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.
Read our brochure
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
Wimborne Travels Europe
Residents have been visiting Italy and France. They started their travels in Italy enjoyed some Italian delights, including olives, Italian jamon, salami, mozzarella and bread dipping in extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Bastille Day was then celebrated on our trip to France with resident wearing a beret and enjoying some French cheeses.
International Friendship Day
Friendship Day is a day to appreciate and promote friendships from all backgrounds. Residents enjoyed arts and craft sessions throughout the week making friendship bookmarks and bracelets. Throughout the week, residents reminisced about friendships and holiday fun that was enjoyed with them. A member of staff read friendship poems and word puzzles all about friendship were available for residents to enjoy.
Royal Ascot
Residents enjoyed a day at the races. Bets were placed and then each resident took turns in rolling the dice in order to move the horse forwards. There was lots of excitement and shouting at the jockeys to get over the line first. This was followed by a nice picnic tea laid on checked tablecloth and a glass of wine/shandy, as requested by residents during their meeting.
Aqua Pond & Nectar Bar
To continue inviting wildlife into Wimborne’s garden, residents built an aqua pond, including a shallow water pond for bees and butterflies to also enjoy. A nectar bar was planted up also with flowers to encourage bees & butterflies, and seeds were sown in the flower bed ready for next year.
Where the Wild Things Are
Wimborne decided to focus on wildlife, from making bird feeders to building a bug hotel. Residents went on a scavenger hunt around the grounds of Wimborne collecting all sorts of twigs, ferns etc. to create a comfy home for bugs. This was thoroughly enjoyed and we are looking forward to seeing what creepy crawlies decide to book in.
Paint a Bug for Wimborne
Wimborne invited the children of Hayling Island to paint a bug in celebration of National Children’s Gardening Week.
We had a fantastic response with all sorts of brightly coloured rock bugs arriving to Wimborne. Residents were delighted with them and were keen to paint a few themselves. All the bugs will be making their way into Wimborne’s garden.
Certificates and prizes were given to all that took part.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
