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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

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Memorable Moments

We wanted to share with you a lovely story about our resident Jean & receptionist Sarah.

Sarah & Jean enjoy spending time chatting in our café each day & had recently been discussing Jean’s time spent running a farm & holiday business with her husband in the village of Berrynarbor in Devon.

So, on a recent visit to north Devon, Sarah decided to take a special trip to the farm & village of Berrynarbor so that she could take some photos to share with Jean.

Jean was absolutely delighted to see all the photos upon Sarah’s return & enjoyed spending time reminiscing and sharing happy memories. She also brought along photos of when she owned the farm, to compare how it has changed.

Happy Days....

This week we welcomed Lynn & Colin from Doorstep Entertainments who performed their fabulous ‘Back to those Happy Days’ Variety Show for us.

It was an fun filled hour of dancing, singing & costumes galore and everyone went away with big smiles on their faces. So a big thank you to Lynn & Colin, we can’t wait to see you again in October.

Twyford Water Works Visit - Local History

Yesterday we had a brilliant afternoon at Twyford Waterworks, where we got to enjoy a special guided tour of the site.

The waterworks is an Edwardian pumping station, which has supplied water to the local area for over 120 years. The site was given the status of a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 1973 & is now looked after by a group of dedicated & passionate volunteers.

One such volunteer was our guide, Matthew, who kindly gave up his afternoon to show us around. His knowledge of the waterworks is truly outstanding & we greatly enjoyed learning all about the fascinating history of the site from him.

Blue Sapphire Wedding Anniversary celebrations

Yesterday we had a very special celebration in our home, as Trevor & his wife Janice celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary

We celebrated in style with Blue Sapphire themed balloons, bunting and lots of flowers...

Trevor, Janice and their guests enjoyed a delicious three course lunch in our stunning top floor dining room & afterwards shared memories of their wedding day in Cornwall.

We were delighted that we could be a part of their special day.... congratulations to you both on such a wonderful milestone