Activities at Chacombe Park Care Home

On Thursday, we had a wonderful visit from Dassett Alpacas here at Chacombe Park Care Home.

Our residents absolutely loved meeting, petting, and feeding the alpacas as they made their way around the home, even popping into bedrooms for those who preferred to stay cosy! It was such a special experience and brought so many smiles to everyone’s faces. Thank you, Dassett Alpacas, for such a memorable day!

Today we had another visit from Helen from Intergr8 Archery who taught our residents how to how to master Archery! 

The residents had a great time getting to grips with the equipment and became very competitive as the session progressed.

Everyone at Chacombe Park Care Home would like to say a huge congratulations to Janice on achieving an incredible 15 years of service. Janice’s dedication, compassion, and hard work have made a lasting difference to our residents, families, and team over the years. She is a valued member of the Chacombe Park family, and we are so grateful for everything she does. 

Thank you, Janice, for 15 amazing years of commitment and care!

Happy National Activity Providers Week!

We’d like to take this opportunity to recognise and thank our wonderful Activity Coordinator Melissa Lewis and Activity Assistant Kim Gunn-Martin here at Chacombe Park Care Home.

We’re proud of our team for the unique, outstanding activities and experiences they bring to our residents every single day. They always go above and beyond their role and for this we are truly grateful.

The residents in our home had a wonderful time in Ally's exercise session today!

It is always very popular and really gets the residents buzzing and energised. We're already looking forward to her coming next Tuesday and seeing what different routines she comes up with.

The residents enjoyed flower arranging in the home today. Staff members were also involved in creating some wonderful bouquets, it was a  great way to get people engaged and make some lovely arrangements to dress up the home.

Everyone at Chacombe Park Care Home would love to wish you a very happy birthday!

We hope you enjoyed your lovely chocolates, beautiful flowers, and delicious cake. Wishing you a day filled with smiles, laughter, and special moments.

Some of our residents enjoyed Sunday service today at the Methodist church in Brackley. For our resident Lyn it was a chance to enjoy being at a service she had been to many times before she came to our home, so today was very special for her.

Also today we had Will, our Duke of Edinburgh student, volunteering with the residents, thanks Will.

We had a lovely afternoon baking today all ready for Film Club tomorrow afternoon. The kitchen was full of smiles and the smell of something sweet! We can’t wait to enjoy them together tomorrow.

We had a wonderful day on Sunday celebrating Lilian’s birthday here at Chacombe Park Care Home. It was lovely to see so many smiles, laughter, and special moments shared together. We hope you had a truly memorable day, Lilian, filled with joy and happiness.

We had a lovely toddler group here at Chacombe Park today, and everyone really enjoyed the hula hoop tunnel. Lots of smiles, movement, and intergenerational fun shared together!

Thank you to Philippa from Rhythm Time Banbury, Buckingham and The Cotswolds for hosting such a fun and friendly group.

What a pleasure it was to treat our local Women’s Institute to an elegant afternoon tea party. General Manager Shaju Paul said “It was an absolute pleasure to host the wonderful ladies from the Chacombe Women's Institute in our newly refurbished Community Activities Room”.  

The homes chef and hospitality team laid on a fabulous Afternoon Tea which consisted of savoury mini quiches to start, finger sandwiches of smoked salmon, ham, and egg mayonnaise before a variety of sweet pastries and the traditional scones with jam, fresh cream and lashing of tea! 

To finish the dining experience the ladies were enticed to enjoy a slice chef’s delicious cake as; ‘CAKE is always the answer, no matter the question!’

General Manager Shaju helped serve throughout, taking time to chat to everyone about the home’s recent refurbishment, and how the home are welcoming small businesses and charitable groups to utilise their large Activities Room, and various quite lounges within the home to support their services.

Before leaving the ladies took the opportunity to tour the home and gardens, meeting with residents and staff along the way. 
 

At Chacombe Park we celebrate birthdays not just as a mark of ageing another year but as a celebration of life, achievements, and personal growth. It's a time for reflection, gratitude, and looking forward to future possibilities. Birthdays provide a special opportunity for us to help residents to gather with loved ones and create lasting memories.

Yesterday we celebrated Evelyn’s birthday, we all sang 'Happy Birthday' together and celebrated with cake. We all hope you had a truly lovely day filled with smiles, laughter, and special moments! 

What a fantastic day out! 

Our residents love a trip to the local, today we travelled a little further to enjoy a delicious pub lunch at The Butchers Arms, Kings Sutton. On our return we joined others for a performace from the brilliant Tristan Jackson-Pate. We all had such a wonderful time and can’t wait to welcome him back again soon!

A trip to the Dementia Choir was enjoyed today. Our residents had a great time catching up with some familiar faces and loved seeing the children of Winchester house school take part.

The children requested the Neil Diamond classic 'Sweet Caroline' this was a favourite among the choir