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.
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 Chester Court Care Home
International Guide Dog Day
Residents at Chester Court celebrated International Guide Dog Day by learning facts about guide dogs, completing a dog themed quiz, watching a video on how puppies train to be guide dogs and participating in dog therapy sessions with Maggie the cockapoo (cocker spaniel x poodle). Everyone had a brilliant day and we all look forward to seeing Maggie again.
International Guide Dog Day is a day to recognise and celebrate the selfless work that guide dogs do as they devote their lives to assist humans with vision impairment to safely and successfully, navigate the world.
Spreading some postivi-tea for the Queen’s birthday
Chester Court marked the Queen’s 95th birthday on April 21st in style by brewing up a storm for National Tea Day and having an afternoon tea party.
Head chef, Dawn whipped up a tasty selection of freshly-baked scones, cakes, sandwiches and nibbles for the occasion, all washed down with a cup of tea or glass of wine. Residents also took part in royal crown crafts and watched a virtual tour of Windsor Castle. Everyone really enjoyed celebrating this special occasion!
International Day of Human Space Flight
Residents at Chester Court marked International Day of Human Space Flight by taking part in a range of space-themed activities. Residents took part in space-themed word games, watched footage of the moon landing on YouTube and discussed their memories of the Moon landings and when the first human space flights took place in the 60s. They also took part in a sensory galaxy light projector experience.
International Day of Human Space Flight takes place on 12 April, the date of the first human space flight by Soviet citizen, Yuri Gagarin in 1961. This year is the 50th anniversary of that historic event which opened the way for space exploration for the benefit of all humanity. This annual event reaffirms the important contribution of space science and technology in today’s world. The day aims to promote aspirations to explore and maintain outer space for peaceful purposes.
Home celebrate Easter in style
Staff and residents at Chester Court care home, celebrated Easter with a whole host of different activities including dressing up, decorating the home and holding an Easter raffle.
Residents at Chester Court enjoyed an eggs-tensive range of Easter activities, from participating in the Easter raffle, completing egg painting and bunny crafts to playing a bunny ring toss game and receiving chocolate gifts from the Easter bunny. Residents also tucked in to a delicious Sunday roast followed by Easter cake prepared by the home’s chef John.
Family joy at reconnecting
For residents at Chester Court care home in, Bedlington the long awaited reunion with one family member has become a reality, as one single named visitor is now allowed to visit each resident in their bedroom.
There has been much anticipation of this moment by families and residents alike. Guidance was issued by the Government on March 4 and Barchester Healthcare, who run Chester Court care home, is proceeding with a safe and cautious approach to visiting. Strict protocols are in place with all visitors required to have a negative Lateral Flow Device test result before being allowed into the home, and infection control measures and social distancing in place for every visit, with hand holding allowed but not recommended.
Despite the need for testing and social distancing, it was still welcome news for so many residents and their family members to be able to meet in the comfort of their bedroom.
Luck of the Irish for St Patrick's Day
Residents and staff at Chester Court celebrated all things Irish for St Patrick’s Day this week. The home was decorated with shamrocks and everyone got dressed up in green to mark the day.
Held on March 17th, Saint Patrick's Day actually observes the death of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, but the day has come to be a huge celebration of Irish heritage and culture.
Staff and residents at the home marked the day by all staff wearing green, having Irish music, Irish quiz, virtual tour around Ireland’s beautiful landmarks, and finally watching some Irish dancers in river dance.
