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.

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Lauren Corbett

Activities Coordinator

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.

Life-encriching activities booklet

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure

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

Baby Joy

Baby Joy

Carer, Joann Wallis, visited on Thursday 8th February with baby Lucy, who was born on 21st August 2017. Congratulations from all staff and residents!

Tara & Harper

Tara & Harper

Bank Carer, Tara Heslop, gave birth to baby Harper on Thursday 11th January 2018, weighing in at 9lb and 1 oz. Congratulations from all the staff and residents at Chester Court Care Home.

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Burns Night

We celebrated Burns Night with live entertainment and a film about the life of Robert Burns. A good time was had by all!

Rainbow Day

Rainbow Day

We hosted a Rainbow Day here at Chester Court to raise money for the Rainbow Trust and presented a cheque to them worth £354.90.

We want to say a huge thank you to all residents, staff members and visitors for your support during this fundraising event.

Chester Court's brand new mum!

Chester Court's brand new mum!

Bank Carer, Tara Heslop, recently began her maternity leave, and we made sure that everyone knew we were going to miss her.

Italian Day

Italian Day

Chester Court held an ‘Italian-themed day for Open Day on Thursday 24th August. Relief Chef, Graziella, was also being judged for the Chef of the Year competition, and she made a delicious lunch for all the residents and guests. A good day was had by all!

Upcoming events

April

Springing into April with a fun filled month ahead - all welcome.