Activities at Ochil 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!
Patrycja Dwojak
Hi, I’m Patrycja and am very excited to be a part of the amazing team at Ochil.
I have been working as an Activities Co-ordinator for the last 2 years, always making sure that the programme of activities and events provide a source of fun and laughter and helps each resident to live their life to the full. Please do feel free to come and be part of it with your loved ones
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 Ochil Care Home
‘Blue Peter’ mum
Marion teaches activity assistant Sarah some crafting techniques. Marion has always enjoyed crafting and describes herself as a 'Blue Peter' mum who used to involve her children in many crafting pastimes.
Marion was known by friends and family for her handcrafted Christmas table centre pieces such as the ornate tree pictured below. Marion often received commissions. Marion says that crafting is a relaxing occupation that keeps her mind stimulated and her fingers active.
Springtime gardening
Residents of Memory Lane had a lovely morning making up hanging baskets for the garden. We filled them Sweet Williams, pansies and some ivy. We filled a pot with lavender and talked about using it to make lavender bags later in the year.
One lady reminded us of the beautiful old lullaby Lavender Blue dilly so we had a sing along. The residents seemed pleased with the splashes of colour we had added to the garden. We can't wait until it is warm enough to sit outside.
Easter celebrations
We loved preparing for Ester and very much enjoyed making decorations to bring in spring colours and make our home beautiful. We also decorated our own bonnets with colourful feathers, ribbons and chicks.
We then had a special visitor, the Easter bunny paid us a visit! We all got egg-cited to see the bunny hopping through the corridors delivering Easter eggs for all to enjoy!
The bunny brought smiles to our faces and it was lovely to get some cuddles too!
Come sing!
Residents across our homes and hospitals had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper from Biiah as he led an amazing sing-a-long session for residents to enjoy.
Residents who joined the event were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ by Jimmy Cliff and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles.
Across our homes there were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.
Inside the Factory
We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.
Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.
The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.
Beat the Clock
We continue to celebrate a varied life enrichment programme and across our services we linked up with other Barchester care homes and hospitals up and down the country for some interactive Beat the Clock games.
Our residents truly enjoyed solving word puzzles, conundrums and mathematical problems as part of Barchester’s very own game show series.
Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
Upcoming events
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Your time could make a difference! For more information on Volunteering at Ochil please get in touch we'd love to hear from you.
