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
Cheers to Christmas Time
Today at Ouse view residents reveled in Christmas cheer during our dementia café, exploring sensory Christmas trees, making clay Christmas ornaments, further more we tested our memories and visual recognition in a game of Christmas pairs. We finished with a sing along and festive refreshments of Glühweine, mince pies and stollen.
Deck the Halls!
Here at Ouse view our residents take enormous pride in their environment and like to be involved in its appearance and the care taking. This week they helped to put up the decorations, trim the trees and enjoyed starting the season of advent with calendars. The home is looking very festive staff and residents are getting into the spirit.
York Christmas Markets
At Ouse View we begin our Christmas countdown by decking the halls and a visit to the Christmas market in York. Festive fun is had by all shopping the stalls, seeing the lights followed by hot chocolate in the Swiss chalet.
Nurture and Nature
Our residents at Ouse view are keen to nurture nature within their garden environment. Recently we have been preparing to support our local bird population through the winter by making fat balls. This requires hand eye co-ordination and dexterity to mix the ingredients combining them into the final product.
Elf for Alzheimer’s day
At Ouse View We celebrate Elf for Alzheimer’s day in style whilst raising funds for a worthy cause. Staff and residents adorn their outfits and head gear. We discovered our individual elf names, electrifying tinsel toes, Gifty Santa’s helper, happy blooming baker, Giggly tiny tinker, cheesy shimmy shaker, winky red nose, electrifying sky navigator, happy jingle toes, jingle snowflake designer, cheerful pointy ear, which created a lot of fun and laughter. We were also saw the antics of jingle toes elf on a shelf.
Seasonal Crafting
This week at Ouse view we take inspiration from the seasons and our natural world. Using materials found within the garden and grounds residents enjoy creating autumnal pictures. Each resident selects their own materials and arranges in a way that is attractive and personal to them.
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.
