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
Pizza Day!
Essex University Students volunteering team joined the residents at Woodland View for a pizza making day! We made the pizzas from scratch and residents could choose whatever toppings they wanted!
Learning about Indian Culture
Residents at Woodland View were very happy to learn more about Indian culture by tasting different Indian foods and aspects of the cultures.
Valentines Day
Valentines Day at Woodland View was a beautiful day for everybody. We enjoyed a performance by a local singer and we also had Essex University Volunteering Team come in to help the residents make cards for loved ones - including friends and family.
Burns Night
Woodland View celebrated Burns Night in style with a Scottish style supper and a fantastic performance by Nigel the Bag Piper.
Cooking Club
Our residents have the option to join in a regular cookery club - this week we made some tasty apple pies!
Teddy Bears Picnic
Woodland View hosted a Teddy Bears Picnic for our residents and the local school. Bear ears made and were worn by all in attendance. We also had Tania Honey in to perform songs for the residents!
