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
November Dementia Cafe Morning
Today at Ouse View we warmly welcomed our community and residents to our Memory Lane Café for our inaugural 'Coffee Morning'
Residents and visitors enjoyed chatting and laughing amongst themselves as they took part in a selection of stimulating activities within a safe environment.
On offer was hand massages and manicures, planting winter bulbs and mindful colouring. Staff were on hand to assist in participation and emotional support when and wherever it is required for residents and visitors from the community.
Spooky tricks and treats at Ouse
Barchester’s Ouse View care home in Fulford, was a den of ghoulish activity as the homes spooky Halloween party got in to full swing. Residents and staff got in to the spirit of things by decorating the home and creating Halloween decorations, icing spooky cupcakes prepared by the home’s chef, holding a pumpkin painting competition.
General Manager, Rebekka Richardson: “Our staff and residents love any excuse for a party! The home looks fantastic with all the decorations and our head chef did us proud with lots of spooky treats – we’ve all had a brilliant time.”
Saturday Night Salsa
Saturday night is ‘strictly salsa’ at Ouse View, residents are in for a treat with an evening of Strictly Come Dancing! Residents test their strictly knowledge in a quiz and reminisce of dancing days in younger years, chatting about favourite dance where they went and what they wore. All before enjoying some cheese and wine to watch the show.
Keep Fit & Dance!
Residents at Ouse view say ” Oops up side your head” as they maintain their fitness and mobility. Each week we they enjoy a variety of keep fit sessions, some in person accompanied by music others live stream via oomph as well as a weekly wander. Exercise is one of the most highly attended activities within the home and always puts a smile on the residents faces.
Maggie Bakers Boogie-on-Down
Residents at Ouse View are dancing in the isles as they get on down and boogie with Maggie Baker from musical moments. With a full house, staff and residents had an amazing sensory afternoon singing, dancing and playing along with percussion. At Ouse view the residents brought the house down with their lust for life!
Weekly Wonder at the Marina
Residents at Ouse View in Fulford look forward to the ‘weekly wander’, this week residents enjoy a ‘sea breeze’ as they walk down by the river side.
Residents are able to use their senses of sight, touch and smell in observing the seasons change from summer to autumn.
They enjoy wind in their hair, sun on their faces and just having the freedom to roam and recall times when they walked with friends and loved ones over the years.
Upcoming events
July
Hello July! We extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we look forward to the month ahead, all welcome.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more infromation why not pop in and see what Ouse View can offer you.
Respite - Are you looking for a little care break?
A respite break maybe ideal for those looking for a little extra care, for more information get in touch and see what we have to offer.
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.
