Activities at The Wingfield 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.
Here at The Wingfield our activities team provide a varied and interesting range of activities for all residents. We are registered with the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) and we take pride in delivering activities that will enhance residents lives and bring happiness and a sense of purpose. Our cooking activities are very popular, as well as the regular book clubs, coffee mornings, skittle matches and bus trips. We provide one to one support for those who are unable to attend activities and we have tea dances, musicians, quizzes, music and movement, as well as our giant scrabble board! But most importantly we have fun! Relatives are always welcome and there is always much laughter and smiling faces during our activities. We take pride in what we do and we continually strive to enhance residents lives through meaningful activity.
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 The Wingfield Care Home
Burns` Night Celebrations
To honour Scottish poet Robert Burns, Wingfield care home decided to embrace Scottish heritage and celebrate Burns' Night in style! We decided to engage our Residents with traditions and to encourage social interaction we invited them to enjoy a traditional Scottish lunch cooked by our Chef Scott. Haggis, neeps and tatties followed by delicious Dundee cake!
The celebrations continued after lunch as the Residents were blown away by a Scottish bagpiper Andy playing the Bagpipes loud and proud for everyone to enjoy!
The event was a massive success amongst our Residents, Families and Staff and promoted social engagement through traditional food, music, and poetry, enhancing Residents` sense of belonging and mental well-being.
Weekend Full of Music!
We had a musical weekend here, at Wingfield, filled with singing and dancing!
Residents were treated to a stunning performance from Opera Singer Gregory and some of them showed off their singing talents. But that's not all! We also had electric guitars with Justin and singing afternoon on Sunday- there really was something to suit everyone.
The music filled the air as Residents joined in, singing their favourite songs and dancing with enthusiasm. Music has a profound impact on the elderly, sparking memories, lifting spirits, and promoting social connection!
Homemade Fat Balls Bird Feeders
Watching birds coming to the Wingfield gardens is one of our favourite activities during cold winter days. Therefore, we always make sure our bird feeders are stocked up with delicious bird feed. So, when one of our residents noticed the bird feeders are running low on bird feed we sprang into action!
Nothing better than home made meal, so our Residents decided to prepare fat ball bird feeders to encourage more birds visit our garden. Creating these balls was a great opportunity for Residents to engage in hands-on, creative task that benefits both wildlife and our own wellbeing.
This activity is also part of our participation in the Big Garden Birdwatch wildlife survey, an event that helps track bird populations and supports conservation efforts.
We can't wait to see how many, and what kind of birds are going to visit our garden. We will have our camera ready so watch this space!
Adorable Alpacas Visit Our Home
Our Residents had some very special visitors- two adorable Alpacas named Len Black and Anton Brown, both from a local Alpaca Adventures company.
Alpacas' gentle nature sparked smiles and comfort throughout the home. Residents loved being able to stroke fluffy Alpacas and learnt lots of interesting facts about them from their owner Wendy who was happy to provide her assistance.
Len Black and Anton Brown were on their best behaviour when they went around our home and even visited residents in their bedrooms. There was lots of laughter as the Alpacas were trying to give kisses to some of the Residents!
This was such an amazing visit for everyone, but especially our Residents with dementia. The soothing presence of the animals improved their mood and engagement and we can't wait for Alpacas next visit.
Trip to the Grotto
A trip to our local Christmas Grotto was on our To-Do List for this month and so off we went to Whitehall Garden Centre to explore the magical Christmas Grotto.
It was filled with holiday decorations and sparkling lights. The visit brought so many warm memories as we admired the festive displays.
Afterwards, we relaxed together with a hot chocolate and slices of cake, reminiscing about Christmas from our childhood and sharing joyful moments to kick off the holiday spirit.
Christmas Party
We had an unforgettable time at the recent Christmas party! The event was filled with joy and laughter as everyone joined in singing and dancing to festive songs performed by Jessica Fay Long, while admiring the creative fancy dress costumes.
Relatives and friends added to the festive spirit, making it a heart-warming celebration.
Plus, we enjoyed a delicious buffet prepared by our talented Chef Scott. The smiles and shared moments made this a truly special day for all involved.
