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 Village Life Project
We have started a very exciting project on Memory Lane! Our aim is to create a village that residents can roam around in by themselves. We are going to have a Post Office, a clothing corner and vintage tea rooms. This is a great project for everyone to get involved in; we have already made a start with the help of residents, staff and family members. We cannot wait to share the finished room with you!
The Way Café
The Way Café is a dementia café run by the volunteers of Saint Giles Church. We visit once a month and we can think of no better way to spend a Saturday morning than by connecting with our friends and other care homes that attend.
During our most recent visit, we played a game of giant Connect Four – it was so much fun that the residents have asked if we can get one for our home!
We also spent the morning singing and dancing along to some old time classics! We can’t wait for next month’s café!
Songs of Praise
We have been attending Saint Giles' Church's ‘Songs of Praise’ once a month. This Service is designed to be short and fun for older people to enjoy. As well as visiting the church, members of the clergy have also been coming into the home to host services for us. This is a great chance for everyone to get involved and come together to sing and pray together as a home.
Emergency Coffee & Cake
A local ambulance crew were warmly welcomed into our home to enjoy a nice coffee and cake break.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Here are just some of the yummy cakes made by our lovely staff members for our Macmillan Coffee Afternoon. We had a lovely afternoon having tea and cake with friends and family while raising money for an amazing charity!
A Walk to Remember
We love raising money here at Collingtree Park so on our wigs went! We walked and wheeled along Windingbrook Lane with our lovely residents waving a bucket along the way. We stopped half way at The Greens coffee shop for tea and snacks, then on our way we went for the second half of the walk. We had so much fun and giggles along the way. Raising an amazing £60 just from passers-by! All for amazing foundation that we hold very close to our hearts, the Alzheimer’s Society.
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.
