Activities at Cubbington Mill Care Home
Every day we run different activities throughout our home. The activities are designed and adapted to each individuals personal needs. The activities are designed to mentally and physically stimulate the people we care for and also to enhance their life skills and feelings of purpose and self-worth. The activities encourage interaction on a one to one basis, in small groups, in large groups and some are designed for the whole home including staff to be involved in.
We are registered with the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) which ensures we are able to achieve and continually progress to enhance the quality of life for those we support in the home. We provide entertainers such as singers, musicians, magicians, puppeteers, poets and dancers. We also have regular exercise classes and arts and craft classes. Relatives and visitors will be able to see what me make in these classes on display around the home. We have regular trips out on the mini bus to visit garden centres, enjoy high tea, visit the butterfly farm and spend the day at the zoo with a picnic. We encourage the local community, schools, colleges and relatives to come and join us for activities, tea and cake and to visit to share their skills as much as possible.
Staff from across the home are always willing to help and share their knowledge and skills across a whole range of activities we have had everything from carers preforming Bollywood style dancing to cooking classes from the chef. We feel activities are a vital part of the residents lives to ensure they are stimulated mentally and entertained.
Rose Tucker
Hi my name is Rose and I am the activities coordinator at Cubbington Mill!
I have been working in care since I was 17 and very passionate about my role, always trying to do bigger & better. I am one of Cubbington Mills Dementia Champions. I'm very privileged to work with the wonderful people and residents at Barchester's Cubbington Mill and hope we all make some lovely memories together! I LOVE to find out about residents interests & hobbies through tools like the “Getting To Know Me Booklets”.
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.
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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
Life at Cubbington Mill Care Home
Valentine's Day Creativity
Cubbington Mill was filled with flowers, cards and sweets in celebration of St Valentine’s Day.
Staff and residents celebrated the day with a Valentine’s themed session from Creative Mojo Ltd where they made beautiful handcrafted love hearts. They then discussed everything in their life which brings love and joy, painting these messaged onto the hearts to create a vibrant collage. Residents ended the day by listening to a virtual romantic classical music performance and recited famous love poems.
Betty, a resident at Cubbington Mill said: “It has been a lovely day. It was wonderful to see everyone go to so much effort to get involved with the day’s festivities. I really liked making heart-shaped decorations and seeing the wonderful decorations all around the home.”
Creative Mobility
'In - out shake it all about!' Our lovely ladies were full of vitality today during their virtual exercise class with Creative Mobility.
Oomph Karaoke
Residents at Cubbington Mill, like most of us, are definitely guilty of singing in the shower.
This afternoon they had a taste of showbiz as they were hooked up to the karaoke machine and enjoyed a virtual sing-along afternoon of golden classics with professional singer Alan via ‘Oomph!’. We could tell this wasn’t the first time performing with a microphone for a few of our residents, they were made for the stage!
Remembering Yorkshire
Resident Jack is a true Yorkshireman, he loves his daily walks around Cubbington. Although nothing like his much loved Yorkshire Dales, Jack still enjoys getting out in the fresh air, whatever the weather! He always recalls 'it's never as bad as being out on the moors'.
Today Jack and our activities assistant; Marija took a trip down memory lane, looking through Jacks photo albums and reminiscing about the walks he and his wife would do, where they stopped and the people they met.
With most photos nowadays being digital, it’s all too easy to flick through and not take the time to remember. We forget how wonderful physical photos can be, they take you right back to that moment.
Marija had a lovely time listening to Jacks stories, she felt as though she’d been there herself, walking alongside the intrepid pair.
Boxercise Class
It's all go in keeping fit at Cubbington Mill today our residents had a go at 'boxercise' they really will give anything a go.
Looks like they've decided to knock-out 2021, and punch their way into a brighter 2022!
Christmas Day at Cubbington Mill
The residents and staff at Cubbington Mill Care Home enjoyed a very festive Christmas Day on Saturday 25 December; opening gifts from family and friends, followed by a delicious Christmas Lunch together.
We do hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas together full of love and festive fun!
