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.
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 Cubbington Mill Care Home
Happy 95th Birthday!
We would like to wish resident, Lee, a very happy 95th birthday! We celebrated it with a coffee and walnut cake – his favourite. It was then time for a trip out on the minibus with his wife, Elaine, and some of the other residents. We had a lovely drive through the countryside and stopped off to see some exotic animals at Overslade House Care Home.
Lee said he had a lovely day and was very thankful for his cake, card and trip out.
Celebrations All Round
We recently celebrated Waldemar winning Employee of the Month for July, as voted by residents, relatives and staff. Waldemar has also been named as a Divisional Winner at the 2017 Barchester Care Awards, a Barchester in Bloom winner for the central division and has entered Leamington in Bloom, with results to be announce soon.
Mary, our Head Housekeeper, celebrated her 25th anniversary at Cubbington Mill. She has worked within the housekeeping department for the full 25 years and ensures that all the home's domestic and laundry teams run smoothly. She is known throughout the home to residents, who enjoy speaking to her throughout the day.
Mary was awarded her 25th anniversary badge, which she has said she will wear with pride. She also received a large bunch of fresh flowers and a gift voucher.
General Manager, Glynis, gave a speech about how much Mary is valued as a member of the Cubbington Mill team and how her hard work is appreciated.
Mary is looking forward to many more years working at Cubbington Mill.
Well done to Mary and Waldemar from all the team here.
Well done, Waldemar!
Congratulations to Waldemar Stezycki, who has been named as a divisional winner for the 'Maintenance Champion' category in the 2017 Barchester Care Awards. He works so hard to keep Cubbington Mill in tip-top condition and residents love to see him around the home.
Bowling at Cubbington
Ten pin bowling was the most recent afternoon activity at Cubbington Mill. We took it in turns to see who could knock over the most pins.
We had several strikes, but our winning bowler was Gillian, who was very pleased with her certificate and is looking forward to our next session.
Creative Afternoon
We got very creative with colour recently. We tested out water colour paints, felt tips, gel pens, crayons, wax crayons, chalk and pastel to create our own unique pictures to display around the home.
Open Day
Cubbington Mill's Henry VIII banquet definitely provided a meal fit for a king on Care Home Open Day. We were also delighted to receive a visit from the King and his wives themselves.
