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Shawford Springs Care Home offers Dementia care, Residential care, Respite / Short stay.

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Activities at Shawford Springs Care Home

We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Joanne Gadd

Activities Co-ordinator

Hello, I am Joanne. I have worked as an activities coordinator for over seven years. In that time I have built a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience in designing and implementing activities that will support the mind, body and soul. I have a passion for delivering person centred sessions and will strive to ensure our weekly programme is engaging for all. I love organising events and am continually looking for ways to connect with our local community.

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 Shawford Springs Care Home

Visit our Facebook page to keep updated with all the activities in our home

We are sailing....

Last week we enjoyed another wonderful day sailing at Testwood Lakes in Totton.

The weather was absolutely perfect for a morning on the water & afterwards we enjoyed a picnic by the boathouse.

Our monthly visit to the lakes is fast becoming one of our most popular trips & we think it’s easy to see why from the photos!

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers at Testwood Lakes Sailability for another fantastic day

Games Afternoon

The weather has been absolutely glorious today so we decided to make the most of the sunshine with a games afternoon in our beautiful garden. We started with a round of badminton, followed by skittles & quoits

Team Trivia

One of our most popular activities here at Shawford Springs are quizzes, so we’ve recently started hosting a team quiz on a Friday afternoon which has proved to be a massive hit!

Last week’s winning team were Anne & Jean - well done ladies!

Marvellous Marwell Zoo...

This week we took a very special trip to Marwell Wildlife, where we were fortunate to have our very own tour guide to show us around - our resident, Richard.

Richard was a volunteer at Marwell for over 5 years before moving to Shawford Springs and knows the zoo like the back of his hand.

His knowledge of each of the animals is simply incredible and he was only too happy to share fascinating facts with us all as we ventured around the zoo.

One place that Richard was particularly keen to visit was the tropical house, which is home to a myriad of beautiful birds, reptiles & fish, as this was where he spent most of his time volunteering.

Not only was Richard able to see all the animals again, but he was also able to catch up with old friends & colleagues, one such friend being Emma who works in the Marwell education department. She met up with Richard at the tropical house and took some time out of her day to catch him up on all the happenings at the zoo.

All in all it was a truly wonderful trip and we were so thrilled that we were able to give Richard the opportunity to visit a place which means so much to him.