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.
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 Woodland View Care Home
World Food Day
At Woodland View, we celebrated World Food Day by trying lots of different types of food from different areas of the world! We also donated some a food hamper to a local food bank.
Autumn Newsletter
Open Day and Fundraiser
Woodland View Care Home opened its doors to the community for its open day! As part of the event, we held a fundraiser for Cancer Research UK where everybody dressed up wearing some pink! We also had performances by Tessa and a lovely tea party. Everybody had a great day!
Woodland View wins Community Partner Award!
At Woodland View, we were delighted to win the 'Community Partner of the Year' Award, presented to us by Essex University V-Team (Volunteering Society). Woodland View work closely with the volunteering society, with students helping with activities for our residents on a weekly basis for their 'Golden Ages' project. The residents love when the students come to visit as they bring so much energy and many smiles!
MacMillan Coffee Morning
Woodland View staff residents and friends held a coffee morning and bake sale to raise funds for MacMillan Charity. Everybody enjoyed a sweet treat and all for a good cause!
End of Summer Fair
Residents, relatives and friends of Woodland View had a blast at our end of summer fair! Staff dressed up for the 'Country Western' themed event and together we raised £260 for the residents fund!
