Activities at Wimborne 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.
Zoe Freeman
I have been working in care since 2019 and love the industry. I came from working on cruise ships and running events and activities there which has set me up to be a successful activities coordinator in care. You will never see me without a smile on my face and always bring my fun and bubbly personality to my job. My favourite part of my job is making people cheerful and help make their wishes come true to show people that age is just a number and we can have fun no matter what!
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 Wimborne Care Home
Festival of Lights
Residents celebrated Diwali, the Festival of Lights by making colourful lanterns and decorating candles with jewels. We then learnt all about the story of Diwali and what it means.
Bonfire Night
Residents celebrated Bonfire Night with a sausage and burger meal lunch, and had some fun wearing glow stick necklaces and enjoying a sparkler or two.
Poppies of Remembrance
Residents made paper and sun catcher poppies, which were displayed on our event tree, dining room archway and windows. Residents and staff joined together a for two minute silence and watched a member of staff lower the flag.
Going Retro
Staff and residents decided to celebrate the '70s by dressing up in costumes and playing retro games, such as Simon, Operation, Ker-Plunk and Buckaroo. There was a '70s-themed karaoke session with prizes awarded for the best singers and costumes.
Garden Ramble
Residents decided to put on their coats and enjoy a beautiful autumn sun ramble around Wimborne’s garden. All had great fun collecting fir cones, acorns, twigs and different leaves of all shapes and colours. They decided it would be nice to make a small autumn display with the colours of autumn.
Oktoberfest
Residents enjoyed German beer and wine tasting, along with some stolen Lebkuchen. There was music and dancing and a very interesting talk given by our German employee, Felicitas, about Oktoberfest and German customs.
