Activities at Ottley House Care Home
At Ottley House, we offer a person-centred activities programme, and aim to match residents' abilities and interests with meaningful activities of the correct degree of challenge that promotes their health and well-being. We also provide visual, tactile, audible and olfactory sensory experiences. There are weekly music/movement therapy sessions, 'Oomph' sessions, and arts & crafts classes to help improve, maintain and refine motor skills. We enjoy regular visits from entertainers, musicians and animal therapists, as well as pub nights, 'food from around the world' days, and minibus outings to places of interest.
Cath Smallman
Hi, I'm Cath, the Activities Coordinator here at Ottley House. My days are spent making sure that the residents in the home have an interesting and active social programme to enjoy each day. Residents individual preferences are considered all the time in a person centred approach and I welcome feedback from families too.
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 Ottley House Care Home
National Citizens Service
The National Citizens Service came to visit our residents. They spent the last few months fund raising by hosting car washes, boot sales etc. and with the money raised they went out and bought little thoughtful gifts for all our residents.
In each box were items such as note pads and pens, photo frames, soaps and keepsakes. They back again to help get our sensory garden up and running.
Summer Fair
What a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. The weather stayed dry and we had a visit from a couple of very friendly alpacas. Indoors we had a variety of stalls, and the afternoon was rounded off with a raffle. All money raised goes to our residents' activity fund.
Armed Forces Day
We hung out the flags for Armed Forces Day, and were joined in the afternoon by Barry Styles, and came in to sing wartime songs.
West Midlands Safari Park
The weather was perfect and residents were able to watch many different animals basking in the glorious sunshine.
Easter at Ottley
Residents spent a happy morning making Easter bonnets. We also held a raffle, which raised over £400 for our comfort fund, and had local girl, Ellie, and her friend entertain us in the afternoon. The weather was so nice that they were able to perform outside on our patio area.
10 Years with Barchester
HCA, Melissa, was recently presented with her 10 year long service award by General Manager, Davina McLoughlin. Well done!
