Activities at Rivermead Care Home
We all know that keeping active is important. We have created a wonderful culture within the home and we work together to give residents the best possible experience. We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centered programme of events and activities. Essential to our homely feel is the strong relationships of trust we build with residents and their families and friends. The home also has its very own minibus for our numerous outings for coffee and shopping, which residents love.
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 Rivermead Care Home
Magic of the Nutcracker
We experienced the magic of the Nutcracker with a special interactive workshop led by English National Ballet Associate Artists.
Our residents were able to take a magical journey thorough Edwardian London and to learn more about the enchanted Nutcracker characters: Clara, the Mouse King, and her valiant Nutcracker doll.
The session included a chair-based dance workshop, clips of the ballet on stage and a Christmas carol sing-along, truly enjoyed by all.
Christmas Truffle Making
We had a lovely time joining Paul Hawkins and Steve Wilkes from Unilever for an exciting immersive Christmas experience.
Our residents were welcomed with chocolate treats as Paul and Steve took them on an exciting chocolate truffle making and biscuit decorating journey.
To finish off the Christmas special event, our residents enjoyed a themed quiz and a singalong.
We all had a wonderful time.
Home host best dressed pet competition!
Yes, put your paws together and give a warm welcome to Rivermead’s festive competition, launched today! Please send us photographs of your pets in their best festive outfits. It could be your kitten in a Christmas kilt, your pet piglet in a blanket, the old dog with reindeer antlers or of course your horse dressed as Father Christmas! Give your imagination free rein and have some fun, take a good picture and send it to rivermead.activities@barchester.com
Our residents will be judging the results on Wednesday 22nd December and the prize is a Christmas HAMPER! Good Luck, and we look forward to perusing your perfect pet pix!
Gift from Malton WII
Christmas is a special time of togetherness and celebration, and this year the Rivermead dining tables will look very well decorated thanks to the imaginative ladies of Malton WI who have made for our home seven beautiful, colourful table settings. As our residents tuck Into their turkey with all the trimmings, the flaming pudding and mince pies, the tables will look resplendent with their WI yellow roses, evergreens and candles! Thank you for your kind thoughts, Ladies of #Maltonwi!
Trip to Castle Howard
Today memory Lane had an absolutely fabulous day out at Castle Howard’s Christmas house, enjoyed by Vera, Brenda, Joan and Barbara.
Rivermead attended a couple of weeks ago and it was so beautiful we just had to take another set of residents. We walked through ‘Narnia’ and saw the absolutely beautiful Christmas trees.
We were all wrapped up in hats scarves and gloves to fight this cold weather and there was merry Christmas smiles all round.
It was finished off with a hot chocolate and a bite to eat afterwards
Goldfinch Floral Studio
We all had a wonderful time joining Jennifer Owen - founder of Goldfinch Floral Studio for a creative floral bauble workshop.
Jennifer transported our residents to the out of the ordinary world of flowers and crafts and demonstrated how to create stunning hand-made baubles filled with dried flowers and grasses.
Our residents enjoyed filling and decorating their own glass baubles and their unique creations will be displayed at the home for everyone to enjoy.
Upcoming events
Could you be a Volunteer?
Do you have any spare time? Could you help make a difference to someones day to day life? For more information on volunteering, we'd love to hear from you.
Community Cafe - Every Tuesday from 10.30 am
We extend a warm invitation to community friends to join us at our popular Community Cafe - all welcome.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency personnel, come and take a break with us! There may be a cake or two.....
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
Looking for a place to host a meeting? Look no further! For more information contact Rivermead or pop in and see what we have to offer.
