Activities at Tandridge Heights Care Home
Our qualified and dedicated activities staff plan and implement all activities within the home. We try our best to arrange activities that reflect our residents 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. We try to keep our residents active and happy.
Our activities include trips to garden centres, pubs, the cinema or the local theatre. We have many fun games like carpet bowls, Play Your Cards Right or armchair exercises. There are many musical events, singalongs, garden parties and tea parties for everyone to enjoy as well!
Kelly Sherwin
I started at Tandridge Heights in 2020. Previous to this, I have been working as a carer sine 2010, which has helped me to understand the needs, wants and the individuality of all of our residents.
My main responsibility is provide a varied and engaging activities schedule every day for our residents; this helps to keep them involved in social and uplifting activities. We love to have parties to celebrate birthdays, national days and special occasions.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Tandridge Heights Care Home
Tandridge Heights honour the fallen!
We welcomed Rob from the Royal British Legion who gave a talk about why we mark this historic day. Resident Neil who is 102 served in World War Two as a veterinary surgeon in the Royal Veterinary Corps and has been a member of the British Legion for many years, was delighted to meet Rob and reminisce over the time he has spent with the Legion.
Residents across all floors watched the Remembrance Parade on Sunday as the King laid the wreath at the Cenotaph and joined in the staff for the two minutes silence. Neil then took part in the Oxted Remembrance Day Parade, leaving a wreath at the memorial at Master Park.
Aiden from Biggin Hill Airport Museum then joined us on Monday for an insightful talk and display on the role of the service men and women that were stationed at Biggin Hill at the height of the Battle of Britain. Navy Veteran Ron and former Wren Marjorie who are residents at Tandridge Heights spoke to us and shared photos of their experiences in the services and their life through the war years.
We thank everybody for their service, lest we forget.
The festival of Lights
Residents and team members at Tandridge Heights have had an amazing time getting involved with the celebration of The festival of Lights.
Team members told residents how they celebrate Diwali with their loved ones and why it is so special to them, we learnt of all the beautiful traditions. We then had some delicious food tasting, followed by team members performing traditional Odissi dancing.
Biggin Hill Museum
Residents at Tandridge Heights in Oxted recently enjoyed s visit to Biggin Hill Airport. Residents enjoyed tea and cake in the beautiful 1940’s café before having a tour of the memorial museum and St. George’s RAF chapel of remembrance. Residents spent time learning about the history of Residents from Tandridge Heights care home in Oxted were filled with nostalgia during their Biggin Hill, exploring the Anderson Shelters and having a go at Morse Code on the Telegraphs
Connex Launch!
Tandridge Heights is pleased to announce the launch of Connex, Barchester's new system for keeping all of our homes connected, enhancing our enquiry management and improving customer experience!
Staff and residents celebrated with decorations and delicious homemade cupcakes baked by our very talented head chef, Mel.
Tandridge Heights welcome Marlings Morris
Residents at Tandridge Heights were delighted to welcome the Marlings Morris for an afternoon of music and dancing.
The group consists of local men and women performing the North West Morris style of dancing and some of the dances date back to the 1800’s and take their name from towns in Lancashire and Cheshire.
Resident Jean said it was wonderful to see something so different and colourful on a dreary day.
Talented Andy Mace
Tandridge Heights recently welcomed back the very talented Andy Mace to perform a selection of fun sing-a-long songs. Andy had us all laughing to his cheesy dad jokes and random facts.
Resident, Mena was up dancing and having the best time, she said ‘I just love the fun songs he sings like La Bamba and Pretty woman’
New resident Audrey said ‘Oh its great here, I’ve had the time of my life’
Everyone had such a good time we’ve asked him to come back and perform at our residents Christmas party.
