Activities at Flowerdown Care Home

Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Kate Harfield

Activities Coordinator

Hello My Name is Kate Harfield I have been at Flowerdown care Home for about a year now as the activity coordinator I really enjoy my role meeting the residents and families on a daily basis.

I have worked in all aspects of care from being a carer who supports people in their own homes to working with people who have learning disabilities.

I do have a busy family life with my husband, daughter and our dog Patch- we also have PAT dogs that come into our home which both I and the residents really enjoy.

I also enjoy taking people outside in our lovely garden as I feel that being in nature really helps to improved wellbeing as I also enjoy walking my dog every morning.

Life-encriching activities booklet

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 Flowerdown Care Home

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Mother’s day Celebrations at Flowerdown

Today we celebrated the wonderful women in our lives with our Flowerdown friends. We all enjoyed a social afternoon making paper flower bouquets. Residents choose to make daffodils as its coming up to spring.

Betty one of our Flowerdown friends expressed ‘I’m so glad we were able to make something so bright and beautiful to light up the room, especially with it being mother’s day too!’

Sandra commented ‘These flowers are beautiful and I’m happy to have helped make them!’

It was great to see everyone smiling and enjoying themselves.

Dining with our friends, enjoying a glass of red!

What a lovely lunch we enjoyed with our friends in our new dining room. It was wonderful to get together and share about our day so far over a lovely glass of red! Our residents really enjoyed the experience.

Our resident champion Suzy commented; ‘Having lunch with my Flowerdown friends brings me so much joy and it’s something I look forward to doing every day’.

Diana, one of our Flowerdown friends said ‘Spending lunch with others on a daily basis makes me happy!’

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The Flowerdown Team

Flowerdown has an amazing team of staff, working around the clock to provide the best possible care to our residents. We often use the phrase "Teamwork makes the dream work" and it's true! There's nothing we can't achieve when we all work together!

As a big thank you, our amazing manager Claudia provided her fantastic team with a garden picnic, where everyone got to enjoy Pizzas and Ice Cream.

Happy Nurses Day!

Happy Nurses Day to the amazing nurses in our care home! We are so grateful for your dedication, compassion and professionalism. You make a difference in the lives of our residents every day. Thank you for all that you do!

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A Big Thank You!

Our local community and the people and businesses within it, are very important to us here at Flowerdown. We would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you for all the support provided, and for the amazing care and team work from Saint Paul’s Surgery in Winchester.

Thank You!

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Barton Farm Academy Children visit

We had a lovely visit from our friends at Barton Farm Academy who came to practice their reading. They read books about animals and Paddington bear and they also sang to us which we really enjoyed. Residents loved interacting with the children and were filled with joy, listening to the children read their stories.