Activities at Paternoster House Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Angela Hawkins
Hi my name is Angela, known as Angie, I joined Paternoster House in April 2016 as a care assistant, I have a passion for enriching our residents lives and being part of the Activities Team means I can help them achieve their dreams, keep them motivated and happy.
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 Paternoster House Care Home
Residents Meet Scooby the Minature Pony
The impact of pet therapy can never be underestimated and Paternoster House residents and staff always look forward to the monthly visit from Performing Pets. Part of the excitement is not knowing who we will meet! This time it was the gentle Scooby the miniature pony. This adorable chap happily walked all around the home, resting his head on residents’ laps and bringing smiles all round.
Ahoy, me harties!
Another visit for one of our residents today at Hanningfield Sailability Project
Hanningfield Sailability Project is a club operated from the reservoir providing people with a disability the opportunity to go sailing on this delightful expanse of water in the heart of Essex.
The group has been operating since 2013 and anybody with a disability is welcome to come and have a try. The aim is to provide sailing for disabled people and encourage and teach those who wish to expand their knowledge of sailing for both leisure and competitive enjoyment.
Cocktail Anyone?
Residents enjoyed cocktails with family and friends this week as our fun-loving Activities team, Shane and Sandy, put on a fabulous cocktail party.
Life doesn't stop when you live at Paternoster House, but sometimes it is great to stop and enjoy life! Trying new things and having a good time is exactly what our life enrichment program is designed to achieve as this cocktail party showed.
Karina and Veronica complete Duke Edinburgh with us
Well, here we are at the end of the 3 months for Karina and Veronica of Broxbourne school who did their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award and choose our home to meet our residents and enjoy their company every week, even when on one occasion they couldn’t attend due to illness they still made sure they had some sort of communication via a card.
As you can see in the photos, the girls had lots of fun as did the residents.
I know I speak on behalf of the residents, families, staff and management that Karina and Veronica are truly loving and caring young ladies and gave so much pleasure and mostly understanding.
We all wish them the best in their final leg of their D of E expedition and we certainly look forward to the photos and stories on their return.
Something Magical In Our Garden
As part of our regular gardening club, staff and residents have been busy creating a Fairy Garden. This garden is interactive for both residents and relatives, and we welcome any new fairies who appear!
John's Gardening Tips
Resident John is a keen gardener and knows more than a thing-or-two about roses. John took our Activities team to the local garden centre to purchase some of his favourite (Whiskey Mac) roses to be planted in one of our courtyards. John then provided a gardening lesson to the team and a couple of residents.
Our gardening club is constantly hard at work ensuring that all the residents have wonderful outdoor spaces to enjoy in the summer sun. Our courtyards and extensive gardens are beautiful, so please feel free to pop in to view these.
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