Activities at Oaklands Care Home

Our monthly stay and play session is going from strength to strength with both our little people and residents feeling the benefits with confidence growing around each other. It’s such a pleasure to watch. It is giving our residents that attend a purpose especially at the end when they take part in the clear up operation. Residents are sharing their knowledge of bringing up their children with our parents too sharing tales of sleepless nights was a theme this month.

We enjoyed a fabulous pancake day with our residents. We opened the Oaklands pancake parlour which went down a treat with both residents and families ,it was even mobile making various stops to residents cared for in their rooms. Resident chose from various delicious toppings. Some went for the traditional sugar and lemon but some were very keen on the  cream saying “ you can’t have too much cream”

We have celebrated Burns night today with some traditional music from Richard and his Bagpipes, Richard performed most  of the music outside the building as the noise created was too loud inside but neither the less it was fantastic and residents enjoyed listening and some watching from the windows, it was great in our courtyards as the residents cared for in their beds enjoyed the music too. Residents went on to enjoy a traditional lunch of Haggis and our looking forward to whisky, shortbread and Burns night quiz.

We care for lots of our residents in the comfort of their beds ,and we do lots of sensory activities exploring their senses. We have used fibre optic touch lamps and glow sticks to engage with both their visual and touch senses. The activities can be very calming for our residents living with Dementia, it can encourage relaxation and improve the overall well-being for our residents.

Both Norma and Jane loved the fibre optic lamp and the colours of the glow sticks alone with the touch of the silky scarfs .

Our first stay and play session of the new year was fabulous, with both our little people there mums and our residents having a great time interacting with each other, sharing tales, songs were sung and most of all lots of laughter was shared.

Intergenerational activities are beneficial to all parties involved, it can help both feel valued and cared for, it can help to increase self-esteem and feelings of well-being.

Our carols by candle light trip to Bottisham church, was a cold one but was heart-warming at the same time. We had the opportunity to sing and enjoy beautiful voices whilst taking in the setting of the candle lit church, we enjoy moments of silliness as Jackie saw herself in the mirror wearing a staff members woolly hat and she said “it’s silly but warm”