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
Pop-Up Farm
Residents had an enjoyable day at Ashby House when we were visited by a pop-up farm. They got to see lots of animals up close.
We are now 10-60-06 accredited!
Ashby House has achieved accreditation for a new standard of dementia care, which was developed by dementia care specialists at Barchester.
The 10-60-06 dementia programme will replace Barchester's current dementia care programme in order to ensure that the care services provided by our Memory Lane communities for people living with dementia are the best in the sector.
A huge well done to all of the staff, residents & families who have been involved in the journey to reach accreditation.
June Open Day
We were joined by Becky Marshall on our open day, who provided live entertainment for residents, staff and guests. There were also plenty of games and activities for our younger guests to get involved with, and lots of amazing food that was prepared by our kitchen team.
We would look to say a big thank you to all the volunteers, loved ones and staff members who helped us make the day a special one.
Refurbishment Party
We celebrated our refit in style with a party. There was plenty of live entertainment and even lady florist who was making flower displays for the home. We were also joined by some amazing dancers from our local community. It was a great time!
A special thank you to our volunteers
Ashby House is a special place with special people. We are very lucky to have lovely volunteers who regularly visit Ashby and give their time to residents and offer any help they can give. We would like to say a big thank you from us all!
Interactive Table
We are always looking for new and exciting ideas for activities here at Ashby House. We recently had a visit from a gentleman from omiVistaMobile who came to the home and bought a display interactive table with him. It was incredibly fun and the room was full of laughter as we played around with it. Hopefully one day it'll stay in the home for good!
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.
