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
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Today we celebrated the birthday of Beatrix Potter by reading the Tale of Peter Rabbit. Born Helen Beatrix Potter on the 28th July 1866 in Kensington, London, Beatrix Potter is famous for her timeless tales.
Our residents learnt about how Potter had sent a drawing of Peter Rabbit in a letter to her governess's son in 1893, and from that a story was born. In 1902, The Tale of Peter Rabbit was commercially published and here we are today - still enjoying it!
Our residents enjoyed reading along, and telling their own tales too.
Music and Movement on Daisy Lane!
Music can make us feel better, evoke positive memories and provide comfort – all of which can contribute to a positive sense of wellbeing for our residents. Our band enjoyed shaking our instruments to the likes of ABBA, The Foundations, and Tom Jones - and then enjoyed a cup of tea while sharing stories about all of their favourite songs to dance to 'back in the day'.
Singing and dancing is good for the soul!
Community Gift from Morrisons
Thank you to Morrisons Northampton in the community for their donation towards our Summer Fete Tombola/Raffle! We are still accepting donations for this event! If you have any unwanted gift sets, shower gels, or things which you think others would like to win, please bring them to our reception no later than Wednesday 2nd August.
Keeping Body Fit & Mind Active
Another great start to our week thanks to Anya from G-Fitness. Our residents love to keep fit, and our residents love the variety of exercises offered to them every week, including; keep fit, chair yoga and indoor games.
Reminisence Weekend
Happy Weekend from two of our lovely Daisy Lane ladies, Isabella and Maureen! Maureen and I spent the morning crafting and reminiscing about her daughters wedding and her trips to Italy. Meanwhile Isabella enjoyed singing along to her favourite songs in the lounge.
Baking Club on Bluebell
Today Baking Club made it's way to Bluebell Walk, where our residents enjoyed decorating cakes. Choosing toppings proved a tricky task, with choices of chocolate, caramel and other decorations!
As you can see, our residents have quite a sweet tooth here at Collingtree Park - and everyone spent the afternoon smiling. We hope these photos make you smile 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.
