Activities at Southerndown Care Home

Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Stacey Davies

Activities Co-ordinator

I have worked at Southerndown since 2013. I enjoy providing various activities for our residents with the team, such as gardening groups, trips out in the mini bus around the Cotswolds, quiz days and entertainment performances. Amongst the many things we enjoy doing, part of my role within the home is to ensure all residents are provided the purpose in life to fulfil day to day stimulation, whether that be together, or creating individual activity to those that prefer. 

 

 

Life-encriching activities booklet

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 Southerndown Care Home

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Lollipop Ponies

“Animals are the bridge between us and the beauty of all that is natural. They show us what’s missing in our lives and how to love ourselves more completely and unconditionally. They connect us back to who we are and to the purpose of why we're here."A big thank you to the Lollipop Ponies who stopped by to see us this week and say hello. Its was an amazing experience for our residents to get up close and personal to some slightly unique visitors that definitely left well fed and cuddled!Residents at Southerndown love the animal therapy sessions that our dedicated Activities Team organises monthly. As one of the foundations of our Life Enrichment program, we know that animal therapy can help reduce blood pressure and improve overall cardiovascular health.
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Kiddley Divey Cotswolds

"Music has the power to speak what cannot be expressed, to soothe the mind, and heal the heart."A huge thank you to the team from Kiddley Divey Cotswolds for a magical afternoon of music and entertainment. It was so lovely to see everyone enjoy the live session, getting involved with the different games and singing along. You guys do a fantastic job!!
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Autumn Flower Arranging

“Flowers are like friends; they bring colour to your world.”This week at our monthly ladies club, we took on some flower arranging, producing some lovely Autumnal vases to put around the home.Its amazing how sometimes the simple things bring us together and its made even more special when what we do provides purpose to the people we love and care for
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Dementia Community Cafe

What an amazing morning we had at our October Dementia Community Cafe.It was lovely to see so many new faces as well as family members taking some time out to come along for some singing and dancing.A big thank you to Rosie for putting on a fantastic show for us. It was great to get everybody on the dance floor and moving to the classic hits.
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Feels Like Autumn

This weekend we took our ladies club to Fosseway Garden Centre taking in all the Autumn plants and decorations and even seeing some of the Christmas decorations ahead of the big time of year (still too early!!)We also started work on our Community Project, supporting the Chipping Norton Theatre with decorations ahead of the Jack And The Beanstalk pantomime showing this Christmas. We will be busy making all the leaves for the stage production ahead of the first show in the weeks ahead!
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Making New Friends

Happy International Older Person's Day 2024! To celebrate the special day, we were invited to the Henry Cornish Centre in Chipping Norton where we exchanged gifts and cards made by the residents at Southerndown Care Home.Each card had a special message, including poems and words of comfort to always remind us that someone is always there to help and to be kind to each other other.Thank you to the team at the Henry Cornish for your hospitality. It was lovely to meet you all and look forward to you coming to see us next time!