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
Celebrations of Olympic Proportions at Orchard House
We celebrated the Olympics at Orchard House. Staff and residents made a giant torch and other Olympic-themed decorations, and everyone had a great time participating in the day's activities! Medals and awards were presented to the winners and those who took part.
The Orchard's Olympics
At The Orchard, we are getting ready to celebrate and take part in our own Olympics and, in readiness for this, we have decorated the window of one of our units to get the residents, relatives and staff ready for the fun.
Orchard House's Divisional Winner
Congratulations to Carol King, who has been named as a Divisional Winner in the Hospitality Champion category at this year's Barchester Care Awards.
Maintenance Work Their Socks Off
The maintenance team at The Orchards have worked their ‘socks off’ to develop the courtyard garden for residents at the home. This has included the building of a fabulous sun-house, which can be seen in the photograph. The team have worked through thick and thin to ensure the garden is ready for residents and visitors to enjoy throughout the summer. Gaynor, the General Manager and all the team at The Orchards, are extremely proud of the maintenance team as they are very dedicated and can build, repair or do most of the things that you ask of them. A huge thanks goes out to all of them for their hard work and dedication.
Long Service Award
Celebrations ensued this week as Gunars Kaneps was presented with his Long Service Award. Gunars has worked for Barchester for 10 years and is a truly valuable member of the team.
April Fools Day
On 1st April The Orchards held a ‘Silly’ day and the staff all dressed up in weird and wonderful costumes to get into the spirit of the day. However, after we had the photos taken the brilliant activities co-ordinator, Maria informed us that it was all an April Fool’s joke. So even though we felt very silly, the residents enjoyed the fun!
