Activities at Arbour Court Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a variety of activities and events for all residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus, visits from entertainers and musicians and small group and individual activities in quiet yet stimulating environments. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect resident individual interests as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
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 Arbour Court Care Home
Residents enjoy Community links
The residents of Arbour Court have been very lucky to receive lots of lovely mail from member of their local community. Children have taken great care in drawing pictures and writing letters in order to bring some cheer to the residents and neighbours sharing their activities which have kept them busy during lockdown. The home invited members of the community to share their activities via the local Facebook page and were delighted with the response. Residents chose their favourite ones and a prize has been sent to each winner.
Arbour hold virtual dog show
At Arbour Court we love our dogs and we hosted our very own virtual dog show for residents, family, and friends to shared their furry friends with us all too. Dogs have fun loveable quirks, tricks and general gorgeousness. So, over the last few weeks we held our first ever virtual dog show at Arbour Court where we’ve got a whole host of fun categories.
The home was overwhelmed with the response and had to close the entries after only a few hours of the competition going live. The entrants were judged by our dog-loving residents and after much deliberation, the winners were declared - 1st Place: Coco the Rescue Spaniel who is 8 Years old, 2nd Place: Otis the Blue Staffie who is 4 Years old, 3rd Place: Buddy the Guide Dog who is 7 Years old. Certificates and Doggy prizes will be sent out to the winning dogs.
Kelly Tatton, General Manager at the home, said: “We’re loved receiving all the photos of the lovely dogs, and have some big dog fans at Barchester and were delighted with the response. We are continually adapting, and finding new ways to make sure every effort is focused on creating an enjoyable environment for all of our residents”
Divisional Carer of the Year
Congratulations to Ludi Caballero, who has been named as a Divisional Winner in the 2020 Barchester Care Awards. Ludi is a finalist in the Carer of the Year category and has been invited to attend a virtual awards ceremony on 8th October, where she will find out if she has won overall.
Poems in a pandemic
Arbour Court care home, in Marple, has been selected for a press launch to celebrate Poems in a Pandemic which is a poetry and art competition for frontline social care and support staff. The idea behind the competition is to capture people’s thoughts, feelings and experiences of caring for others during the COVID-19 crisis so their experiences and stories can be shared.
The Press Launch took place on 7th July, this was to help highlight the Poems in a Pandemic competition and there were some short presentations and a Question & Answer session so viewers could understand more about the competition.
Staff and Residents enjoyed an afternoon of wine and poetry reading including the poem “She wasn’t alone” by Chloe Booth (Activity Coordinator at Arbour Court) that was chosen for the Press Launch.
Families reunite
For some residents at Arbour Court the long awaited reunion with family and friends became a reality recently, as garden visits have now been allowed to commence at the home. There has been much careful planning and preparation for this moment behind the scenes at Barchester Healthcare, who run Dovedale Court care home. Social distancing was still in place, and homes that are able to take part must have a large accessible garden.
It was welcome news to so many residents, family, and friends, who were kept apart for so long following strict government guidance. Kelly Tatton, General Manager at the home, said: “This has been a much welcomed development in what have been very strange times. The visits are safe and organised, and it was wonderful to see how happy it made the residents. We will of course endeavour to keep up the high standards of care, and continue with our ever evolving life enrichment programme, to keep residents engaged. But this was a lovely day.”
Knitted with love
The staff at Arbour Court were delighted to receive a wonderful personalised gift from Katheryn from Knitted with Love who had created and send in knitted mini figures of the homes staff team.
On behalf of Arbour Court, colleagues would like to pass on their gratitude for being considered at this time of uncertainty and hope everyone stays safe and well. Such a nice gesture thinking of us care homes and everyone joining forces to keep the community spirit together!
