Activities at Orchard House 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.
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!
Katalin Schlepp
Hello, I’m Katie Schlepp, and my job as the Head of Lifestyle is more than a career; it’s my passion. Every day, I have the pleasure of enhancing lives and creating moments of joy for our residents. It’s a privilege to be a part of this community where we celebrate life in all its richness, from organizing engaging activities to fostering connections and ensuring our residents well-being, I’m dedicated to making every day extraordinary. Our residents happiness and comfort are what drive me, and I’m committed to ensuring that your time at Orchard House is nothing short of wonderful.
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 Orchard House Care Home
Valentine's Day Celebrations!
Our residents started the day with a morning chair exercise session, followed by some delightful Valentine’s cupcake decorating! They had so much fun adding a variety of sweet and creative toppings to their treats.
Later, we were treated to a special performance by Simon, whose beautiful singing brought the perfect Valentine’s atmosphere to our home.
Musical Afternoon and Bingo Night at Orchard House!
Our residents love spending time together, so we organised a karaoke afternoon featuring songs everyone knows and loves to sing along to! With warm tea and coffee, our spirits were lifted.
The evening continued with an exciting bingo night, where everyone eagerly marked off their numbers as they were called! Because time spent together is the most precious!
Exploring the island's cafes.
We love discovering the island’s hidden gems while enjoying its beautiful surroundings! The residents of Orchard House are always excited to try new flavours and visit new places.
Do you have a favourite wheelchair-friendly café you’d recommend? Let us know—where should we meet next?
Throughout the festive period we held two prize giveaways, how many sweets in the jar and find the elf
With the help of our residents, we have three winners. There were 74 sweets in a jar and the winner was Annette, one of our wonderful nurses.
Elf finder number one was Felicia, another of our wonderful nurses.
Our final Elf finder was Dave and his colleague from hospital transport. Dave kindly informed us that they both decided to donate their hamper to the local hospice.
Well done to everyone who took part in our festive games, you are all winners!
Music Magic with Tony at Orchard House!
We absolutely love it when Tony from Independent Artists visits us to play the guitar and share songs we can all sing along to. His music brings joy, lifts spirits, and warms the soul.
The residents at Orchard House Care Home had a fantastic time joining in and enjoying the wonderful melodies. Music truly is a gift that brings us all together!
Dementia Café Afternoon with a Special Celebration!
This week, we hosted a lovely Dementia Café afternoon while also celebrating National Cream Tea Day with delicious treats and plenty of smiles!
To make the day even more special, we celebrated the birthdays of two of our wonderful residents. It was a heart-warming day filled with laughter, connection, and joy.
