Activities at Woodland View Care Home
Activities at Woodland View
Woodland View is passionately committed to providing residents with a varied choice of entertainment, social, health and well being, craft and relaxation based activities.
Activities will all be meaningful and based on the likes of residents and will continue to evolve depending on our residents. The activities provided will also include involvement from other local community based organisations and are open to all residents, family and friends of residents. Our activities will be facilitated by staff from all departments as well as invited guests. Families are also enthusiastically encouraged to play a part in activities when possible.
There will always be at least one person at every activity who has been DBS checked to ensure the safeguarding of our residents. The dignity of our residents and our respect for them is at the centre of everything we do, each and every day.
We are always reviewing and changing our schedule of activities to be a centre of excellence and actively invite feedback and suggestions for new and meaningful activities and ideas.
Petra Hardman
Hi my name is Petra and I'm the Activities Coordinator here at Woodland View. I love seeing the difference that activities can make to each individual, and finding out what interests they have and ensure I incorporate that into our activities here.
I love music and drama coming from a musical background as a singer all over the country, music is important to me and I feel it makes such a difference to everyone, it evokes memories, and creates happiness. I also love to boost residents self esteem by creating pampering sessions and having one to one time to relax and reminisce.
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 Woodland View Care Home
Nurse of the Year
Anumol Thomas was crowned as the national winner in the Registered Nurse of the Year category at the 2020 Barchester Care Awards, held virtually on 8th October.
The awards celebrate staff and volunteers who go the extra mile for the benefit of residents and patients living in Barchester care homes and independent hospitals.
More than 2,800 nominations were received from homes, residents, staff and relatives across the UK this year, which is nearly 1000 more than was received last year. Nominations were sent in by Barchester staff, but many more were also from residents and their families who have praised the fantastic care provided to their loved ones.
All entries have been of a very high standard and Anumol is thrilled to have been declared as the national winner!
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Staff and residents held a charity coffee morning on 2nd October to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Having a coffee morning is the perfect chance to catch up over a cuppa and a slice of something delicious for a great cause. In 2019, an incredible £27.5 million was raised, and Macmillan is aiming to top that this year. The money raised will help everyone with cancer to live life as fully as they can.
This year, as with most things, it was a little different; Woodland View residents and staff were baking and hosting the coffee morning to raise funds.
Residents enjoyed making and baking doughnuts, waffles and heart shape pancakes for other residents and staff members to enjoy.
Woodland View managed to raise £23 and, most importantly, everyone had a lot of fun doing it!
60 Years Together
A couple from Woodland View have celebrated 60 years of marriage.
Donald, age 89, and Anita, age 83, met at Rifle Club in Eltham in 1958, and it was love at first sight.
Donald and Anita have one son and three grandchildren. They say that the secret to a long and happy marriage is love, tolerance and not always being right.
The family came to Woodland View to celebrate the couple's special anniversary, with staff and residents. The home arranged a very special anniversary party with a photo session, the couple's favourite music, tea dance and a cake.
Virtual Exercise Class
Residents at Woodland View were excited to have online exercise class with our fitness and well-being trainer, Sarah. Residents at the home were enjoying gentle chair exercises and movement along to their favourite songs.
Housekeepers Week
We celebrated International Housekeepers Week, which runs between 13th-19th September 2020.
It was a chance to recognise and reward the important work done by the housekeeping team. They often go above and beyond, particularly during the recent pandemic.
For this special week, the activities team organized a 'Back to the 70s'-themed summer party. Residents had the opportunity to participate in different hilarious activities to win prizes, and so much more.
The housekeeping team members received a bag of goodies with a message from all of the Woodland View family telling them how much they are appreciated in the home and how hard they work.
Going for Gold
Residents and staff at Woodland View in Colchester, laced up their trainers and warmed-up for their annual sports day.
Staff and residents took to their marks in the giant bowling, balloon tennis, crazy football, `hit the tin` and colourful races. The residents battled it out to be crowned sporting champions by the activities team before being treated to a winner’s buffet of homemade cake and ice cream.
We always encourage our residents to keep active. With summer on the way we had a great opportunity to move our activities outside to make the most of the weather. Our residents really enjoyed today and it was lovely to see so many of them getting involved. It reminded all of us of when we were kids at school!
