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.
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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 Paternoster House Care Home
Day Trip to Myddelton House Gardens
We recently took several of our residents to visit the enchanting Myddelton House Gardens to explore its beautiful eight acres and took time to discover the compelling story of Edward Augustus Bowles, one of Britain’s most famous self-taught gardeners, artists and expert botanists.
Our residents had a fabulous time travelling on the home’s minibus and enjoyed a day full of tranquillity, walks and even dancing!
Fresh Flower Arranging
This week our ladies enjoyed some flower arranging. Where they created their own design from a choice of different types & colours
Flower arranging provides a soothing and calming experience. The gentle act of selecting, cutting, and arranging blooms can help reduce stress and anxiety, and the vibrant colours, textures, and fragrances of the flowers create a multisensory experience that encourages relaxation and mindfulness.
Summer BBQ and Open Day
What a fabulous day we had on the last day of August as we celebrated the end of summer with our annual BBQ and had the pleasure of showing many of the local community around our beautiful home.
It was certainly a busy one, with residents, friends, family and staff members joining together for fun and games. We enjoyed a good old song-a-long courtesy of the charismatic Dennis - One Man Stand it was lovely to see all the generations dancing together.
Chef and the hospitality team cooked up an amazing array of BBQ meats with selection of salads and tasty sides. Our General Manager, Corina took the opportunity to present our Deputy Manager, Anu Kassis with her 15 year long-service award, giving thanks for her continued dedication and loyalty Paternoster House, and the wider Barchester family.
We're looking forward to getting together once again at our next Open Day on Saturday 2nd November, keep an eye out for the posters and confirmation of the planned entertainment for the day.
Twisting Out with Heidi
Our residents and staff were all smiles with 'Tuesday's Twist Out' courtesy of Heidi McCaffrey!
We love her work outs, however you're feeling Heidi makes the day brighter and gets us all feeling great.
Saying it with Flowers
This week our ladies enjoyed some flower arranging. Where they created their own design from a choice of different types & colours
Flower arranging provides a soothing and calming experience. The gentle act of selecting, cutting, and arranging blooms can help reduce stress and anxiety, and the vibrant colours, textures, and fragrances of the flowers create a multisensory experience that encourages relaxation and mindfulness.
Boogie with David Brierley
One of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program is live musical entertainment and David Brierley never disappoints, he always manages to get our residents and guests up dancing and singing.
Resident involvement in choosing genres along with feedback after each performance means that we are able to constantly improve our activities calendar.
Upcoming events
