Activities at Woodside House Care Home
Activities at Woodside House
Our activities team deliver a wide variety of mentally and physically stimulating activities and events for those we support, including coffee afternoons, which we hold every month for the local community, regular outings in our minibus, and visits from entertainers and musicians. Monthly resident meetings help us to ensure that those living here are getting the most out of our activities programme, and that our social events reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible. From growing our own vegetables to making giant paper-mâché animals, there is always something fun going on at Woodside House.
Sam Lake
My name is Sam and I lead our Activities Team at Woodside House.
I have been at Woodside House since 2004 and I love it here. I am responsible for ensuring that the residents are able to participate in sociable, fun and rewarding activities. My team and I are very passionate about our work and love putting smiles on the residents' faces.
We involve the residents in the planning of our activity calendars and encourage residents to continue with the hobbies that they have enjoyed throughout their lives. We will support every resident to try new things and we love learning from our residents every day.
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 Woodside House Care Home
Enjoying An Afternoon Tipple
Our lovely ladies often enjoy a glass of wine or a G&T in the afternoon.
Whether relaxing in one of our beautifully appointed lounges, sunbathing in the garden, listening to music in the Atrium, or even propping up the bar in our onsite pub - a glass of your favourite drink and the company of good friends completes the day nicely!
Cuddly Cavies Visit
The brilliant team from Cuddly Cavies visited this week with their adorable therapy guinea pig troop.
Our residents spent a wonderful afternoon learning about the guinea pigs as well as holding, petting, feeding and watching the furry little friends get up to mischief in our Atrium. There were a lot of laughs and the afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Interaction with animals has a fantastic therapeutic effect and the team from Cuddly Cavies provide a great service every time they visit.
Garden Party Fun With Miniature Donkeys, Pimms, Ice-Cream And Games
Woodside House was full of animal mischief on Monday when a group of miniature donkeys came to visit the home!
Residents were overjoyed to see their new furry friends roaming around their garden as the Miniature Donkeys for Wellbeing organisation paid a visit as part of a Garden Party celebration.
Activities Co-odinator, Sam said: “Our residents have really enjoyed their unusual visitors today. We knew that having the donkeys here is always a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus. Alongside the outdoor games, wonderful food and visit from the ice-cream van, it was a great day especially as some of the families of the residents were able to come and join us again.”
Birthday Party For The Queen
To help HRH The Queen to celebrate her birthday we held a birthday party at Woodside House complete with games, music, dancing and laughter.
One of our very favourite performing groups were back in the home to help us enjoy the day. We Are Three singing group gave a fantastic performance to help us celebrate the Queen's birthday.
Trips Out Are Back On The Agenda
Socially distanced trips out are back in the calendar at Woodside House. First trip was to a local garden centre to choose some items to spruce up the gardens at Woodside House. Of course had to stop for some tea and cake whilst the sun was shining!
Miniature Donkeys Visit
We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon being visited by the adorable miniature donkeys from Mini-donks!
Miniature Donkeys For Well-being (Mini-donks) are a fantastic organisation that bring joy wherever they go. Created to bring a mood boosting, friendly miniature donkey to anywhere that requires a well-being boost.
We love it when these guys visit and we have even sponsored them in the past. Residents got up close for feeding, cuddles and even the occasional face-lick!
Upcoming events
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.
