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
Cardmaking
Residents at Woodland View enjoy craft sessions. Card making is a firm favourite and the recent 'cat and dog' theme proved very popular. It is always nice to send a card that you have made yourself and pride is taken in the end result.
Sunflower Growing Competition
We are hosting a sunflower growing competition. Residents have been nurturing tiny seedlings in an effort to win.
Unfortunately, two plants saw their demise after just a few days, but& were swiftly replaced with two others.
Residents have been asking what constitutes a winning plant, and it was decided that they would be judged based on the following criteria: tallest sunflower, biggest head, smallest plant, prettiest plant, ugliest plant and the best-named plant.
Judging will take place on 30th August. Good luck to all our entrants!
Tessa Sings Again
The beautiful singer, Tessa Collitt, was enthusiastically welcomed back to Woodland View to sing to an appreciative audience.
Tessa always knows how to gauge the mood of her audience and this visit was no exception. Tessa responded with songs that were uplifting, fun and easy to sing along to. Also taking requests from residents, Tessa didn't miss a beat and the applause after each song was a true sign that she was hitting the mark as well as the notes for everyone.
Back to the Farm!
Residents of Woodland View are once again enjoying a little fresh air and heaps of animal therapy.
In 2017, the Woodland View minibus made fortnightly trips to Dedham Community Farm and got to mingle with a large assortment of animals. Now, the ground underfoot has improved with the weather, so the trips have started again. The farm has even more animals than before (various breeds of pigs, donkeys, horses, calves, goats, geese, guinea fowl, rabbits, etc.) and the residents get to feed and interact with many of them.
Dedham Community Farm is one of many ways Woodland View has opportunities for its residents to engage with animals, which also includes regular visits from a barn owl called Twilight, and staff pets.
Employee of the Month - April
Congratulations to Silviu Gradinaru, who was named as Woodland View's Employee of the Month for April. Well done!
Baking for Woodland View
Kaina, the daughter of former Senior Carer, Donna Phillips, wanted to help support the fundraising towards an Interactive Light Table. Kaina baked a fantastic selection of cakes to be sold during our open day event on 21st April. Needless to say, Kaina was kept busy with sales! Monies raised by Kaina on the day helped push the Interactive Light Table fund up to £3,821.38, which is now just shy of the halfway mark.
Also on hand for the open day event was Financial Adviser, John Cummings of Assist Law, who was available to answer any financial questions related to preparing for care.
To round the day off, entertainment was provided by former X-Factor contestant, Rob Jerome, who attracted a large audience that was singing along with him all of the way.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we get into the festive spirit. Merry Christmas!
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.
