Activities at Henford House Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators are constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual activities for anyone and everyone to participate in, as well as visits from PAT dogs, musicians and entertainers. We also host evenings such as our cheese & wine nights, pub evening, quiz nights and special occasions such as, Guy Fawkes, Easter and Christmas where we like to encourage relatives to come to. Activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home, so it is essential that our team are dedicated to ensuring that residents are entertained, and that life at Henford House is fun and active.
Debbie Phillips
I joined Henford House in March 2014; after five and a half years of domiciliary care, this position became available at Henford and I decided that it would be great to do more of the fun things in life with residents! It is great here at the home; we get along so well and truly have some laughs. Residents have a wide range of activities to participate in each week, including armchair exercises, bingo sessions, singalongs, musical entertainment, pottery, manicures, celebrations and much more. It is very rewarding knowing that people are grateful for the work I've done when I go. Working here has also given me the opportunity to gain my Level 2 NAPA certificate.
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 Henford House Care Home
Getting out and about
The weather is now getting brighter and is really encouraging to get out and about, over the last few weeks our residents have been very keen to visit our local garden centre in Crocker ton, on arrival you walk through one of many areas displaying beautiful flowers and shrubs to buy which always sparks discussion as some of the residents may have grown these or been very fond of some of these. Always a tea/coffee cake stop at the lovely café where all the staff are so accommodating and a look around the shop if anyone wants to purchase anything and if the weather is dry then a walk around the lake to see the ducks and geese. Another resident was very keen to join a local chat café which we have managed to find and do. Being amongst the community and meeting new people is so wonderful and our resident has kept it up and now making new friends and really looks forward to it.
Easter Egg Hunt
The weather was kind and the sun shone for the children to attend the Easter Egg Hunt at Henford House on Saturday morning. It was so lovely to see so many families arrive, Henford House has offered the egg hunt to the community for a number of years and was great to see some families return and see the children growing up! Many chocolate eggs, baby chicks and bunnies were hidden all around the garden. The children lined up with their bags ready to hunt. The residents enjoyed watching all the children running around the garden from the lounge windows. They successfully found all the chocolate and were very pleased with themselves. Well-deserved drinks and cakes were enjoyed back inside the home and the children spoke with the residents showing what they had found.
Long service Award
The Delightful Debbie at Henford House has received a prestigious 10 Year Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for ten years.
Debbie started working as the Activities Coordinator in March 2014, and has worked to build a tremendous programme of activities for the residents here. This includes visits from exuberant entertainers and amazing animals; weekly sports, crafts and groups, and terrific trips to all sorts of destinations. More than anything, Debbie brings fun and joy to the residents of Henford House!
Trish Alton, General Manager of Henford House said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating 10 years of loyal service with Henford House. Debbie demonstrates her dedication and loyalty to Henford House and its residents year after year. I speak for all of the residents and staff here when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of sharing fun and laughter with Debbie!”
Valentines at Henford
Henford House was blooming with many flowers for Valentine’s day following a Barchester virtual talk on flower arranging. The residents spent a whole afternoon putting what they learnt from the talk in to practice to make beautiful dining table decorations. On Valentine’s day a few of the residents invited their wives and husbands to join them to enjoy a delicious lunch together and to appreciate all the beautiful flowers on display and gave their loved one a red rose. It was so wonderful to see the love shared.
Burns Night
The residents at Henford House celebrated Burns night in traditional Scottish style with the haggis addressed.
Piper Liv Mclennan arrived at Henford House late morning and entertained the residents with her wonderful tunes in both lounges and room visits before piping in the haggis through the dining room with chef Adrian Warren. Scottish resident Margaret Simpson was very passionate about addressing the haggis so it was wonderful for Margaret to do so before the haggis was enjoyed. The residents had been learning from Margaret during the morning how important this event was when she lived in Scotland and how the Scots celebrated. Royal British legion members Mike and Fay Lawton and June Baggs also attended the celebration and we learned it was Mikes birthday so Liv played happy birthday while everyone sang. The atmosphere was amazing the bagpipes brought the whole home alive!
Happy 103rd Birthday Mary!
Mary Hillman recently celebrated her 103rd birthday with delicious cake and a glass of fizz! Beautiful flowers, cards and gifts arrived for Mary.
Mary left her home in Upton Scudamore in December 2020 and came to Henford House care home. We have been so lucky to celebrate such wonderful milestones with Mary. Over the years Mary has enjoyed our themed events and especially the royal celebrations. Mary always has a smile and is such an inspiration!
