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
Pet-Assisted Therapy
It's always a pleasure to welcome our furry friends into Ashby. Residents loved to make a fuss of them, and it never fails to put a smile on their faces.
Creative Mojo
We were very happy to welcome Creative Mojo to Ashby House. Residents absolutely love Sam and her creative art sessions.
Minibus Trips
We enjoyed many different minibus trips to different places throughout the summer. Residents always love to travel around Milton Keynes in search of new places.
Vintage Tea Party
We host regular vintage tea parties every Wednesday, where there's always a selection of delicious cakes and hot beverages.
Santander Support
Santander interns visited Ashby to interact with residents and have a look around our newly refurbished home so that they could see how we spend our time and how they can better donate their time in the future.
We are now rated 'Good'
We passed a recent CQC inspection with an overall 'Good' rating after being praised for a responsive, safe, effective, caring and well-led service. The CQC inspected the home on 22nd May 2018 and the report was released on 10th July 2018.
The report stated that, 'People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. Staff treated people with kindness, dignity and respect and spent time getting to know them and their specific needs and wishes. Care plans reflected people’s likes and dislikes, and staff spoke with people in a friendly manner”.
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.
