Activities at Pinetree Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Beth Hooper
Hi my name is Beth and I am the activities co-ordinator
I have worked in care for the past 2 years as a carer and worked my way up to senior carer. My main responsibilities were looking after the frail, terminally ill and residents living with dementia. I found this role incredibly rewarding and had a sense of pride every day that I was in a position to be able to make a difference to the lives of our residents.
One of the most rewarding parts of the job is getting to know the residents on an individual basis and really finding out about what they love to do so my new role as activities co-ordinator combines the two perfectly. I love fun and laughter and finding new ways to enjoy life to the full. I am very excited about working a Pinetree and getting to know all of our residents
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 Pinetree Care Home
The new public footpath
We are so happy to share with you the new and improved public footpath next to Pinetree Care Home
It's made such a difference to the landscape and also to the safety of those using it.
Welcome to team Pinetree
Team Pinetree!!
What an amazing day its been here at Pinetree. Getting the whole team together for a team building day, sharing in the excitement of the impending opening of Pinetree, learning about each other and looking around the home.
We have an amazing team! and we cant wait to show them off.
Carers First Hub
Lovely first monthly Carers First Essex meeting today run by Claire Cude. Thank you all for visiting Pinetree, it was very special to have you.
This is an invaluable service offered to unpaid carers in Essex and they offer support, activities and a safe space for anyone caring for a friend or loved one.
We very much look forward to seeing you next month.
Excited for summer
Looking ahead to the summer months and the glorious days we are now being treated to, encourages us to think about the fun that can be had in our very own garden.
Our beautiful garden will be a great environment for our residents and families to sit in, relax and enjoy a variety of amazing outdoor activities.
In our outdoor space we will happily welcome entertainers, community members, families and friends, and organise specially selected activities, sessions and games as well as picnics, fetes and fun days.
With plenty of seating, raised beds to aid independent gardening and even a green house and potting shed for those extra enthusiasts there's not much we cant do.
To find out more about life at Pinetree Care Home, please visit our website:
Norman turns 88!
We had a terrific time wishing lovely Norman a very very happy 88th birthday!!
Norman and his family are very special to Pinetree already and we loved playing his favourite music and eating his favourite cake!
Happiest of birthdays dear Norman - from us all at Pinetree.
Charity Car Wash
We raised an incredible £206 at our charity car wash today!
Thank you so much to everyone who came and donated.
Your donations will make a huge difference to the lives of the residents in the community that the Barchester Foundation helps to support.
Special thanks to our little helpers too; Jack, Ella, Amelia and Lilly.
Upcoming events
Barchester's Big Quiz - Live Virtual Event
Calling all quizzers!
Join us for an exciting quiz to test your general knowledge and see who is the biggest brainbox of them all!
Trick or Treat
All kids welcome. Come and have some fun and games with our residents and get your special treats!
