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Activities at Cossins House Care Home

Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.

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Read our brochure ‘Life-enriching activities’ for more information about life in our care homes.

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Lisa Unsworth

Lisa Unsworth

Activities Coordinator

I have been working in care since the age of 16, when leaving school. Over the years, I have been a senior care assistant, administrator, home trainer and activities coordinator. I really enjoy working with the elderly residents.

Celebrating life at Cossins House Care Home

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Thank you for the music!
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Thank you for the music!

Rah Rah Theatre Group joined us at Cossins House for a wonderful afternoon of fun, music, singing and dancing. They performed their show, Thank you for the Music. With many of our favourite songs by Abba, we were guaranteed to sing with them and dance along. We had a wonderful afternoon and made many memories. 

Our chef served us the most delicious buffet supper afterwards to continue the happy day into the evening. 

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Feeding the ducks
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Feeding the ducks

Residents at Cossins House had a great afternoon of feeding the ducks and geese at West End Pond in Esher Surrey, reliving their routes as this is something all have enjoyed over their years. 

After a lovely walk we popped down to Garson’s for a wonderful afternoon tea and social engagement. Resident Sister said ‘I spent many years coming here, but never seen so many geese.’

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Feeding the Ducks
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Feeding the Ducks

Residents at Cossins House had a great afternoon of feeding the ducks and geese at West End Pond in Esher Surrey, reliving their routes as this is something all have enjoyed over their years. After a lovely walk we popped down to Garson’s for a wonderful afternoon tea and social engagement. Resident Sister said ‘I spent many years coming here, but never seen so many geese.’

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Summer BBQ 2025
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Summer BBQ 2025

Residents, relatives and friends came together to enjoy a wonderful and memorable afternoon with their loved ones at Cossins House Summer BBQ. Our fabulous Chef provided the most delicious BBQ with support from our Kitchen assistant Nanda and Maintenance man Manny. Residents were happy and had a blast with everyone enjoying social engagement and LIVE music with So Sinatra.

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Arts and crafts
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Arts and crafts

Residents Margaret and Sister Anne were very happy to get creative and produce some wonderful cards to send to their friends and family alongside some crafts. 

We have been taking time doing some picture scratch cards, focusing on fine lines and producing some lovely work. Resident Margaret said, ‘It is really therapeutic, I enjoy things like this.'

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Life matters
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Life matters

At Cossins House our activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience. Making memories, having some companionship and engaging in a different variety of activities to each individuals preferences.

Our Pat was very happy to look around this amazing car brought in by a family member. Pat is very keen on different cars and often talks about her son’s car. Our lovely Margaret was delighted to have her nails done and spend time making memories with our gardener. Sharing special moments and making memories is what we love here at Cossins House.

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Out and about
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Out and about

Our residents love to get out in the community and enjoy trips out as often as we can. We had a lovely trip out to Polesden Lacey, which is a favourite for many of our residents. Having a bus allows us to go out each week and enjoy all the things we love. 

Our residents had a wonderful time looking at all the plants around Polesden Lacey, smelling the herbs, looking in the gift shop and enjoying the beauty of nature. We stopped off in the café for a delicious afternoon tea and reminisced about our past and about all of our favourite go-to places. 

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Disco at Cossins House!
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Disco at Cossins House!

Residents from Cossins House were invited to one of our sister homes, Burwood Grange, for a wonderful disco. We had the opportunity to sit and get to know other residents over a lovely cup of tea before going up to the disco. We sang, we danced and made many new friendships. 

We partied and remembered the good old times of our disco days. We took to the dance floor and had a fantastic afternoon of fun and laughter.  

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VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations!
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VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations!

Cossins House come together to celebrate and remember VE Day. Our residents talked about their lives to each other and read out some beautiful poems.

We had a wonderful afternoon of music and a delicious afternoon tea party followed by buffet supper. We went out into our village to celebrate with our community and share thoughts with others. 

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Thank you for the music!

Thank you for the music!

Rah Rah Theatre Group joined us at Cossins House for a wonderful afternoon of fun, music, singing and dancing. They performed their show, Thank you for the Music. With many of our favourite songs by Abba, we were guaranteed to sing with them and dance along. We had a wonderful afternoon and made many memories. 

Our chef served us the most delicious buffet supper afterwards to continue the happy day into the evening. 

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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

English National Ballet
Together With Music
Blenheim Palace
Oomph!
NAPA
Bloomin Haus
Vegetarian For Life
Sea Life Trust - Beluga Whale Sanctuary
Historic Environment Scotland
Five Sisters Zoo
Damian Bailey Photography

Life enrichment

With us, it's all about making every day meaningful for our residents. We do this through our Life Enrichment programme, designed to suit the needs of each person in our care, and support individuals in retaining their joy, purpose and life skills for as long as possible. We offer a range of daily activities for individuals to get involved in, whether that's socially as part of a group, solo or with a team member, ensuring everyone receives the support that adds enrichment to their life.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

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