Activities at Chester Court Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinator is dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Our aim is to make sure that our residents feel they had something to look forward to each day. We have a varied life enrichment programme, both in the home and in the community, and we always ask if there is anything different that residents would like to do. Residents and families approach our Activities Coordinator and comment on how much they enjoy what we do, so that we can continue to develop our programme to the benefit of our residents.
Lauren Corbett
Hi, my name is Lauren and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Chester Court. I joined the team in December 2020 and bring a wealth of enthusiasm to the role. I have just graduated from university in July 2020 and have previously completed work experience at another Barchester home. During this work experience I discovered how meaningful and important activities are for residents and how they can help enhance resident’s lives. Therefore, I decided to become an activities coordinator myself as I feel this is such a rewarding role.
I love working with our Residents here at the home and getting to know them and their families so that I can deliver and support in meaningful activities, keeping them socially stimulated and active as part of our extensive life enrichment calendar. The lifestyle and continued community links are also important.
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 Chester Court Care Home
NUFC Memory Cafe
Fantastic morning at NUFC Memory Cafe with the families of our lovely residents. It was interesting and great fun listening to Bobby Moncur relay his cup-winning times at the toon back in the day.
Chicks hatch!
Staff, residents and their guests were celebrating the birth of baby chicks this week at the home. There was a lot of egg-citement at the home as three chicks hatched throughout the week. Residents were able to pet and feed the chicks as they found their footing in their new home.
Residents enjoy a crafty morning
Residents enjoyed a creative morning in their arts and crafts session, showing their artistic flair for creating musical instruments from various materials.
Spending time with Mind Active
Fantastic afternoon with the lovely Mind Active team at The Salvation Army in Bedlington . Wonderful hospitality as always, great craik and great company. Thanks as always for making our day so fabulous.
Come on the Toon!
Fab morning getting ready with the residents for the big game . Newcastle v Liverpool COME ON THE TOON!!!
And we won... what an amazing outcome!!
St Patrick's Day
We enjoyed a delicious lunch from our wonderful chefs and an array of alcoholic delights, including baby guiness’ galore. Thank you to all who came and supported the event and thanks to all the staff who managed to pull this all together to create a brilliant afternoon filled with laughter, craik and Irish sentiment.
Upcoming events
25th Birthday Party
25 years of supporting and caring for our local community - come and join us as we celebrate 25-years!
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break with us! There maybe a cake or two available....
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Do you have any spare time? Could you make a difference? If you'd like more information on how you could volunteer we'd love to hear from you!
