Activities at Waterside Court Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
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 Waterside Court Care Home
Pampered Guinea's and Bouncing Bunnies
We had such a lovely visit yesterday at Waterside Court from Smelly Wellies, who have a smallholding in Woodcote, Oxfordshire.
They brought their beautiful rabbits and guinea pigs to see us. With a lot of love and hugs, after feeding them snacks of grass and vegetables most guinea pigs fell asleep in their little doughnut nests as our residents gave them each a gentle stroke.
Our residents very much enjoyed sharing memories of their own pets and having conversations with the staff that care for the animals.
It was a great success, and we look forward to our little Smelly Wellies friends coming back soon!
Happy Birthday 'John'
Please join us in congratulating 'John' on his 85th birthday! He had a lovely day with fellow Waterside Court residents. John's smile lit up the room as he blow the candles on his homemade cake presented by the hospitality team.
He's always the first to start the singing, and today was no different as we sang happy birthday to this fabulous young man.
John has always got a fascinating story to tell, particularly about his wartime experiences in the Royal Signals. We all wish you a very happy birthday.
Congratulations Cathy - Enjoy!
Our Waterside Court community would like to say 'Congratulations' to Cathy, the winning ticket holder of our Summer Fête luxury hamper.
Cathy is the daughter of a resident at Waterside Court, she also supports the home as a volunteer gardener. Our residents love spending time with Cathy in the gardens and learning all about the seasonal changes and maintenance required throughout the year.
We hope you take some time for yourself to enjoy every item.
Essential Funds for Donkey Sanctuary
Residents and staff at Waterside Court in Wallingford put the ‘fun’ into ‘fundraising’ during their Summer Fete in August 2022.
Waterside Court hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including prize winning games such as Tombola, Raffle, Hook-a-Duck and a ‘Wheelbarrow of Booze’ with all proceeds going to the local donkey sanctuary in Wallingford; Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary.
We raised an amazing £105.00!
Today we had a special VIP guest star pop over to pick up the collection; beautiful Tracey joined our residents in the Waterside café for high tea and cuddles!
Maraya Rabuka, General Manager at Waterside Court said: “We love to fundraise for charities throughout the year, we pick different causes to support that have been selected by staff, residents and friends of the home.
Being local to Wallingford, and regular visitors to our home the Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary is very close to the hearts of all our staff and residents. We feel really proud to have been able to raise this money and send enormous thanks to everyone who had fun at the fete and donated!”
Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary is a registered charity which cares for and protects abused and ill-treated donkeys and other animals.
Ticked Pink Performance
What a performance! Our residents and guests enjoyed ‘The Best of Tickled Pink Productions' as the troop tap danced through 20-years of glitzy costume changes, singing songs from the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s!
We all joined in, singing and dancing along as the group performed a snap-shot of their 35 shows with a lovely light hearted romantic comedy story linking together each scene.
There was something for everyone - musical theatre and jazzy tap numbers from Singing In the Rain and Putting on The Ritz to the Westerns to We'll Meet Again and snippets from Swell Party, The Swinging Sixties and Abbalutley Fantastic!
One resident said “Wow that was non stop, full of classic songs we all knew, and the constume changes were incredible.”
General Manager, Maraya Rabuka said, “Our residents and guests had a wonderful day singing along with the wonderful performers. We do our best to provide a wide range of activities and entertainment at Waterside Court as part of the lifestyle enrichment programme for residents, and this was one of our favourites! We can't wait for them to return with their Christmas show."
Happy 90th Birthday 'Connor'
Earlier this month we had the pleasure to gather together to wish ‘Young at Heart’ Connor a very happy 90th Birthday.
Cheerful Connor is a super chap, always the first to offer support to any event or activity the home is arranging. With his amazing organisational skills we can always rely on Connor to make the day run smoothly. He even led a recent exercise class with a round of beach volley ball whilst the group waited for the physio to arrive!
Happy birthday Connor! We all had a wonderful day, with a visit from your daughter, and sitting together to share his birthday cake and stories of his younger days in Ireland over afternoon tea.
The photos are of Connor with his brothers on horseback, and on his very special wedding day to his beautiful wife; Sandra.
