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
Waterside Court shortlisted for luxury care home award
Barchester Healthcare’s stunning new care home, Waterside Court, located in Wallingford, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Knight Frank property award – the 2022 Luxury New Care Home Award. The home has been chosen as a finalist out of dozens of other entries from across the entire country.
In keeping with the local area, Waterside Court is a beautifully-designed arts and crafts style property with sumptuous interiors created by Barchester’s in-house design team. The home opened in March 2021 and offers bespoke person-centred residential, dementia and respite care in delightful surroundings for 70 residents. Amongst its fantastic facilities, Waterside Court has a café for socialising and enjoying freshly baked treats, spa bathrooms for a luxury bath time experience, beautiful en-suite bedrooms with smart TVs, a choice of comfortable lounges, a dedicated activities room, a cinema for an authentic movie experience, and an in-house hair and beauty salon for a little bit of pampering. And, with meandering pathways and beautiful views of the countryside, residents can really make the most of the outdoor space.
Lorraine Ball, General Manager at Waterside Court commented: “The whole team here at Waterside Court is so proud to be selected as a finalist for this award. We are delighted to be chosen from all the other entries, it is wonderful for the home to be recognised. Waterside Court is a stunning property, we have so many lovely spaces and brilliant facilities for residents to enjoy here. We can’t wait to find out if we’ve won!”
Stunning, Personalised Bedrooms
We always look forward to welcoming our new residents to Waterside Court and the team are always on hand to make the experience truly special and unique.
One of the questions asked when looking around our home is whether residents are able to bring in their own things. The answer is: of course they are!
We encourage residents to make their room their own, be it with pictures on the walls, their own bedding, their own furniture or even a favourite blanket.
This particular resident loves the colour pink, so her room was lovingly prepared by her family to ensure it was warm and welcoming for when she arrived.
Folk Dance Entertainment
Residents at Waterside Court enjoyed some live entertainment from Graham, a fantastic folk dance entertainer.
English folk dance encompasses a rich diversity of dance forms that have developed over many centuries in communities throughout England.
These traditions are alive and thriving as part of a living and evolving tradition, alongside many other forms of traditional dance present in England today.
May Kidner, Activitiy Coordinator at Waterside Court, said: "Residents here absolutely love having live entertainment in and Graham offered something new that many residents haven't seen before. It was heart-warming to see everyone engaging with the performance and it was certainly a lovely way to spend the morning."
Happy Birthday!
This month, we celebrated Waterside Court's very first resident's birthday. Happy Birthday Maureen!
Chef baked a beautiful and very scrumptious cake, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all!
Wallingford Carer Support Group
A huge thank you to Val at Wallingford Carers Support Group, who invited our Home Services Advisor as a guest speaker to talk about dementia in this month's meeting.
Waterside Court are striving to make Wallingford a Dementia Friendly Community, so we had the absolute pleasure of talking about how spreading awareness through Dementia Friends is incredibly beneficial for not only those living with dementia, but those who care for them too.
If you would like to know more about dementia, or if you would like to attend a Dementia Friends session, please get in touch on 01491 821 080.
Bingo!
Every month, Waterside Court hold a Residents' Meeting where we ask for feedback on our Life Enrichment programme. Residents actively tell the team what they liked in the month's Life Enrichment Schedule, what activities they would like to try and what they would like to see more of.
At our last Residents' Meeting, residents requested to have more games of Bingo at Waterside Court, so our Activity Coordinator added more games into our planners. Residents had a delightful morning relaxing in our stunning Benson Lounge whilst playing a competitive game of Bingo, with all being eager to win prizes!
