Activities at Mulberry Court Care Home

The team at Mulberry Court works hard to support and encourage residents to participate in both group and individual activities, based around their preferences and lifestyle choices. We take time to get to know each person, sitting with them and listening to them speak about their lives, interests, and aspirations. We have access to our own minibus so outings to nearby places of interest are available; for example local museums, art galleries, garden centres, and public houses. We also host themed evenings, such as 'Quiz and Meal-in-a-Basket', 'The Races (Greyhounds, Horses)', and 'Takeaway and Movie Night' that we also encourage relatives to come to. We believe lifestyle choices and activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home, and it is essential that we help residents to have fulfilling and enjoyable lives.

Enriching life
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Zoe Giles

Lead Activities Co-ordinator

Hi my name is Zoe I am the lead activities co-ordinator here at Mulberry Court, I started in January 2024 having previously worked at another care home on reception, however I  started doing more and more activities with the resident’s there so when I got the chance to move across to a Barchester home and do the role of lead I took the opportunity.

I have always enjoyed organising and am usually the one in the family who brings everyone together and sorts things so I feel I have found my true calling!

I am so lucky to be able to say I love my job, no two days are ever the same, although every day is so rewarding and to know I have made a difference to someone is the greatest feeling whether that’s through a group activity or an individual room visit to even stopping and saying a few words to them.

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 Mulberry Court Care Home

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Flower power

Residents at Mulberry Court Care Home in York celebrated International Flower Day which took place on 19th January.

International Flower Day promotes the psychological boost that flowers can give to people. From growing and nurturing plants and flowers, to gifting flowers to show love and appreciation, and sometimes just the simple act of admiring their beauty – flowers have the power to make someone’s day. 

Residents took part in flower-based activities throughout the day including ‘Name the flower quiz’, reminiscing about their gardens and discussions about the bulbs they have planted in our home’s garden due to flower in spring along with a virtual tour of some famous flower gardens which everyone really enjoyed.  Their collective knowledge about flowers gained from years of gardening experience was very impressive.      

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'Blooming' wonderful afternoon

Residents are keen to re-start their popular flower arranging club after the exhausting Christmas festivities.  Everyone created lovely arrangements to enjoy back in their rooms and talked about their favourite flowers and why, it was a ‘blooming’ afternoon.

Christmas party

Residents and staff got together for a traditional Christmas Party with crackers and Santa hats all round.  We had a lovely afternoon singing along karaoke style and reminiscing about Christmas’s gone by with loved ones.

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Light up bottle decorating

Residents decorated empty wine bottles with all sorts of Christmas sparkle and tinsel.  Glass pens were used to write festive messages on and then cork lights put inside, a great invention and so effective!

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Christmas Wreath Making at Spen Court

Nothing goes to waste at Mulberry Court as our gardener Chris Stone was pruning the shrubbery in our beautifully well kept gardens we decided to make use of it and make Christmas wreaths.

Gardening gloves were a must with some very prickly holly but our hardened residents were undeterred in their quest! Look how lovely they came out. Well done everyone!

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Bauble workshop

Residents filled clear plastic baubles with all sorts of Christmas fillings from  fake snow to tiny little reindeers!  Some very creative stars as a backdrop for the baubles made gorgeous decorations for their rooms.

Upcoming events

Barchester's Big Quiz - Live Virtual Event

Calling all quizzers!

Join us for an exciting quiz to test your general knowledge and see who is the biggest brainbox of them all!

October

Hello October! As the leaves begin to fall we are looking forward to a fun filled month ahead - all welcome. 

November

The leaves are falling, Autumn is calling and we hope you can join us.

Volunteers - Could you make a difference?

For more information on how you could Volunteer, please contact us on 01904 671 122

Emergency Services - Take a break with us!

Calling all emergency services - take a break on us. We will have tea, coffee and maybe a cake or two!

Looking for a place to host a meeting?

Looking for a place to host a meeting - for more information on what we have to offer please contact the home.