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
Visit from a furry friend!
Residents at Ouse View enjoyed a day of feeding carrots and giving cuddles with the resident reindeer PAT Dog Bruno.
Bruno the PAT dog wore his best jumper and his ruby red antlers much to residents delight!
Magic of the Nutcracker
We experienced the magic of the Nutcracker with a special interactive workshop led by English National Ballet Associate Artists.
Our residents were able to take a magical journey thorough Edwardian London and to learn more about the enchanted Nutcracker characters: Clara, the Mouse King, and her valiant Nutcracker doll.
The session included a chair-based dance workshop, clips of the ballet on stage and a Christmas carol sing-along, truly enjoyed by all.
Home celebrate CQC Good in latest inspection
Ouse View Care Home in Fulford, York passed a recent Care Quality Commission inspection with an overall ‘Good’ rating after being praised for operating a safe, responsive and well-led service.
The CQC inspected the home on 2nd and 9th November 2021 and rated the home, run by Barchester Healthcare, as ‘Good’ in all three areas of the inspection – safe, responsive and well-led. The report stated that people received safe and effective care to meet their needs. Staff were kind and caring and provided support to help maintain people's dignity and promote their independence. One staff member commented: “Pauline Hodgson is very approachable and very good. We've got no complaints." A relative said, "It is well-run. Everyone seems easy to talk to and the system for checking in is good. We are happy with the place, it's a nice calm environment. We couldn't have chosen better."
Also highlighted in the report was that people were happy living in the service, they felt safe and well looked after, and that the culture and atmosphere were warm and welcoming. One resident said: "It's beautifully decorated and spotlessly clean" and, "It's quiet, peaceful and comfortable."
Board Games Christmas Style
Ouse View Care home in Fulford enjoyed Christmas Board Games in a memory session this morning with a compendium of traditional fun.
Christmas Cake Decorating
A little Winter Wonderland here at Ouse View in Fulford, as all of our residents helped to decorate this wonderful Christmas Cake.
Residents were carol singing around the table and dancing away.
Goldfinch Floral Studio
We all had a wonderful time joining Jennifer Owen - founder of Goldfinch Floral Studio for a creative floral bauble workshop.
Jennifer transported our residents to the out of the ordinary world of flowers and crafts and demonstrated how to create stunning hand-made baubles filled with dried flowers and grasses.
Our residents enjoyed filling and decorating their own glass baubles and their unique creations will be displayed at the home for everyone to enjoy.
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.
