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.
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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 Threshfield Court Care Home
A trip to Bardon Moor
A lovely day in May and a wonderful trip on our mini bus to Barden Moor. We enjoyed the views from our mini bus whilst enjoying tea and coffee and a biscuit.
There was a beautiful red kite in the sky which was lovely to watch and chat with other visitors to the area. The sun was shining with a refreshing breeze which was just so uplifting.
Blooming Haus floral demo
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Threshfield Court were treated to an interactive virtual floristry masterclass courtesy of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski, from Blooming Haus.
Blooming Haus started with a small pop-up shop in Chelsea. They have since blossomed spectacularly on to the floristry scene as ‘floral engineers’, carving themselves an outstanding reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative floral design studios. The company is the vision of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski and his business partner, Michael Dariane. The pair bring a completely fresh approach to floristry and their ambition to push the boundaries of traditional floristry has laid the foundations of Blooming Haus’ success to date.
Baking fun
In May we would love to walk around our beautiful gardens and enjoy a cup of tea and a piece of homemade cake. However, as we know it’s been so cold, wet and very unpredictable that was not an option today. We all decided to gather in our main dining room and bake some chocolate chip muffins whilst listening to some soothing classical music
Residents take voyage of discovery
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Threshfield Court were treated to a photographic tour and talk about the era of ocean travel by V&A Dundee Curator, Charlotte Hale. The presentation forms part of a series of six talks and virtual tours that V&A Dundee is hosting for Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and private hospitals across the UK.
Green Goddess joins residents
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Threshfield Court care home in Threshfield were treated to an armchair work out courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran, and Shackleton’s furniture company, followed by a mindfulness session led by Shackleton’s Emma Raybould.
Diana rose to fame as a glamorous fitness guru on BBC’s Breakfast Time in the 1980’s and has made an outstanding contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of people in the UK. She now brings that experience to Shackletons as their Health and Wellness Adviser.
Residents enjoy trip to reservoir
Staff and residents at Threshfield Court Care Centre in Threshfield were celebrating being able to go on short excursions again as lockdown restrictions ease across the country. Residents are now able to go on a short trip to outdoor spaces without having to isolate on their return.
Residents from Threshfield Court Care Centre enjoyed a long-awaited trip to Grimworth Reservoir where they were able to have a cup of tea and a biscuit whilst enjoying the beautiful scenery.
Stacey Nicholson, Senior General Manager at Threshfield Court Care Centre commented: “It is absolutely wonderful to be able to take our residents out for trips again. We have all been waiting for this day and we are so thankful it is finally here. Our residents have enjoyed all sorts of different entertainment during lockdown but nothing beats some fresh air and a change of scenery to blow away the cobwebs.”
