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
Such Jolly Boys!
Following their European tour (more honestly known as an extended holiday!), the ever popular 'Jolly Boy's Outing' returned to Woodland View to perform for residents, relatives and visiting friends.
The three-piece band delighted their audience with a range of tunes and songs from the '60s and '70s, with one or two older numbers thrown in for good measure. A number of percussion instruments were handed around, including bells, maracas, and tambourines. Playing and singing along was the order of the day. Band leader, Len, said afterwards that the boys really love performing at Woodland View, as everyone is so welcoming and friendly, effortlessly joining in.
The boys will be back soon!
Toys Are Us
Imagine what would happen if you gathered a group of 5-6 year old primary school children, along with a group of elderly ladies and gentlemen, and talked about toys they have played with...
That is exactly what happened here at Woodland View! Two groups of thirty children met with residents to share their enthusiasm and excitement they felt when playing with their favourite toys, generations apart.
Dolls, doll's houses, spinning tops, train sets, marbles, tiddly-winks, maccano... the list went on and on.
Both residents and children had an enlightening and thoroughly enjoyable time. The kids sent a message of thanks to Woodland View a few days later, which was very much appreciated by residents and staff.
Get folding, ladies!
Activities Assistant, Carol Green, gave Woodland View residents an insight into origami – some for the first time – and had them creating greeting cards featuring their cleverly folded creations.
A number of the ladies picked up the skill really quickly and the resulting cards were impressive, with them all saying they wanted to do it all again. Their wish is our command; another origami card session is planned soon!
Just My Size!
Tina's Clothing visited Woodland View, offering their end-of-season clothing range for residents to browse through, who made a number of purchases and bagged a bargain or two along the way.
The clothing racks included day and evening wear for both ladies and gentlemen, with a number of accessories available as well.
George Meets Mo!
On a cold Sunday afternoon in January, Woodland View resident, Mo, along with many other residents, finally got to meet the bundle of fluff they'd heard so much about since October.
Activities Coordinator, Kevin Riley, introduced four month old Maine Coon kitten, 'George' to everyone at Woodland View. George's previous owner found she was severely allergic to her new kitten and needed to find him a new home quickly; Kevin had sadly lost his lovely ginger cat, 'Biscuit', in September after 18 years of being best buddies, so he was hoping to offer his home out to a new cat.
Biscuit always hated being in a car and it was Kevin's intention to ensure George was 'car friendly'. Woodland View, 25 minutes from Kevin's home, seemed like the perfect excuse for taking George out for a couple of hours. The residents and staff definitely approved and George is slowly adapting to being transported by car. George has, to date, made two trips to Woodland View and done the rounds at the home, doing one-to-ones with a number of residents in their rooms, as well as lapping up all of the attention shown to him in the coffee lounge.
Santa Has Come to Town
Woodland View had a special treat in store for children attending the home's annual Children's Christmas Party.
Those attending had a festive party feast, followed by party games, which included old favourites like 'Musical Chairs' and 'Pass the Parcel'. To wrap things up (groan!), the children had a special one-to-one in Woodland View's very own version of Santa's Grotto with Father Christmas himself.
Santa had a little chat with each child about how good they had been before giving them a small gift and wishing them a very merry Christmas. Santa was, of course, given priority parking in the car park for his sleigh and reindeer on condition they were kept invisible to avoid unwanted attention by passers-by, with this being a VIP-only event.
