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
Northampton High School
On Friday 30th June, General Manager, Rhiannon Crofts, was invited to attend a morning assembly at Northampton High School for girls. Rhiannon attended with Resident Ambassador, Graham Langford. We had been invited to attend by the school’s knitting club, who have been busy making twiddlemuffs in partnership with members of Great Park Street Methodist Church in Wellingborough. Twiddlemuffs provide an engaging way to occupy the hands of residents living with dementia, with many finding them calming.
Rhiannon and Graham received a very warm welcome from the school and joined in the morning assembly, where they were presented with the twiddlemuffs by staff and a group of girls involved in the project. Collingtree Park cannot say a big enough thank you to both the girls at the High School and also to the members of Great Park Street Methodist Church. We are so grateful to them all for all their hard work put in to making these gifts.
Care Home Open Day
The sun was shining and it was a perfect day for a garden party. Together with our friends and family, we enjoyed the sun with an afternoon packed with garden games, tea, Pimm's and lemonade. It was such a beautiful day to spend with our close friends.
God Save the Queen
Her Majesty's birthday was celebrated with afternoon tea fit for the Queen herself! We all sat and enjoyed the yummy cakes made by residents during our baking morning. We looked at old pictures of the Queen from when she was younger up until present day.
Yeehaw, Cowboy!
We had a cowboy-themed day with a morning filled with different games; our favourite was ‘wanted’, where we all searched the home for the most wanted people and items. It was so much fun and great exercise too! We finished the afternoon off with dancing and live country music as entertainment.
Jumbo Jenga!
We all love a game of Jenga, so we decided to buy a jumbo version! Our new game went down a treat with residents. So much fun was had and they got very competitive as the tower got taller and taller. No one wanted to be the one to tip it over and lose!
Let's Rock!
To celebrate Dementia Awareness Week, we had a fun-filled week of activities, which included a cupcake sale, a memory balloon release and a sensory day, to name a few.
We finished the week off with a rock and roll-themed day. All the staff dressed up as pink ladies. We had ice cream floats and retro milk shakes with cream and a cherry on top! We rocked the afternoon away with Johnny Red singing classic songs from the movie ‘Grease’. We even had a hula hoop contest, with one resident putting all the staff to shame with her amazing skills!
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.
