Activities at Southerndown Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
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.
Stacey Davies
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.
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
Flower Show
Residents at Southerndown in enjoyed a delightful visit to Enstone’s Garden Club Flower Show, held at the village hall in Enstone.
The annual show is a much-loved event and a highlight in the local gardening calendar, showcasing beautiful blooms and creative talents of the village.
The visit was a heart-warming reminder of the joy that community events bring, and the residents left feeling inspired and uplifted by the colourful displays and warm village atmosphere. Mary, a resident at Southerndown added: “It was a lovely afternoon, we were so happy to enjoy that little snippet of village life again.”
Minibus Trip
We had a fantastic time on our mini bus trip to Chipping Norton!
It was lovely to stroll along the high street, browse the shops, and, of course, stop for a well-earned coffee.
A great morning out with wonderful company—we’ll definitely be doing it again soon!
Introducing our Resident Ambassador
We are delighted to introduce our new Residents Ambassador at Southerndown.
This special role will help ensure that our residents' voices are heard, their ideas are shared, and their experiences continue to shape our home.
Please join us in congratulating Shirley on this new role! We look forward to working together to make our community even better.
Rainbow Table
Our rainbow table is up and running, and we are so excited to start using it with our residents!
The table is full of wonderful benefits and appears to have a positive effect on well-being We absolutely love that our residents can utilise it anywhere within our home. For example, in our lounges, cafe, and even in the comfort of their own bedrooms.
It’s so lovely being able to bring the fun to them, especially to our residents who are nursed in bed.
Bread Week
We had a fantastic time celebrating Real Bread Week, and surely one of the best weeks of the year!
Over the course of the week, overseen by our star baker and Care Practitioner Graeme, staff and residents have kneaded, proven and baked a selection of different breads from granary loaves and floury batches, breadsticks and pretzels, croissants and pain au chocolate, to brioche, sourdough, ciabatta and focaccia.
All different types of breads were attempted, some more successful than others, but all were a great source of fun and anticipation to see the outcome of their collective baking efforts.
Valentine's Day Celebrations!
We celebrated the day of love by holding a Valentines Tea Dance and inviting members of the local community for tea.
We all had a lovely day decorating the home and making gifts for each other and for our loved ones. Our residents, friends and families really enjoyed the Valentine's tea dance, and it was a wonderful afternoon spending time with each other. We’ve had a whole range of treats and Valentine’s themed fun, and we enjoyed every moment of it.
Upcoming events
Monthly Dementia Café
We extend a warm invitation to our Dementia Café on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. We offer a welcoming and supportive place for people living with dementia and their loved ones.
Take a Break With Us!
We want to look after those who look after us. We extend a warm invitation to all blue light professionals to come and take a break with us. Homemade cakes always available!
