Activities at Ashby House Care Home
Activities at Ashby House
Our Activities Coordinators are constantly striving to enrich peoples lives here at Ashby House. We stimulate people both physically and mentally by organising fun filled, group and individual activities to promote the well-being of those we support.
There are regular outings in our very own minibus and visits from PAT dog therapists, church services, musicians, dancers, and local school children. We also have our very own 'Good Life' gardening club, where we grow our own produce, which we then use in our cooking club. We also host weekly bingo sessions which are proving very popular and are growing in numbers.
Charlotte Arbon
I joined Ashby House in April 2022, I thoroughly enjoy my role as Activities coordinator and love coming to work and having chats with the residents and families.
I listen to the residents and learn about their interest and support them to be involved with activities. When I am not at work not at work I love spending time with my family playing board games.
We would love to have new ideas, if you have a skill you would like to share or would like to be involved with activities please email us at ashbyhouse.activities@barchester.com
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 Ashby House Care Home
Coronation talk
Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.
During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.
Kiddley Divey interactive musical session
The resident’s had a great time at the kiddley Divey session, they did some reminiscing with a quiz of famous face’s.
They came along with lots of interactive resources such as balloons, bubbles, light up wands, pom poms and hand held instruments all used by our residents for light exercise and fun while they were enjoying the music.
Personal Pizza designing
We had a wonderful morning designing our own pizza’s it was a great activity for the senses, smelling the amazing toppings and even better when they were cooked and ready to be eaten.
The residents said that they enjoyed it so much and asked if we could do it again soon.
Lucia’s Tiny Farm visit to Ashby House
This month we had Lucia’s Tiny Farm visit, she came in with lots of lovely fluffy and not so fluffy animals.
Our residents loved seeing all the different animals including a bearded dragon, chicken, bunny and guinea pig. It was good to see everyone smile.
Mothers Day
We love celebrating many themed days here at Ashby House, and Mothering Sunday is such a lovely event to celebrate.
Residents, in the morning enjoyed creating some beautiful floral posies, and after a wonderful Sunday Lunch residents attended a lavish Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea.
We had many families joining us for the Afternoon tea which made it an extra special occasion for all involved.
Baking Welsh Cakes for St. David's Day
We all enjoyed St David’s Day this month, we had many themed activities for our residents to enjoy, one of them being baking Welsh Cakes.
Welsh cakes have been popular since the late 19th century, a sweet bread with added spices and fruit traditionally cooked on a cast iron griddle.
We really enjoyed making these Welsh treats, and later in the day we all sat down and enjoyed them with a nice cup of tea!
Upcoming events
Dementia Cafe
Join us for our dementia cafe, enjoy cakes, refreshments, activities & a warm welcome. Family / carers come along too, make new friends in a safe space.
