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
Snow White at Woodland View
The Colchester Mercury Theatre's production of 'Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs' was a show nobody wanted to miss, and for good reason.
Residents at Woodland View were driven to the Mercury Theatre on a Sunday afternoon in the home's minibus to see one of the performances. The music, songs, jokes, cast and production were outstanding and the residents thoroughly enjoyed every second.
The panto dame, Nurse Nelly, had everyone in stitches as she picked on members of the audience. After such a great afternoon's entertainment, some of our group are considering a return trip to see the show one more time before the panto's run ends mid-January.
Ukulele Joy
Stanway U3A Ukulele made a welcome return to Woodland View to entertain residents as only they can!
The troupe of nine local musicians delighted their audience with tune after tune. The audience showed their pleasure and appreciation by singing and clapping along.
Their encore was followed by another encore and there were no complaints, as everyone would have been happy for the music to continue into the evening.
Once again, we are all looking forward to their return.
Volunteer of the Year
Colin Bennett has been named 'Volunteer of the Year' at at the Barchester Care Awards 2017. The Volunteer of the Year award is given to an individual who shows real passion and dedication by freely giving time and energy at a Barchester home, hospital or complex care service – and this is something that Colin certainly does!
A Weekend of Volunteers
Volunteers taking part in the National Citizenship Service scheme spent a Saturday and Sunday with residents at Woodland View, providing a range of activities throughout each day.
Residents enjoyed exercise, music, games, pampering, chatting, quizzes and laughter as the fourteen teenagers put their time to very good use.
This is the third time groups of NCS volunteers have been welcomed to Woodland View in 2017 – and the residents absolutely love the interaction! The enthusiasm and care volunteers showed towards residents was heart-warming and demonstrated what great people were in development. A number of the volunteers asked for application forms at the end of the weekend for ongoing volunteering opportunities at the care home.
Woodland View and its residents would sincerely like to thank the NCS for their ongoing time and energy.
Residents Have Taste!
Residents at Woodland View enjoyed sampling a range of German wines as Pieroth Wines hosted a wine tasting afternoon.
A detailed explanation of each wine was provided and residents were told that the wines don't contain sulphites, which brings a number of benefits. The wines provided by Pieroth are also not available from supermarkets, so residents were sampling specialty wines. They also had the opportunity to sample a sherry that the host, Jo, brought along as an extra.
Following the tasting session, residents were able to order bottles of the wines they had tried, which provided great Christmas gift ideas. The sherry proved to be a popular purchase choice!
Employee of the Month - October
Woodland View's Employee of the Month for October is RGN, Maria Torres.
Maria has worked at Woodland View since we opened. She is a credit to the team and has become more confident in her role, always helping out with extra shifts when she can. Maria is always very supportive to management.
She is a good team player; she always helps out when asked. Maria has amazing nursing skills and we are all very proud to work with her and she is very supportive of everyone.
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.
