Activities at Oaklands 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!
Anna Bate & Jo Lawn
Anna is our Activity Lead. She started working at Barchester over 14 years ago at our sister home Hilton Park. Having built strong relationships with staff, residents and families, Anna brings lots of fun to our home. Anna loves to sing, dance and laugh and generally brings oodles of joy to ours days.
Working alongside Anna is Jo who started her career here at Oaklands as a carer on Elms community in 2014 developing a passion for dementia care and completing her social care N+VQ Levels 2 and 3. Jo Joined the activity team 3 years ago and has since become the homes dementia champion, championing for a better lifestyle for our resident through staff training and regular audits.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Oaklands Care Home
Wind rush celebrations
We had a wonderful day celebration the 75th anniversary of wind rush day, the morning activity we looked at pictures of the boat that carried people into the country and painting canvas pictures of all things Caribbean,we then enjoyed a party in the afternoon with cocktails, steel band music, staff dressed up and we danced, laughed and even some brave staff participated in the limbo competition.
Movement Sessions
Movement sessions using the sensory scarfs. Residents enjoy using the scarfs for movement as they are light and create lovely visual for them and others around.
It’s so important to create opportunities to move our bodies and keep muscles active and strong, whilst having fun
Picnic and Entertainment
We enjoyed a wonderful family picnic afternoon where we were treated to music from Wicken brass band and Cloud 9 choir, family and friends enjoyed picnics and ice creams brought to us from JJs vintage ice creams, it was a wonderful afternoon where staff,residents,family and friends all came together to share joy and happiness.
Barchester Care Awards 2023 - Divisional Winner!
We're so happy to announce that Jo Lawn has been crowned Dementia Care Champion for the Central Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2023 and is through to the national round of judging.
The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,000 residents living in Barchester’s 252 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.
International yoga day celebrated on Summer solstice
We enjoyed a session from Natasha who has trained in India for a month to learn the correct techniques and she delivered a truly beautiful session. Residents were engrossed with the chanting and the breathing and then the stretches ,they all had a wonderful time and have asked for it again, some even commented on how they felt more flexible afterwards.
Paint and Plonk
An evening activity where our residents got to enjoy a nice glass of wine and get creative with the paint brushes, some were more interested in the wine but it was a lovely social evening with chatting and laughter.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
