Activities at Ouse View Care Home
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.
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 Ouse View Care Home
Walk through a landscape
Residents across our services had a lovely time joining Emily and Marie-Therese from the Wallace Collection, for a virtual introduction to Reubens' Rainbow Landscape.
Residents truly enjoyed the sensory walk through one of the museum’s most famous landscape paintings.
Everyone who joined had a wonderful experience and can’t wait to put their creative skills to the test by painting some landscapes of our their in the coming days!
Home remember with poppy display
Ouse View commemorated Remembrance Day on Sunday 10th November. They joined the rest of the United Kingdom in holding a two-minute silence at 11am.
As well as marking Remembrance Day by wearing poppies and watching the televised service from The Cenotaph, residents took part in therapeutic activities working on a Remembrance Day memorial. They used recycled bottles to make poppies, painting them red and black and making them drape on a cargo net. They have a wreath and old photos. The residents were in awe when they saw the finished piece. A resident came to have a look at the memorial saw the pictures and then brought back a picture to put on it of her father at the age of 19 when he joined the army. Residents enjoyed a remembrance day sing along and quiz on remembrance day too.
The day the zoo paid a visit
Ouse View was full of animal mischief on Tuesday 22nd October when the mobile zoo came to visit the home. Residents at Ouse View were pleasantly surprised to see animals such as a corn snake and a royal python, a bearded dragon and a skink, a tortoise and a tiny hedgehog roaming around their lounge as Joe’s Exotic Mobile Zoo paid a visit.
Halloween themed musical performance
Residents and guests at Ouse View care home in Fulford York enjoyed a night of grins with a live Jazz concert performance that took place at the home.
Local singer Nikki performed a selection of summertime and Halloween sounds including Summer Holiday, Show me the way to go home, Barenasessities and The Monster Mash in the lounge area of the home that has been decorated for Halloween.
Some Mother's do Ave Em
Residents across our services had a fantastic time enjoying the virtual screening of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Frank Spencer’s comical misadventures had everyone laughing and it was wonderful to see so many happy faces.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and a special thanks to The Barn Theatre in the Cotswolds for bringing this stage adaptation of the beloved sitcom to our screens.
Pirate Parrots visit Ouse View
Ouse View was full of animal mischief on Tuesday 24th September when the pirate parrots came to visit the home.
What an amazing afternoon residents at Ouse View had yesterday. They were visited by Pirate Parrots, and it was truly a magical experience for everyone. They introduced us to three beautiful parrots who wowed us with their incredible tricks and even gave us an exciting flying demonstration. Once the residents held the parrots, they even visited some rooms to see more residents.
The best part… The residents had the chance to hold the parrots and even got to have them perch on their heads. The joy and laughter in the room was contagious. A huge thank you to Pirate Parrots for bringing such fun and magic into their day.
Upcoming events
November
The leaves are falling, November is calling and we are looking forward to a fun filled month ahead - all welcome.
Christmas Fayre
Our Christmas Fayre has something for everyone. Come along and join us!
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead - all welcome. Merry Christmas!
Fancy a festive break?
Book a respite stay at Ouse View to take advantage of our Christmas festivities. A festive break in a place where your loved one matters.
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.
