What types of care does Tixover House Care Home offer?

Tixover House Care Home offers Nursing care, Residential care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay.

Activities at Tixover House Care Home

Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Nicola Blevins-Twose

Activities Coordinator

Hello, my name is Nicola (Nic) and I'm the Activities Coordinator here at Tixover House.

My role is to enrich the lives of our residents by providing stimulating and person-centred activities, entertainers and outings. At Tixover House we offer something for everyone, including crafts, games, virtual visits to places of interest around the world, outings in the local area and parties. We also provide one-to-one time and sensory activities with residents who need more support. Getting to know our residents better is so important, and through regular family and friends meeting we can gain a greater understanding of their loved ones' interests and life prior to joining Tixover House.

I look forward to getting to know you, and your loved ones. 'Living life to the full' is my motto, and whatever your ability there is always something new to learn or try.

We are always open to new ideas. If you would like to get involved in any of our Life Enrichment activities or have a skill, or project you'd like to share with our residents, please click here to contact me direct. New entertainers and community links are always welcome.

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 Tixover House Care Home

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History of Teddy Bears

Tixover House Care Home in Tixover celebrated the ‘History of Teddy Bears’ when we gave a warm welcome to local expert June downs and her husband Felix from the Stamford U3A Antiques and Bygone Era Club into our home for a fascinating talk on the much cherished institution of the Teddy.

The exhibition featured a dazzling array of teddy’s both old and new and each with their own stories to tell and the lives they’ve touched. As June gave a talk on the history of the Teddy dating back to Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt. Through to the tales of Rupert Bear, Winnie the Pooh and Aloysius who featured in the film Brideshead revisited.

Summer Fete

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at the Tixover House Care Home to enjoy a swinging 50’s Summer Fete that was held in the home’s grounds on Saturday 19th August.

Tixover House hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including a BBQ, tombola stall, live entertainment and fair ground themed games which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.

Staff at Tixover House Care Home made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments, such as Cold beers, burgers, chips, cakes and sparkling refreshments, prepared by the catering team, who were hard at work making sure that a great time was had by all – it really was a team effort!

India Independence Day

Happy Indian Independence Day to all of our families and friends, near and far.

Our residents, colleagues and guests came together and celebrated 77 years of independence for India and we celebrated with delicious food, traditional dress.

Ive, our General Manager, made the staff a delicious curry and Ian, our chef made vegetable curry for the residents accompanied by traditional samosas, onion bhajis and pakoras, some of the residents liked the spices more then others but we all had a great day full of laughter and fun!

Feline fantastic

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Tixover House Care Home in Tixover got up close and personal with some furry friends when they celebrated International Cat Day on August 8th.

International Cat Day is an annual event to celebrate one of man’s most common and ancient pets. Cats have even been worshipped as gods in some cultures, some might say they still are!

Trip to the Garden Centre

Our residents enjoyed a wonderful trip out courtesy of our friends at the Welland Vale Garden centre in Uppingham. As our residents enjoyed an array of flora and fauna during a tour of the garden centre, before enjoying delicious cakes and refreshments in the Orchard Café.

Residents at Tixover House enjoyed reminiscing about their own gardens and shared green finger tips with each other and our colleagues at the garden centre.

Virtual Tour of Mayfair

Residents across our services had a fantastic time joining Mandy Morrow for a virtual walking tour to learn about the ‘Herstory’ of Mayfair. The Mayfair of Nightingales may be long gone but it still holds a 20th century charm. Birthplace to the late Queen Elizabeth II, home to one of WWII's most decorated female war heroes and a tale of a wealthy Aristocrat and one of France's favourite designers.

We were delighted to take a walk down memory lane and discover stories from one of London's most iconic areas. The experience was truly enjoyed by all.