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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

Out and About in the Community - The Old Station Tea Rooms

This morning we enjoyed a lovely outing to The Old Station Tea Rooms in the New Forest for a cuppa and a delicious slice of cake.

We’d like to say a big thank you to the friendly staff for being so welcoming and accommodating. We plan to return for another visit in the Summer.

A lovely afternoon of relaxing entertainment

The residents were treated to a wonderful afternoons singing today with the lovely Sarah Hobbs - Singer . We were entertained by a selection of songs from the 50's and 60's which the residents enjoyed singing along to

Thank you Sarah, we look forward to welcoming you back very soon

Looking after our Garden

Each week our Gardening Club get-together to spend time undertaking a variety of tasks around the garden. From planting to watering, weeding & sweeping, everyone gets stuck in to help to keep our beautiful garden looking its best.

One of the club’s latest projects has been to plant sunflowers, which will be entered into a best sunflower contest in the Summer.

Men's Mini Bus Trip ..The Old Forge

Yesterday afternoon some of our gents enjoyed a trip to one of our locals, The Old Forge in Otterbourne for a round of drinks. Thank you to the lovely staff for being so welcoming, the residents had a lovely afternoon chatting and sampling the bitters ....

Making Waves....

Yesterday we were lucky to have the opportunity to take a boat trip on Southampton Water onboard the Alison MacGregor, which is run by the wonderful Solent Dolphin Charity.

The water may have been a little choppy in places, but that didn’t stop us from having an absolutely brilliant time! We particularly enjoyed the onboard commentary from our very knowledgeable skipper, who shared an array of interesting facts about the various sights & ships we were able to see on our journey.

The trip was made even more memorable for Richard, as it turned out that he knew one of the volunteers from when he ran his family’s Butchers Shop in Chandlers Ford. So they were able to spend time chatting and catching up over a cuppa whilst enjoying the scenery.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all the wonderful volunteers for giving us such a brilliant experience. We can’t wait to return again for another trip in the Summer.

Knitting for the Community

Our fabulous knitters got together this morning for their weekly Knit and Natter session. They’ve been making great progress with their latest project, making neonatal baby hats for our local hospitals. Keep up the great work ladies!