Activities at Juniper House Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Hayley Brice
Hi, I’m Hayley I joined Juniper House In 2023. I have around six years’ experience in health and social care, starting as a healthcare assistant and then as I increasingly noticed how important residents well-being is in their daily life, onto an activities co-ordinator. I have grown passionate about improving their quality of life on a daily basis and being a companion and smiling face for our residents. I love to encourage residents to continue with things which they have always done throughout their life such as gardening or arts and crafts and also trying new things like learning a new dance technique! I am passionate about ensuring residents keep in contact with the community, so we regularly board the mini bus and I drive them to somewhere which they will love.
My favourite activities are in the summer where I plan many events to take place outside in the sunshine. Any excuse to be outside, whether it’s out in our greenhouse or having a drink in the garden with live music. I think this is such a happy time for residents and their families.
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 Juniper House Care Home
Outing to a local coffee shop
We boarded our mini bus and travelled the short journey to a new and modern coffee shop in our community for some coffee and cake. It was a beautiful autumn day and the ladies especially enjoyed the delicious cakes and milky lattes. The staff made us feel very welcome and we will definitely return on a future outing!
Outing to Chacombe Park Care Home
It was great to see our friends at Chacombe Park Care Home this month. We boarded the mini bus and drove the lovely country route to Banbury to have a nice afternoon with our friends that we often see at the Dementia Community Choir. Two of our residents loved driving past the village they used to live in. Next time we plan to meet up with Chacombe Park, they are visiting us for some tea and cake.
Open Day
Our open day was a wonderful success! We opened our doors to the community to showcase our home. We loved meeting new people and showing them around our home.
We held a Coffee Morning where everyone enjoyed socialising over a cup of tea and some delicious cakes hand made by the kitchen team.
Country and western party - Yeehaaa!
This month we celebrated all things American with a country and western party. The charismatic Steve Carmel performed his country music show, the kitchen team made wonderful American food and of course everyone had there cowboy hats on!
Weekly bingo game
Concentration faces on and dabbers ready as everyone enjoys some friendly competition at an old time favourite, bingo. Residents enjoy keeping their brains active and of course winning some prizes is always a thrill.
We play bingo once a week and it’s definitely something our residents look forward too.
Baking Sessions
Tom’s ‘Resident of the day’ wish was to make his very own Romanian Apple and Walnut Cake recipe once again.
So we popped on our chef hats and Tom taught us how to make the cake during a baking session.
The cake went down a treat and it has sparked Tom’s love for baking once again.
