Activities at Wilton Place Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Fiona Long
Fiona who is originally from the West Midlands but has lived in Wilton for nearly 9 years is married with 2 grown-up children and has a rescue cat called Floyd!
Fiona started work as a scientist and then trained as a primary school teacher spending over 20 years in education.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking, quizzing, gardening and travelling. Fiona said "I am looking forward to using my skills and experience to enhance the lives of our wonderful residents"
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 Wilton Place Care Home
Spooky Crafts
Intergenerational Fun - Halloween decorations
Our fortnightly coming together of the delightful Wilton Primary School Pupils and Wilton Place's residents benefits all concerned.
Our ladies and gents enjoy the magic the children bring to our home, whether they are sharing books with the children and hearing them read, chatting, crafting or singing, every visit is treasured.
This week a crafting collaboration took place with spine chilling results!
Jazz Coffee Morning
A wonderful morning of uplifting Jazz performed by the very talented Dan and Paul.
We welcomed our residents, their families and our local community, a magical performance accompanied by our Chef’s delicious homemade cakes!
This concert was organised by Celebrating Age Wiltshire as part of the Silver Salisbury programme of events.
Celebrating Age Wiltshire is a county-wide project delivering culture and heritage events and activity in community settings to support the wellbeing of older people.
Antoinette Roberts, the home’s General Manager, remarked: “We know that Music has been proven to be very beneficial for the elderly in long term care, particularly those living with dementia or Alzheimer's. It triggers long forgotten memories and enables our residents to engage, it was such an inclusive and positive morning for our residents, staff and local community. A big thank you to Rebecca from Celebrating Age Wiltshire and to Dan and Paul for making it a morning to remember.”
Classic Cars and a Trip down Memory Lane
Members of the local Aston Martin owners club kindly arranged to visit Wilton Place recently. The line up of 16 cars was incredible and sparked some fond memories for some of our residents. One fondly reminisced about drives out with her Husband when they were younger. There were drives out for some of the residents where they enjoyed the glamour and excitement that driving in a prestigious supercar evokes.
What a wonderful afternoon, a big thank you to all those who worked so hard to arrange this event.
Fun at the Flicks!
A group of ladies from Wilton Place enjoyed a trip to the Everyman Cinema in Salisbury. They watched My Fair Lady, a film they all remembered from the 60's. They enjoyed the comfortable retro surroundings whilst singing along to songs from their youth, chatting about memories from that era.
A really enjoyable afternoon spent with good friends, we will be returning for more movies soon!
National Day of Arts in Care Homes
Here at Wilton Place Care Home we understand the value and positive impact arts have on health and wellbeing and we always aim to champion, promote and encourage arts engagement at the home.
Today, our residents got involved in creating their interpretation of 'home', this year's theme.
Choosing from a range of materials we had a wonderful discussion about what makes a place a home.
Heather declared Wilton Place as her home and created a beautiful floral table decoration, while other residents filled their homes with animals.
We all had lots of fun and created some fine-looking masterpieces.
Rolling with the Punches
Upcoming events
Salisbury Women's Interfaith Group
A friendly gathering of women from different religions and those who don’t follow any faith, a chance to meet new people, share stories, and make friends.
Memory Group
Supporting a loved one with memory issues? Join us for this wonderfully supportive group.
Wilton Men's Shed Breakfast
Join the gents for a full English breakfast on the 3rd Monday of the month at 9.
Blue Light Pit Stop
All emergency services are welcome to join us at any time for refreshments and a comfort break. Just a small way to say thank you for all that you do.
