend. We enjoyed reminiscing, Lorna printed off some interesting food rationing advice and recipes, which were inventive as so many foods were not available including sugar. Residents love our rural location and we spoke about how living in the countryside during the war meant they did have fruit and vegetables as well as eggs. Many remembered evacuees arriving to the area.
We all smiled when one resident recalled how his father a local dentist was "paid" in petrol or cigarettes. We are so privileged to hear about these experiences first hand from this amazing generation.
We were very pleased there is no longer a sugar shortage as we greatly enjoyed the Union Jack cake for afternoon tea.
New Singers and New Songs
We had a lovely session with the Melody Makers this afternoon and it was great to have a few new members join – Joyce, Mari and Roger. We also tried out a few new numbers including Summertime and Don’t Cry for Me Argentina. The sun was making an appearance as we were singing Summertime, so we plan to sing that one again!
Another Trip!
Activity Coordinators Lorna and Jackie have had a very busy day with two minibus trips! They have done an amazing job organising these trips to ensure all the residents who wish to have been out and about. These trips will now feature every week as part of the varied activities programme at Moreton Hill with residents putting forward plenty of suggestions of where next!
