Activities at Overslade House 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.
Our activities team is dedicated to organising a variety of events and activities and adapting them to suit the capabilities of those we support. Our goal is to improve quality of life by providing activities that are tailored to residents' own interests.
At Overslade House, we encourage local people and businesses to participate, as well as our staff and relatives, in order to keep them involved as part of a wider community. We strive to enhance the quality of both mental and physical stimulation through weekly minibus excursions, PAT dogs, quizzes, Zumba classes, arm chair line dancing, musical entertainers, pamper sessions and much more.
We definitely have something for everyone!
Julie Bateman
Hi, my name is Julie, and I'm the lead Activities Lead here at Overslade House. I've been an entertainer for over 25 years which has given me a great foundation for meeting people from various backgrounds, and has also helped nurture my social skills.
I love animals, and have two Dachshunds of my own who, like me, love meeting new people. I'm looking forward to bringing them in to meeting all our lovely residents here at Overslade.
I'm a bit of a social butterfly and enjoy visiting National Trust locations, attending the Theatre, singing and dining out. Over the years I've even been an 'extra' on TV!
Living life to the full is my motto, and I wish to instil this in all our residents, whatever your ability there is something new to learn or try. Life is for enriching and enjoyment. I look forward to getting to know you and your loved ones. We are always open to new ideas, if you'd like to contact me please call the home on 01788 522577 or email me direct on overslade.activities@barchester.com - New entertainers always welcome.
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 Overslade House Care Home
VE Day Crafts and Reminiscence
Rachel Coldicott, Learning & Engagement Assistant, Suzanna Vandervelden, Education Facilitator and Bernadette Griffin, Volunteer from the Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, joined residents in arts and crafts for VE Day.
Inspired by a bustling street party, with crafted 'sponge' cakes and vibrant bunting. Union Jack Mosaics and charming decoupage tea, the team also brought with them reminiscent boxes and books and residents enjoyed talking about their memories. Resident, Joyce, was joined by her son, Paul, who has retired from the military and helped his mother create a stunning Union Jack college.
Our residents had a wonderful session attended by relatives and are looking forward to seeing their creations that will be on display at the exhibition, from Tuesday 29th April–Sunday 25th May, in Rugby Art Gallery and Museum's Community Space in the main foyer.
Overslade House Hoe Down
Overslade House had a Hoe Down for International Day of Happiness. We were joined by the Southam Stompers Line dancers, who danced for our residents and put everybody in a country mood. Even our Nurses and Activities Team joined in to learn some line dancing, with lots of Yeehah's and thigh slaps and a few beers or shandy to refresh us.
We did have a few suspected wanted criminals in the room and also some lovely relatives who joined us.
We had a wonderful time and hope to see the Southam Stompers at our saloon again soon.
St. Patrick's Day
Overslade House had a fabulous St Patrick's Day afternoon celebrating. We were entertained by Bob Oakley with some lovely country and Irish music.
Our pot of gold was taken around to all of our residents to guess how many coins were in the pot of gold. Our lucky winner was Sheila, guessing 110 coins and there were 113 coins.
Our Memory Lane residents played a game of Paddy Pairs in the morning and also did exceptionally well!! Many thanks to Head Chef, Corey Leake, for our St Patrick's Day-themed cakes and to all our residents for getting into the spirit of things, dressing up and singing along.
Residents Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Week!
Residents had a fabulous time with live entertainment from Catty, helping us to celebrate LGBTQ history month. Catty is a local lady from Rugby and brought with her an array of colourful scarves, a bubble machine and a beautiful voice.
Everybody enjoyed cakes and sausage rolls made by head chef, Corey Leake.
This was followed by entertainment from A G Magicians, a magic and comedy show with plenty of oooh’s and ahhhhh’s and an array of funny hats where residents become part of the show.
Light refreshments were made by Head Chef, Corey Leake. It was lovely to see so many relatives joining us for the fun.
Christmas at Overslade House
Well, what a wonderful December we had with our Countdown to Christmas.
We had Live Virtual Theatre from the Old Vic in London, A Christmas Carol, visits from Hill Street Community Centre, Brooke School and Harris C of E School who joined us for our Carol Service. Residents enjoyed lovely Christmas Lunches out at Princethorpe College and Draycote Water. We had live entertainment from The Salvation Army Brass Band, Rugby Male Voice Choir, The Rugby Phoenix Ukulele Band and the Mini Concerts Christmas Show.
On Christmas Day, all presents were delivered by Santa and his helpers, wonderful food consumed and smiling faces everywhere. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming with friends and relatives looking stunning in their sparkling Christmas attire.
Many thanks to all the staff who helped to make this happen.
Warwickshire police join residents for supper
Overslade House offers Blue Light Breakfast and supper.
During January, we had a surprise visit from Warwickshire Police, who joined our residents for supper and chatted with our residents about what was happening in their local community. Our residents really appreciated the visit and said they felt safer knowing Community Support Officers were patrolling the local area.
Our doors are open any time for our Blue Light Services with hot drinks and copious supplies of home-made cake as a thank you for the services they provide for the safety and wellbeing of our residents.
