Activities at Ashcombe House Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Michelle Martin
I’m a fun, loud and outgoing individual who loves organising fun activities for residents at Ashcombe House (and staff, if possible). I’m very creative and keep the residents very active, both mentally and physically In my spare time, I love doing a lot of fundraising, which usually ends up with me sliding in mud.
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 Ashcombe House Care Home
Hawk Conservation
Residents enjoyed a minibus trip to the Hawk Conservation in Andover. We were able to get up close, and on occasion very close as we had to duck when the hawks flew over!
The bird shows were amazing and everyone fell in love with the vultures who were wonderful to watch. We learnt lots of interesting facts about various species of birds and were able to walk around and see the huge variety.
Residents enjoyed a picnic lunch and views for miles before returning home.
Art Therapy
Residents at Ashcombe House enjoy their regular art sessions, which are extremely beneficial for their motor and creative skills. During the latest session, residents were recreating Van Gough and can't wait to get the finished pieces framed and on display.
Art is a very relaxing and calming activity, and it is an important part of Ashcombe's programme.
Trip to Southsea
Residents enjoyed a day at the seaside visiting Southsea in Portsmouth. The day started with a spot of crabbing at the boating lake, residents managed to catch a huge crab, which made most of us scream.
The day continued with fish & chips on the pier before strolling along the promenade, taking in the scenery and sea air. The day was enjoyed by everyone with one resident saying how you can have fish & chips anywhere but it never tastes as good as by the sea.
Summer Fete
The beach themed fete was packed with guests, residents, family and friends. The day had everything from side stall games, hook a duck, hoopla, tombola, raffle, cakes and a BBQ, hosted by our hospitality team and finished off with a whippy ice cream from the ice cream van.
The day really had something for everyone, we welcomed lots of the local communities for the day, which all agreed they had a wonderful time and were even dancing to the live singing entertainment on the decking.
Balloon Modelling
We held a circus themed day for National Juggling Day. We all tried our hand at juggling without any success and that included the staff!!
In the afternoon we had a guest balloon modeller who taught us all how to make our own balloon models, residents enjoyed making their own poodles, before the balloon modeller showed us various animals he could create.
It was enjoyed by all and we all learnt a few tricks.
Birds of Prey
We hosted a variety of birds of prey for one afternoon, residents enjoyed getting to know the birds, Rocky the barn owl, Norman the eagle owl and a beautiful rescue Hawk. The birds were taken around residents' rooms to allow everyone the opportunity to enjoy this therapeutic and sensory experience.
