Activities at Oxford Beaumont Care Community
Our Activities Coordinators are committed to organising a mix of activities and events that cater to all tastes, which includes minibus outings to nearby places of interest and visits from animal trusts, local school choirs, musicians and entertainers. We also undertake one-to-one activities for residents who are unable to participate in group sessions, and encourage loved ones to join in whenever they can.
Alice and Sarah
Hi, I'm Alice (left) and I've been working in activities since 2019. I absolutely love my role, and I'm passionate about providing meaningful and life enriching activities for all our residents. My aim is to make them smile everyday!
Hi I’m Sarah (right), I’ve been a member if the Oxford Beaumont team since January 2020. Starting as an Activities assistant on a part time basis, I enjoyed the role so much I'm now one the the full time coordinators.
It’s an absolute pleasure working here, being able to provide life enriching activities that make our residents happy and smile. We have so much fun together, and learn something new everyday from these incredible ladies and gentlemen.
Making links with local groups and organisations to ensure our residents remain part of the local community is a key part of the activities team role, if you would like to make contact with me or my colleague Sarah, please feel free to call us on 01865 730990 or drop us an email OxfordBeaumont.Activities@barchester.com
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Oxford Beaumont Care Community
Surprising Snakes
We loved having Zoolab to visit us earlier this month with a selection of animals. Residents and staff faced their fears by touching snakes and rats and everyone enjoyed being able to get close to animals again.
Residents (and staff!) who were brave enough to touch a snake for the first time were really surprised at how soft it was. Everyone has said how much they enjoyed it and several residents have already asked when they are coming back.
National Dog Day
We had a mini summer fair to tie in with National Dog Day. We invited two and four-legged friends to come and meet the residents. We had music, refreshments, a raffle and a tombola (on which every resident won a prize!), as well as garden games, walks in the grounds, and other games and competitions. Residents voted for their favourite dogs and we gave prizes and rosettes to the winners.
We raised over £200 which will be split between the residents' fund to buy a new robotic therapy dog, and the Oxfordshire Animal Rescue. Residents enjoyed preparing for the event by making decorations and dog biscuits, and we can't wait to have another one again!
Meet the Hairdresser
Everyone was so excited at the first visit from our new hairdresser at Oxford Beaumont. Graham was keen to have a before and after photograph taken, and the ladies were glowing with pleasure after their first haircut for such a long time. Lynette will be returning to us on a regular basis and we look forward to seeing some more transformations next time.
Cocktails & Canapés
In 2020, Oxford Beaumont won a prize of £500 towards a party in a competition organised by NAPA and CareShield, and we have finally had the first part of our party prizes.
For our 1920s cocktails and canapes party, residents were treated to another wonderful performance by Fiona Harrison at the weekend. She sung a selection of songs from the 1920s and '30s while residents enjoyed food and drinks. They had really enjoyed preparing the decorations and the food and said it was a great afternoon.
Bespoke Activities
Activities at Oxford Beaumont cater for individuals, small and larger groups and depend on what the interests of residents are. As a result, we often have more than one activity available at any one time.
Recently, before the weather got too hot, we took two residents to Cuttislowe Park with some oats to feed the ducks and swans, while another group enjoyed a quiz and reminiscence session based on folklore, legends and tales. They then asked for more so we moved on to fruit and veg questions and geography.
Memories of gardening, cooking, schooldays and travelling were shared and they all said how much they had enjoyed the activity.
Garden Centre Visit
Residents were really pleased to visit Notcutts Garden Centre to choose some bedding plants for a remodelling of one of our Memory Lane gardens. They loved being able to walk around and then have a cup of tea in the café. We have had a few suggestions of places to visit now things are opening up a little and garden centres are always high on everyone’s list because they bring back so many memories of spending time gardening.
