Activities at Wykeham House Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Rachel Stevens
I joined Wykeham House in October 2022 but I have worked doing activities in care homes since I left College, I began volunteering in a local home when I was 15 years old and then took on my first job in a care home when I was 18. I have enjoyed extending my knowledge to improve my work and have a Level 2 in Dementia Awareness, Domestic Abuse Awareness and Mental Health Awareness. I have also attended courses on End-Of-Life Activities as well as Dementia focused Activities. I love what I do and for me it is important that every day is a new day for our residents with new opportunities and a smiling face to come with it.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Wykeham House Care Home
Cocktails and Jazz Afternoon
Residents and the Community came together for an afternoon of Cocktails and Jazz in the garden. We opened our new garden bar and with the help of volunteers served up some delicious cocktails. The group enjoyed a wonderful performance from Michael Lack. The weather may not have been on our side but we are British after all and a little rain didn't dim our day.
Residents Prepare to Party
This summer we are having a Notting hill Carnival Themed Summer Bash. Earlier this month residents started preparing for the event by making decorations that will go out in the garden on the day. Residents at Wykeham House gathered together to create these hanging wreaths which we will complete with paper flowers at a later date! We listened to some Frank Sinatra classics whilst crafting away.
Ron's 92nd Birthday
Ron celebrates his 92nd birthday with his wife Shirley and his family! Wykeham House put on an afternoon tea so Ron and his wife could celebrate with their family. They enjoyed a selection of sandwiches and cakes prepared by the activities team in our newly renovated Memory Lane Garden.
Arlington Bluebell Walk
Residents enjoyed a fabulous day Arlington Bluebell Walk & Farm Trail. The wonderful woodland is wheelchair accessible and we took the blue route around the woodland before stopping for tea in the barn and visiting the lambs and goats!
Dementia Awareness Week
For Dementia Awareness week this week our memory lane residents went on a trip to Ivy Cottage Nursery School run by Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool to visit the children they have been forming relationships with through our intergenerational project. We took some of our Barchester Healthcare books along and some forget me nots that we made! We had a fabulous afternoon with our friends in the nursery garden.
Ron Remembers the F1
This week we took Ron from Memory Lane to engage in one of his favourite past times. Ron used to attend Formula One in Monaco and loves his cars! Ron has transport magazines in his memory box and we spend time looking at all the old transportation. We decided to have a day out where Ron could indulge in everyone’s fantasy of having the fastest car! We visited Brooklands Museum and spent time in the F1 exhibition looked at both old and new sports cars that have been on the Brooklands track. Ron was fascinated not only with this but looking at the old buses in the Transport Museum and the aeroplanes on site! We had a fantastic day!
