Activities at St Thomas Care Home
Our activities coordinator is dedicated to organising meaningful activities on an individual and group basis to fulfill the daily needs of our residents, as we understand how important mental and physical stimulation is for their wellbeing. Our activities are available to everyone who wants to take part and there is something different going on everyday. We often go out on day trips including visiting shopping centres, garden centres, evening meals at the local pubs, visits to local schools and also coffee mornings with other care homes. We have a wide range of entertainers that visit us at our home including musical therapists, Millers Ark Farm, pantomimes as well as our local salvation army and lots more. We encourage families to join us on trips out and also in home activities such as baking, arts and crafts, dancing and singing, we believe this is a great way for our residents to live an active and fun life here with us at St Thomas.
Charlie Burns
Hello!
I'm Charlie and I am the Activities Lead here at St Thomas. I have worked for Barchester since 2017, and have recently transferred here to the wonderful St Thomas Care Home.
I enjoy delivering enriching and fun activities to the residents here and am looking forward to meeting you!
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 St Thomas Care Home
Standard Life in Basingstoke
St Thomas was contacted by Francesca, who works at Standard Life in Basingstoke. Francesca explained that her branch of Standard Life had worked with Dementia UK, and from this they wanted to show their appreciation of the work that the staff at St Thomas do.
We were more than happy to meet with Francesca, and she brought some lovely treats and gifts for the staff, and was shown round the Home. Many thanks from all of us for this lovely gesture.
Flower Craft Workshop
Residents decided to have a crafting morning. It was a very lively morning, which involved lots of chatting, laughter and some competitive spirit to see who would create the most colourful flower.
The residents decided that despite it being a dark, cold, windy day they were determined to show that spring is on its way. The lovely flowers designs created are now displayed in the home for everyone to see.
Christmas Fair
We held our Christmas Fair on the 15th December in the chapel, and were thrilled to welcome the Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane to open the event. The Mayor enjoyed a tour of the home, and spent time looking at the variety of stalls and meeting residents and relatives.
We also enjoyed a performance from the Samaritans Choir. There was a lovely Christmas atmosphere and the day was enjoyed by all.
Chocolate Making Session
Residents enjoyed several sessions with Cindy and Korrine from TLE Crafts making chocolates. These were then gift wrapped for the residents to give to their loved ones for Christmas. We are not sure that all the chocolates made it into the bags, but a great time was had by all.
Poppy Knitting
The residents have been busy knitting poppies under the guidance of the activity team and one of our relatives.
These poppies will be presented to the Flying Army Museum on Armistice Day, to then be added to a larger display at the Museum.
We were thrilled that some gentleman living at St Thomas also picked up the knitting needles and took part.
There was much laughter, reminiscence, tea and chocolate throughout the morning.
Green Fingers
Some of the residents have enjoyed taking part in the Gardening Club. Generally, this has involved tea, cake and quite a lot of mess. Now we all need to remember to water the seeds and watch them grow!
