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
Coombe Abbey Park
While at Coombe Abbey Park, we went around the gardens and had a stop at the pond to feed the ducks. At the end of the day, we had a picnic that our kitchen packed and finished off with some ice cream.
Little Workers
Two Priory School students, Dylan and Lorna, recently spent a week here at Ottley House on work experience placements. They helped our activities team provide lots of entertainment for residents. They even joined residents on a barge trip.
Both students thoroughly enjoyed their experience here and the residents loved spending time with them.
Armed Forces Day
We had a display of military uniforms and a live reading of stories written by residents who lived through the war. In the afternoon, we were entertained by Tom Wenlock.
Birthday Serenade
Paul Watkins came in to entertain everyone with a singalong and one special lady received a very special serenade in recognition of her 97th birthday.
Gardening Club
It’s that time of year again; we have been very busy potting seeds ready to put into our garden. Rain or shine, nothing stops our Gardening Club from happening. Outdoors or indoors, we pot 'til we drop!
Rupert the Horse
Rupert the horse recently visited our home and greeted everyone with a hug. He certainly enjoys the attention, and so do we!
