Activities at Newlands Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Activities within our home are tailored around the requests of residents. Our Activities Coordinator holds regular activity meetings to seek new thoughts and ideas. The home is committed to offering a varied range of activities for all residents, from hand and nail care to gardening for those who have green fingers. We carry out reminiscence activities, including planned entertainment days, bringing the seaside into the home or dance hall meetings.
We hold strong links with the community, especially schools and local children's sports teams, who visit the home to provide entertainment and engagement with residents. We also maintain relationships with the church to ensure that residents’ spiritual beliefs are met. Externally, we have our own minibus, and outings are planned and carried out, again tailored to residents’ preferences, whether it be shopping, visits to the local pub, tea and coffee afternoons, or a scenic day out in the lakes and lovely countryside that surrounds us. However, the fun does not stop at the residents we care for, but we also hold events to involve family and the wider community.
Hlabekile Nyoni (Nayoni)
Hlabekile Nyoni known by everyone as "Nayoni" is the Activities Co-Ordinator at Newlands Care Centre as of December 2023. Hlabekile joined the Barchester team in August 2023 on a part time basis then later became fulltime at the end of December 2023.
"Nayoni" says, ‘ I love sharing my ideas and knowledge to make residents life at Newlands enjoyable and memorable for them and their families. Each day is a different day and each resident is different therefore I always put that into consideration when coming up with activities that can suit each individual. I am so glad to work with a great team throughout the home, from housekeeping, clinical, care, kitchen, maintenance, admin and managers all play a pivotal role in my work. With my strong artistic background I find it easier to come up with creative ideas. I love my job here at Newlands.
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 Newlands Care Home
Celebrating our Gaming win
Residents and staff had a great time celebrating their incredible gaming win. Newlands were crowned the 2024 Barchester gaming champions, and we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate this than to throw a party for our quiz club members and all at Newlands.
We can't wait to defend our title this year. "GO TEAM NEWLANDS". Now residents are working hard to retain the title.
Valentine's Day Celebrations!
Residents had an amazing time celebrating Valentine’s Day. There was live entertainment from Bailey and Kream Entertainment, who got residents on their feet dancing to the amazing songs.
The atmosphere was amazing, so much love in the air. An incredible credit to the kitchen staff for the delicious cakes for the cream tea. A great time was had by all at the home.
Chinese New Year!
Residents celebrated the year of the Snake. Our dining room was transformed into a Chinese restaurant, and thanks to Lili for helping out with the decorations and Chinese treats.
Residents and staff were also delighted to find out which animal year they were born in and the meaning behind that. Residents enjoyed sampling some Chinese food and learning about Chinese culture.
Celebrating our activities team!
Our employee of the month for December goes to our Activity Co-Ordinator Nyoni and Activities Assistant Lyndsey. The team was voted for providing the residents with memorable Christmas and New year events, providing great entertainment whilst working tirelessly.
The ladies were presented with tokens of appreciation. It is also National Activity Providers Week, and we would like to take this opportunity to again recognise and thank our wonderful Life Enrichment team, Nyoni and Lyndsey, for all the fun and laughter they bring to the home.
We are proud of the dedication and creativity they bring to our residents every single day. They always go above and beyond their role and for this we are truly grateful.
Drive Thru McDonalds
We took our Memory Lane residents for a drive through McDonald’s for some milkshakes. The residents were very happy and expressed their excitement.
One resident was heard saying, ‘Oh how lovely to have some milkshake, it's been a while’. We then headed to the harbour in Whitehaven for a great scenic view which the residents loved.
They expressed what a wonderful trip it was and how great it was to get out for some fresh air while enjoying some McDonald’s milkshakes.
Happy New Year from Newlands!
What an incredible year we've had at Newlands Care Centre in 2024. As we look back on this unforgettable year, we're filled with gratitude for the memories we've created together.
The incredible teamwork that has brought us closer as a family. Unforgettable community moments that truly made a difference. We want to take a moment to give a huge THANK YOU to our amazing dedicated staff, supportive relatives, and the wonderful community that has supported us throughout the year.
Your kindness, commitment, and support have made all the difference, and we are so grateful to have you by our side. We are looking forward to 2025 and can not wait to see what it has in store for us. Happy New Year.
