Activities at Wheatlands Care Home

We are so lucky to live in an area stooped in history. Our residents enjoy having guest speakers, and we were delighted to welcome Chris from the Wenlock Olympian Society for the morning. 

The Wenlock Olympic Games date back to 1850 and was founded by Dr William Penny Brookes to provide annual competitions in sports and the arts and continues to be held yearly.

The Wenlock Olympic Games inspired the modern Olympic Games. Did you know one of the mascots of London 2012 was named Wenlock? Residents enjoyed a fascinating talk and even got to hold an Olympic torch!

Here at Wheatlands Care Home we are always thinking of new ways to enrich the lives of our residents. We decided to upcycle an old meds trolley and turn it into a mobile tuck shop. This new venture quickly evolved before taking it on its maidan voyage around the home. 

After listening to our residents at a recent resident's meeting, we have added some extra items, including magazines and a selection of cards to Activity Co-Ordinator Kate's mini shop and mobile library, which will go all around the home on a weekly basis.

We are looking to improve our library, so if you have any books or old magazines you could donate, please give them to Kate or drop them off at our reception. Who can then pass them onto our new resident librarian?

Here at Wheatlands we are great animal lovers. Lots of our residents have farming backgrounds and or have grown up in the countryside. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to have some ponies in our home. Moomin and Lollipop from Lollipop Pony Parties visited our residents. Can you imagine their faces when two ponies walked into the lounge? It was priceless. 

They even visited those residents in their bedrooms and went in the lift, so everyone within the home had the opportunity to say hello and feed them a carrot or three! Pet therapy animals have a wonderful calming effect and our residents love to pet them. 

It brought so many memories back, especially for Racheal, as her husband used to be a VET who specialised in horses and was well known in the farming community.

Life enrichment here at Wheatlands Care Home is a whole-home approach, from our amazing kitchen team through to our fantastic carers. 

We have decided to lay down all tools each and every Friday afternoon,  so every member of staff within the building, including our office team, spends some quality time with our residents.

'Frivolous Fridays' was born a few weeks ago. These one-to-one or group activities are very person-centred.

Residents have enjoyed talks about girl guiding, the local Gorge Museums, pamper sessions, walks around the grounds and even feeding our fish!  Time on our Rainbow tablet for a cuppa and a good chinwag!

Here at Wheatlands Care Home, person-centred activities are of the utmost importance whether our residents here are permanent or here on a respite stay.  

As soon as we heard that our newest respite resident was an avid flower arranger, we added it in to our weekly activity schedule. Other residents across the home also enjoyed this activity. 

There's something about having fresh flowers that just brightens up the dullest of days and makes everyone smile.

Here at Wheatlands we have enjoyed a whole host of events throughout the week, focusing on the importance of good nutrition and ensuring both our residents and staff stay hydrated.

We held a ladies that lunch event in our cafe. It was a chance to bring people together to enjoy a delicious and nutritious 3-course meal cooked by our fabulous chefs. 

Barbara said, "What a treat it feels like we have gone to a real restaurant!"

We decided to end the week today with a wine and cheese afternoon. Residents across both our communities and those in their bedrooms enjoyed a selection of cheese and cured meats and se carefully paired wines.