Activities at Spen Court Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Angela Blackburn
My name is Angela and I am the Head Activities Coordinator here at Spen Court. I get so much satisfaction out of knowing I have made a difference to people’s days and have filled the home with a sense of community and happiness.
We feel it is important to build community connections and maintain our resident’s social interaction outside the care home.
We ensure we deliver a person-centered program of events and activities and build strong relationships with our residents, their families and friends.
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 Spen Court Care Home
Feeding the Birds
Edith was out feeding the birds and got herself a little friend, she usually is surrounded by pigeons until this beautiful Robin made Edith’s day as it stayed a while.
Spen Court Bowling Club
We have the newly started Bowling Club up and running. Some of the residents like to stand up but some also like to bowl while being seated. The activities team move the scoring board around the room to ensure all residents are included. Bowling brings out the competitive side of the residents as this is something many of the residents have done in previous years. We play in teams or as individuals, joining in helps with the social aspects of life, it builds friendships and is beneficial to mental wellbeing and muscle strength.
Live Entertainment
Dominic the Ukulele player came to perform for us here at Spen Court. Sandra wanted to get involved and became less of a groupie and part of a duo. Sandra and Dominic sang a duo together. The performance was amazing and Sandra enjoyed every second of it, before going back to dancing and being a dedicated groupie.
Promoting Independence
Moira, a resident who lives in our Memory Lane community, likes to keep herself busy and enjoys being helpful to others.
Moira showed an interest in doing something in the kitchen on Memory Lane. So when she requested a cup of tea and some toast, we got her to work. Moira made a cup of tea with toast & marmalade, with the assistance of the activities team.
Independence is important to the physical and mental wellbeing of older adults who are living with dementia. Something so simple can have a large impact on the person. It gives them a sense of purpose, aids with memory skills and is beneficial to muscle balance and strength.
We like to encourage the residents to maintain independence, as a team member assists.
Officially opening our new Salon after our WOW
Exciting times to the start of 2023, Spen Court had the official opening of the new hair salon.
The first client to be pampered in the fancy salon was Edith. Edith is a resident on Pennine and is a sprightly Century old. Edith was so happy to be the first residents to get to use the new salon.
Christine is our in house stylist and does everything from washing to perming and hair colouring.
Christine has continued to dedicate her time to doing the hair of the residents by using the individuals rooms as their salon.
Residents enjoy panto performance
Residents at Spen Court a brilliant surprise when popular home entertainers, NorthEast Producers popped by for a very special performance of Annie. It was a fabulous afternoon with much laughter, comedy, songs and even some heckling! Live entertainment is a firm feature in the homes life enrichment programme.
Upcoming events
July
Take a peek at our upcoming life enrichment and community events coming in July.
Could you be a Volunteer?
Your time could make a real difference! If you would like more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all Emergency Services Personnel - come and take a break on us! There may be a cake or two available....
Dementia Cafe - Last Thursday of the month
We know the importance of supporting our local community and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly Dementia Cafe, from 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm.
