Activities at South Chowdene Care Home
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Niki Powell
I arrange meaningful activities for all of our residents based on their likes and interests. I love sharing fun times with our residents, their families and with staff. I thoroughly enjoy chatting with residents about their hobbies/interests as well as reminiscing in small groups.
Our activities extend beyond the home with trips to places of interest, places residents have enjoyed throughout their lives eg. Seaside, parks, garden centers, as well as craft/ art workshops at libraries and general interest talks around the area.
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 South Chowdene Care Home
RAF Hendon
Across our services we had a lovely time joining Rhiannon Watkinson from the RAF Museum London for an interactive talk exploring the exciting and innovative aviation history of Hendon.
Our residents were able to learn about the first flights from the fields at Hendon, the creation of the London Aerodrome and Battle of Britain pilots who flew from RAF Hendon.
The talk also included photographic and film material from the Museum’s archive. Residents across our homes had a fantastic time and we truly enjoyed the virtual experience.
Home hosts Summer Fair
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at South Chowdene care home to enjoy a Summer Fete that was held in the home’s grounds on 4th June.
South Chowdene care home hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including a raffle, tombola, a large variety of stalls as well as live entertainment and refreshments, which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event. There was also a Bric a Brac stall raising money for the Whickham School World Challenge.
Pets at the Palaces
Residents across our services had a delightful time during a special virtual sensory storytelling event, led by Art Historian Jon Sleigh from the Historic Royal Palaces.
Jon took us on a journey to discover some of the more unusual and unexpected inhabitants of the palaces and the Tower of London, sharing fascinating stories about the pets at the palaces.
Whilst enjoying the virtual experience, our residents were treated to hot beverages, delicious biscuits, berries and cakes. It was a truly lovely time for all.
Joining with our community to remember
What a fantastic afternoon we had listening to Andrew Clark chat about the 30s, 40s and 50s at Birtley Library. He came equipped with a full array of household, leisure and play stories and exhibits and encouraged the audience to share their memories and experiences. After the talk, it was great to have a cuppa with history group members and other visitors to continue the reminiscence. We’re really looking forward to the next talk.
Mexican merriment
Hola! South Chowdene were keen to celebrate the ‘Cinco de Mayo’. Residents started the day preparing alcoholic and non-alcoholic Sangria ready for lunchtime. We then took a virtual tour around Mexico and some of its main towns before checking some facts and figures about the country’s geography, history, music, traditions and food. Our talented chef Michelle made Enchiladas for lunch to go with our homemade Sangria (which we all agreed was delicious and we need to make more often), after which we had a quick fire quiz to see what we could remember from the morning session.
A celebration of Nurses
South Chowdene residents used ‘Nurses’ Day’ on Friday 12th May to show their appreciation of all the fantastic and incredibly hard working team of nurses and care practitioners at South Chowdene. Home-made ‘Thank You’ cards in craft sessions were made with each individual’s interests or personality in mind and cookery sessions saw two different types of sweets made and delivered in individual bags. Residents had great fun discussing their favourite sweets and how they were bought by weight along with the excitement of looking in the sweet shop window in anticipation. We made sure to use proper sweet bags to aid authenticity.
Upcoming events
July
Hello July! We extend a warm invitation for you to join us throughout the month - all welcome.
Coffee Morning - last Tuesday of the month
We extend a warm invitation for families, friends and neighbours to join us at our monthly coffee morning, last Tuesday of the month from 10.30 am.
Could you be a Volunteer?
Do you have spare time? Could you make a difference to someone's day to day activities? We'd love to hear from you.
Take a break on us!
Calling all professionals - come and take a break on us! There may be a cake or two available...
