Activities at Scarborough Hall Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Jessica Larkin and Skigh Harrison.
We would like to welcome you to our activities team, Jessica Larkin and Skigh Harrison. Each coordinator started as carers in the home and they have worked together as an activities team for a number of years.
They are passionate about their role and providing the best for the Residents in the home, they enjoy finding new ways to of engaging and creating real and meaningful connections with the residents, through Resident centred 1-2-1 sessions, group activities, interesting outings and close links with our local communities.
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 Scarborough Hall Care Home
A day at the races
Residents at Scarborough Hall care home in Scarborough were treated to a virtual trip to the races to celebrate Ladies Day at Aintree. They had so much fun that they decided to do it all again for the Grand National the next day!
Staff at the care home pulled out all the stops to give the residents an afternoon to remember. They rolled out the red carpet, chilled the pink fizz and served delicious canapes so that residents felt like royalty. They ladies created hats to wear Ladies Day, all the residents picked a horse for the Grand National and the whole home joined in with the celebrations.
Beth Newland, Activity Lead at Scarborough Hall, said: “Our residents are absolute stars so they deserve to treated as such. We had such a fantastic time getting dressed up and watching all the races together on Ladies Day – it was such a brilliant day we decided to do it all again the next day too!”
Home get into the groove
Scarborough Hall care home in Scarborough had disco fever today to commemorate the day that ABBA won the Eurovision in 1974. ABBA is the most successful Eurovision Song Contest winner. The Swedish pop band won the contest in 1974 and has enjoyed phenomenal success ever since, despite officially splitting up in 1983.
General Manager, Charlotte Nurse, said: “Lots of our residents are big ABBA fans and love their music so we booked Devan Kellet who sings on the cruise ships who tailored an ABBA tribute themed musical afternoon for us to enjoy. We’ve had a fantastic day listening to all their hits. This Morning we had an ABBA themed exercise class using our Oomph Demand platform, it is amazing how many songs they recorded. We all surprised ourselves by how many we remembered!”
Barrie Mills, a resident said: “I loved ABBA growing up. Listening to all their old hits has brought back so many memories. We’ve all had a brilliant time reminiscing about our dance fever days!”
History of the Astor's
Our residents came together to enjoy an exciting virtual talk courtesy of the team at National Trust Talks Service. The illustrated talk took us closer to one of Cliveden’s most famous families, the Astors. Our residents were able to discover what motivated William Waldorf Astor, America’s richest man, to purchase Cliveden in 1893 and how the estate became the centre of high society in the 1920 s and 30 s thanks to his son Waldorf and daughter in law Nancy Astor.
The Wallace Collection
We had a lovely time joining Holly and Marie-Therese from the Wallace Collection, for a virtual introduction to the Collection, followed by a sensory exploratory walk through one of the museum’s most famous landscape paintings. The Collection ranges from Old Master paintings to 18th century French furniture, arms and armour. We all had a wonderful time and cannot wait to put our creative skills to a test and paint some landscapes in the upcoming days.
St Patrick's Day
Residents had a wonderful time celebrating St Patricks Day with a virtual performance via zoom by our favourite entertainer Matt who did a Irish themed show for us. We Had Green cupcakes with a choice of Guinness or Irish cream coffee.
Red Nose Day
Residents and Team members had fun all around doing games, quiz’s and fundraising in aid of Red Nose Day.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we get into the festive spirit.
Merry Christmas!
Monthly Dementia Cafe
From 10.30 am the dementia café provides small respite and social support.
Monthly Coffee Morning - 1st Friday of the month
A chance to meet and chat over tea or coffee and homemade cakes
Meeting Room for Hire
Arrange a visit or pop into see what Scarborough Hall has to offer.
Could you be a Volunteer?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - police, ambulance and fire services, district nurses - come and take a break on us, there maybe a cake or two available....
