Activities at Stoneham Grove 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.

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.

Enriching life
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Iuliana Buican

Activities Coordinator

Hello, my name is Iuliana and I'm Activities Lead here at Stoneham Grove.

I worked as a History Teacher for 12 years before joining Barchester in 2017.  

I am passionate about my job and I love working with people. I enjoy planning and providing meaningful activities that make a difference in the lives of our residents, counting their hobbies and wishes.

In my free time, I enjoy travelling, dancing, quizzing and playing board games with my  family and friends.

I am looking forward to using my skills and experience to enhance the lives of our wonderful residents.
 

Life-encriching activities booklet Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.

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 Stoneham Grove Care Home

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International Pizza day

 It was International Pizza day recently, so we thought it fitting that for our baking club this week we should make our own! There was a slight difference of opinion regarding toppings but the end results were delicious
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Creative Inspiration - Frida Kahlo painting

 Our residents love time spent being creative. Last week we were joined by Cheryl and Johnny from Creative Mojo for an interactive crafting session. We think the end result of a collage of Frida Kahlo is so cheerful and upliftingFrida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her self-portraits and works inspired by the nature and artefacts of Mexico Thank you Cheryl and Johnny, we look forward to our next creative session with you very soon
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Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations

We welcomed the Chinese Lunar year "Year of the Snake" last week by crafting some Chinese lanterns, decorating the home with bunting and offering some lucky red envelopes to all residents and staff. Our chefs treated the residents to a specially prepared Chinese menu including Noodle soup, Chicken Stir-fry, Mushroom and leek chow main and spiced rice pudding...delicious In the afternoon we learnt all about Chinese New Year traditions and superstitions, and found out more about our Chinese Zodiac Signs and which animal we were according to the year we were born.
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Our First baking Club

It had to be chocolate muffins... as we celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day.... we are a couple of days early , but we wanted to test our chocolate muffin recipe before the big day. We're pleased to say the end result was delicious ! Thank you to our resident star bakers, Lillian, Len, Pat and Marie
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Burns Night celebrations

 2025 marks the 265th anniversary of the Scottish poet Robert Burns ..or Rabbie Burns and so we thought we'd celebrate the life and legacy of Scotland's National bard with a few Scottish traditionsThese included a getting to know Rabbie Burns with some interesting facts about him, followed by a knowledge quiz. This was followed by a traditional Scottish lunch of Haggis, neeps and tatties. This was followed by poetry club reciting his best loved poems whilst enjoying a warming dram of Scotch Whisky! Cheers
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Embracing the Power of the Flower...

Our residents spent a wonderfully relaxing day this week celebrating International Flower Day, which is celebrated on the 19th January.

International Flower Day promotes the psychological boost that flowers can give to people. from growing and nurturing plants and flowers, to gifting flowers to show love and appreciation, and sometimes just the simple act of admiring their beauty, flowers have the power to make someone's day. Our ladies took part in a range of flower themed activities including flower arranging, reminiscing about their own gardens and their favourite flowers and finally a flower petal quiz which they all very much enjoyed.

Their collective floral knowledge gained from years of gardening experience was very impressive - Well done ladies!

 

 

 

Upcoming events

Home fire safety Talk

Join us for our home fire safety talk when we will be joined by White watch, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue service, Theale fire station. 

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February - Community Events

Join us throughout the month of February for our varied programme of community events

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Meet & Greet Local neighbourhood Police team

Meet your local neighbourhood police team who will be here to answer any questions you may have

Everyone welcome

Light refreshments available

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Falls Prevention workshop

Therapies on Thames physiotherapist Katherine will be discussing the importance of fall prevention with an interactive workshop including advice on strength and balance exercises

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Local History Talk - Berkshire and South Oxfordshire churches

Meet local historian Catherine Sampson who will be joining us for an informative presentation on Berkshire and south Oxfordshire Churches - Hidden gems and stories

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Stoneham Grove Silver Screen - Meet me in St Louis

Join us for an exclusive cinema experience. Enjoy this months special screening whilst enjoying some sweet treats and a glass of wine, or tea or coffee

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Stoneham Grove Social

Meet new people whilst enjoying a cup of freshly brewed coffee or tea and a delicious slice of home made cake 

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