Activities at Ashlar House Care Home

The residents from Ashlar house went to support the children at Ivy Chimneys for their sports day. The children took part in many events such as egg and spoon race, bean bag throwing, fancy dress, up and over, water relay and finally watched the year 6 traditional running race. Although we played an important role cheering on the children whilst passing with their pom-poms. Mini Trophies were issued on behalf of our Ashlar House family to various children for bravery, along with making a little friends company. The morning was an enjoyable event.

Here at Ashlar House, we provide care options that are designed to offer our residents an excellent, person-centred experience. Our team is always happy to offer helpful advice and to ensure we provide a range of different services, based on residents’ needs and wishes. Some of our services include keeping and scheduling residents’ private appointments, based on their personal choice, whether it’s their preferred optician, hair dresser or podiatrist they have used in the past.
One of our residents recently visited Aves Optometrists practice, where she was registered since 1992. We base our approach to everyone we care for on maintaining dignity, independence and choice.

Wow. We’ve just had the most amazing morning outside here in the garden at Ashlar House. Reiki practitioner, Kate Marshall gave reiki healing to one of our residents, Irene and to Gertrude, a visitor to the home today who was here to get a taster of our activities and to meet our team. Reiki is an energy healing technique that promotes relaxation, reduces stress and anxiety through gentle touch. The session took place under the trees and alongside the birdsong. A squirrel even turned up to join in the vibes! Both ladies loved the experience saying they felt so relaxed and rejuvenated. We’ve got more coming up! Kate, along with the home’s Activities Coordinator – Rita, have decided that they are going to start sessions for staff members and evening sessions for residents where they can drift off into slumber following the healing. Kate will also be bringing along her singing bowls and her lavender and rose crystal aromatherapy roller balls.

What a wonderful day we all had. Our motor enthusiast residents, families and staff visited the local Classic Car Show today Sunday, July 10th, organised by Rotary Club Epping. Everyone truly enjoyed exploring the wide variety of vintage and modern cars and had a fantastic time comparing the merits of the different models and discussing their histories. Lots of our residents are car enthusiasts so they loved being able to look at the cars and chat to their owners. They day was perfect for networking and meeting our local community friends. Refreshing drinks and delicious treats were also provided, which put a smile on everyone’s face.

Today we had a fun time following and celebrating the annual Wimbledon tennis tournaments. Our home was decorated for the occasion and our residents were treated to a lovely tennis activity, provided by Glen. Our tennis fans were delighted to take part in our mini tennis championship, which was specially designed to boost health and fitness levels. We were also thrilled to welcome our new residents, who got involved in today’s life enrichment sessions too and truly enjoyed them.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new residents, who have moved into Ashlar House recently. Today they’ve enjoyed a lovely dining experience with a number of delicious dishes, prepared by our talented chef, along with a glass of red wine. Our food is always cooked to highest standard and with residents’ preferences always in mind. The importance of a balanced diet is never forgotten here, so we offer a varied menu that has something for everyone to enjoy. As it's friday they ordered themselve to McDonalds