Activities at Orchard House 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!
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.
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 Orchard House Care Home
Keep Fit
On 8th February, we had Suki in to do her fun keep fit class with residents and everyone appeared to really enjoy themselves.
Preparing for Valentine's
On the 6th February, residents enjoyed painting the hearts they made out of clay in preparation for Valentine's Day. As you can see from the pictures, they really enjoyed themselves.
Trip to Godshill
On 7th February, we took a trip out on the minibus to Godshill. We stopped there to visit the Old Smithy and had a look around their gift shop. Residents enjoyed looking at everything and, afterwards, we went to the café, where we all indulged in a slice of cake and a cuppa. Residents said they really enjoy themselves and loved visiting Godshill.
Thompson's Garden Centre
On the 10th, January we visited Thompson’s Garden Centre. While we were travelling there, residents enjoyed looking out the window and pointing at places they could remember, as well as having a good ol' singalong with everyone.
Once we arrived at the garden centre, we enjoyed looking at all their goods and our driver, Dave, showed off by trying on lots of different hats. We then went to their café, where we indulged in a warm cuppa and slice of cake.
When we were ready to leave, we took a drive along Sandown seafront and then along the downs. Once we arrived back at the home, residents said they really enjoyed themselves and had fun.
Christmas Tunes
On the 23rd December, we had our lovely Zoe back to sing for all the residents, which they appeared to all enjoy.
Christmas Party
On the 22nd December, we had our big Christmas party with nibbles, mulled wine and other refreshments.
Along with celebrating the opening of our new Valentine dining room designed by our dedicated maintenance team, we were joined by ‘In Harmony’, who provided us with live entertainment this Christmas. They even got the staff up singing for everyone, which the residents all appeared to enjoy and found funny.
We added a bit more fun to the afternoon by getting all the staff to come in wearing outfits and let residents choose their favourite. Even Santa arrived with presents for all the residents, which brought a smile to their faces.
