Activities at Ouse View 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.
We understand that the people we will be supporting will have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we won’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our activities team will be dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events will be organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Rachael Turner
We all know that keeping active is important. We have created a wonderful culture within the home and we work together to give residents the best possible experience. We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active.
We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centered program of events and activities.
Essential to our homely feel is the strong relationships of trust we build with residents and their families and friends. The home also has its very own minibus for our numerous outings for coffee and shopping, which residents love. We also enjoy our regular clubs, virtual events and varied life enrichment programme.
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 Ouse View Care Home
Burns celebrations
Ouse View prepared a traditional Burns Night Supper to the tune of Northumbrian Pipes and the fun continued well into the night.
Staff and residents at the home were involved in a number of activities e.g. listening to Northumbrian Pipes that played traditional Scottish tunes and a Burns Night quiz to mark the Scottish institution. The residents also enjoyed haggis neeps and tatties for lunch.
Singalong Days
Residents and guests at Ouse View enjoyed an afternoon of grins with a live music performance that took place at the home. Local singer Amanda performed a selection of classic hits including The Way You Look Tonight, Can't Help Falling in Love, Run Rabbit, New York, New York, Cockles and Mussels. Her act is called Singalong Days and all the residents were definitely singing along.
Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along as the Amanda performed her finale song a lively rendition Hey Baby! The residents truly embraced the fun and sang their hearts out.
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Residents got in the Christmas spirit by going to see popular panto ‘Aladdin’ at York Theatre Royal. They had a brilliant time joining in with all the panto fun, shouting ‘he’s behind you’ and singing along with all the hits. The trip was organised after some of our ladies expressed a wish to see a pantomime and with the help of York Theatre Royal their wish was delivered.
General Manager, Rebekka Richardson said: “We absolutely love being able to take our residents out and about to visit local attractions, it makes us so happy that we’re able to experience Christmas events like this. It has been a fantastic day and we’ve all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.”
Christmas Fete brings community together
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Ouse View to enjoy a wonderful Christmas Fete.
There were all kinds of stalls on offer manned by volunteers, friends and family and lots of local stall holders came along to sell their wares too. There were delicious cakes and mince pies, lovely craft items, fabulous knitwear, antiques and collectables and even a Santa’s grotto, the list goes on! They had a very special visitor to open the Fete the Lord Mayor of York Margaret.
A Christmas Carol with the Old Vic
Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.
This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes. A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience.
Animal Mischief
Ouse View was full of animal mischief this month when a pony dressed in a Christmas costume and two dogs both dressed up too came to visit the home.
Residents at Ouse View Care Home were pleasantly surprised to see their new furry friends roaming around their lounge as Well-being with Animals paid a visit.
Upcoming events
January
Hello January! We extend a warm welcome to you to join us as we look forward to an exciting month ahead.
Understanding Dementia with Craig Colligan
You're invited to our informative talk about dementia with our very own Craig Colligan - Dementia Nurse Specialist.
Cheese and Wine Evening
Join us for a relaxed evening tasting a selection of cheese and wines as well as being serenaded by a local saxophonist with other local members of the community
Professionals Lunch
Are you a local professional looking to network with other like minded individuals? Join us at our professionals lunch.
Veteran's Coffee Morning
Veteran's join us and get together to enjoy a coffee or tea with some homemade cakes or biscuits
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more infromation why not pop in and see what Ouse View can offer you.
Calling all Emergency Services - take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - police, ambulance and fire services, district nurses - come and take a break on us, there maybe a cake or two available....
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Dementia Cafe - 1st Wednesday of the month
Come along and make new friends, share experiences and enjoy a cup of tea and slice of cake.
Coffee Morning - 3rd Wednesday of the month
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we host our monthly coffee morning, make new friends and take a tour of our home. All welcome.
Don't Dine Alone - Every Friday
We know mealtimes can be lonely for older members of our community and we extend a warm invitation for those to join us at our weekly - Don't Dine Alone, Fridays from 12.15pm.
