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
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.
Happy Halloween Everyone
Today we will be celebrating with Pumpkin painting, Monster mashing and a spooky cinema club this afternoon. We've played 'Wrap the Mummy' and all had a laugh with Skye and Barbara getting wrapped up by Pam! With the Halloween music, décor and staff dressing up, to mark the "spooktacular" occasion.
A Grand Day Out At Delapré
Barbara and Avis enjoyed a trip to The Orangery at Delapré Abbey as well as a tour of the Abbey itself. The duo had a splendid afternoon, and enjoyed a pot of tea and cake as a treat - they both enjoyed this photo opportunity, with Barbara saying her "halo might have slipped!". We're so pleased you enjoyed yourselves ladies, we look forward to the next adventure!
New Menu Taster Session
On Thursday, our residents enjoyed sampling the new Autumn menu for our care home. Dishes included, Apple crunch salad, pumpkin soup, herby dumplings and liver and more!
Mavis said "there's nothing like a hearty meal to keep out the cold. I really enjoyed the pumpkin soup, it feels just right for this time of year".We look forward to more autumnal treats coming soon/
Autumn Evening Arts & Crafts
As the Autumn nights start drawing in, our residents were inspired to capture the seasonal change, and created this masterpiece which Barbara titled "Autumn Nights". We spoke about the changing colours of the sky and the trees, and that wonderful sound when your feet crunch fallen leaves on a crisp Autumn day.
Mick said he worries about the birds in Autumn; but thankfully ours were decorated with lovely, shiny feathers to protect them from the bitter cold! We love our new picture, which will be displayed on Daisy Lane for our visitors to see too.
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.
