Activities at Threshfield Court Care Home
Here at Threshfield Court, we aim to tailor the activities to meet the needs of individual residents, the communities within the home and the home as a whole. We have regular, structured activities such as visits from Music for Health, specialist armchair exercise facilitators, local musicians and a growing team of volunteers, including our local clergy. We also have time for arts and crafts, all sorts of games, music, poetry and lots more. We are pretty good at being spontaneous too!
Claire Boocock
Hi, my name is Claire Boocock. I come from a background of hospitality and working in the Care Home sector is very new for me but already immense job satisfaction in working with our residents alongside a great team.
I am very excited about this new venture in my career. I am an outgoing person with a big bubbly personality and looking forward to making a big difference to the social well-being of our residents with my flair of creativity and adventure.
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 Threshfield Court Care Home
Poetry with Leonard
At Threshfield Court Care Centre we had a lovely hour of poetry reading and discussion. The relaxed environment encouraged some of our residents to take the stage and recite their favourite poems. It is always such an enjoyable activity and always so much nicer with a cup of tea and a slice of homemade cake.
Conversations by the Pond
We had a lovely time joining Henry Slator for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘Conversations at the Pond’.
Henry had an unusual writing journey, which many of our residents found inspiring, he underwent chemotherapy in early 2020, which allowed him to rediscover his light-hearted outlook on life by imagining conversations with creatures in and around his large garden pond and adding buckets of fun.
The entertaining Conversations at the Pond, with its mass of colourful illustrations, took our residents along his journey, they felt inspired, cheered and loved hearing all about Henry’s experiences.
National Gardening Week
At Threshfield Court Care Centre we have the most beautiful garden. To help us celebrate National Gardening Week, our gardener purchased some new pots, plants and compost. We had some much fun as we brought the garden in doors as it was a bit chilly outside and proceeded to have fun planting and getting our hands dirty. We played some relaxing music in the back ground and enjoyed a cup of tea. I was pleased to say that there were many hands in the clean-up
All creatures great and small
In the Yorkshire Dales the sun was shining and the breeze was blowing as we meandered up the Dale to one of our favourite picnic spots. It is by the side of the River Wharfe where we listen to the trickle of the river rushing by. The calls of the variety of birds and the bleating of sheep and their lambs. Just watching the “wacky races “ of the young lambs is a great entertainment in itself. We even stopped off to view the Farm which they are using for the new series of “All Creatures Great and Small
Baking Club
At Threshfield Court Care Centre today the sun was shining outside and it was a baking day. It was suggested that we bake some white and milk chocolate buns. We enjoyed listening to a waterfall and bird CD playing in the background whilst we cracked our eggs and whisked the ingredients together. Whilst, the baking was in the oven we enjoyed a piece of homemade lemon drizzle or ginger cake. As always, washed down with a cup of Yorkshire Tea. A couple of our ladies did then enjoy a stroll around the garden.”
Easter Crafts
Easter at Threshfield Court is a very special time for some of our residents. We enjoy chatting about the meaning of Easter and the importance of celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. We all agreed it is a joyful time. An egg is a symbol of new life and we enjoyed decorating the eggs with a variety of paint, stickers and felt tips. We have decorated our communal areas and will look forward to celebrating Easter Sunday.
