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
Congratulations to our Volunteers
What a pleasure to be invited to the Prince's Trust Northampton ceremony yesterday. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers and to Siobhan and Ryan for supporting them on their 12 week course - we hope to see some of you back volunteering at Collingtree Park soon!
We're celebrating 5-Star success
Our staff and residents are celebrating the home receiving a 5-star Food Hygiene Rating by the local authority on 27th March 2023.
The achievement is the highest rating a care home can receive from an Environmental Health officer, and shows the home has complied with all the statutory obligations; showing outstanding food hygiene standards.
General Manager, Tom Grabowski commented “Following the unannounced inspection, we’re extremely pleased to have been awarded 5-stars for our food hygiene. Achieving the highest possible standard is incredibly important and I’m so proud of Head Chef Jennifer Briggs and the Hospitality team at Collingtree Park. Jennifer joined the Collingtree team in September 2022, this award is in recognition of her extensive knowledge and continued hard work in maintaining the hygiene and cleanliness standards in our kitchen. She took great pleasure in tearing the previous award sticker up!”
Food hygiene ratings are an inspection given to a food business that reflects the standards of food hygiene found on the date of inspection or visit by the local authority.
The ratings assess:
- How hygienically food is handled – prepared, cooked, reheated, cooled and stored.
- The cleanliness of a business, including taking into consideration layout and ventilation.
- How food records are managed.
Sunshine Ladies
Lovely ladies enjoying a ray of spring sunshine this afternoon, followed by tea and scones.
Prince's Trust Volunteers
Today we have been joined by some lovely young volunteers from Prince's Trust - Northampton. These wonderful students spent time with our residents enjoying puzzles and reminiscence with our Daisy Lane community, as well as hosting a general knowledge quiz on Bluebell Walk.
Everyone had a fabulous time in your company, thank you all for visiting, and good luck with the rest of your course!
G Fitness Fun
Thank you to Anya from Gfitness for bringing the energy to our Daisy Lane community this morning. Residents enjoyed the light exercise class you provided and starting the day with a boogie!
We can't wait to see you next week in our Bluebell Lounge.
Puzzles Stimulate Memories
Today residents on Memory Lane have enjoyed one to one puzzle sessions with a cup of tea and biscuits. These easy to handle dementia friendly activities help with hand-eye coordination, stimulate conversation through reminiscence and provide a sense of achievement.
Ivan said 'Thank you for helping me complete something, and thank you for being here with me to do it'.
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.
