Activities at Collingtree Park Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as they can, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join in with activities and events as often as they can.
Skye Summerton
Hello, my name is Skye and I'm the Activities Coordinator here at Collingtree Park care home. My role is to enrich the lives of our residents by providing stimulating and person-centred activities. We offer something for everyone, including arts and crafts, games and live entertainment including visits to places of interest in the local area. I love to provide one-to-one time and sensory activities with residents who need a little more support.
Getting to know our residents better is so important, and through regular meetings with family and friends I can gain a greater understanding of their loved ones' interests and life prior to joining the Collingtree Park community.
We are an animal friendly care home with a resident cat called 'Bella' and daily visits from our residents' family dogs. We understand the power of PET Therapy and welcome animals of all sizes from mini beasts to the quarterly Alpaca visits a local farm.
We are always open to new ideas. If you would like to get involved in any of our Life Enrichment activities or have a skill, or project you'd like to share with our residents, please click here to contact me direct. New entertainers and community links are always welcome.
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 Collingtree Park Care Home
Happiest of birthdays to Avis!
Today Avis celebrated her 94th birthday! She said, (through happy tears!) 'I never expected anything like this! What a wonderful day I've had, thank you". Avis helped to slice her cake up to share with other residents over their afternoon tea too, how lovely!
Bonefire Night Sparkles
Celebrating bonfire night with sparklers and smiles! This evening, we enjoyed reliving our childhood with sparklers in the garden, followed by a warm cup of tea and a virtual firework display. Joan said "It's been lovely to spend the evening with everyone in the garden, even better to have a cup of tea!".
Craft Club on Bluebell Walk
In preparation for Bonfire Night, the residents on Bluebell walk were busy this morning creating their own 'Guys'! We had a laugh choosing names; Joany Depp, Lucille, Arabella and Del Boy amongst a few.
Joan said "Celebrating bonfire night is so different nowadays, but it's a good way to share the story of Bonfire night and have a good laugh".
Jean and Jay joined us later on for the discussion and both said how funny the guys were - we think they're too pretty to burn! What do you think?
Vegan Taste Tester
Yesterday evening, our residents enjoyed a vegan taster session, accompanied by a discussion about sustainable living and the environment.
The residents had a selection of vegan food to sample - the biggest shock came as the vegan cheese! Joan said "it's amazing what people can do now, back in the day we just ate what we were given".
Although Shelia and Barbara weren't huge fans of the 'chicken' they agreed that there were health benefits to this, such as it being lower in cholesterol and fats, to which Shelia commented - "but that's what we like about it!"
All in all, the residents enjoyed our sampling session, however I think the majority will be sticking to their more traditional options for now.
All Souls Day
This week we are celebrating 'All Souls Day' also called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, which is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed, observed by certain Christian denominations on 2 November.
To celebrate this, our residents decided to use this as an opportunity to give something back. We discussed issues in the local area, and residents decided that they would like to provide support to the homeless community. This morning at Church service, our residents filled 'help bags' with toiletries and treats, to be gifted to the homeless this week.
Pam B said "You are so lovely to think of others, thank you for getting the supplies so that we can be a part of helping the homeless too. It is really important to stay connected and not forget that we are all in this together, whatever the struggle may be". Thank you to all of our residents, and volunteers Belinda and Sharon for helping to pack the gift bags today, you are all stars.
A Bonanza of Birthday's
The last week of October has been a busy one at Collingtree Park! It seems October is Birthday month. This month, we have celebrated Roy, Rodney, Margaret and Patricia's birthdays, all with singing and presents galore and the most amazing freshly made cakes courtesy of chef Jennifer. Margaret's family joined us today and thought her cake and birthday surprise was fabulous.
Upcoming events
Key Workers - Take a Break!
If you are part of the emergency services or a community healthcare professional in need of a break, drop in at any time complimentary refreshments and a warm welcome await you.
Dementia Friendly Cafe
On the 1st Wednesday of each month we hold a complimentary cafe for those living with dementia or caring for a loved one. Call 01604 763 623 to reserve your place.
