Activities at Elm Bank Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Tina Prosho
Hello my name is Tina and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Elm Bank Care Home.
I joined Elm Bank in May 2023 as a Team Leader soon becoming the Head of Care before moving to the role of Activities Coordinator and leading the team in January 2024. My passion is to provide life enriching activities that enhance the lives of our residents.
By providing entertainment that is not only stimulating but person-centred. Our weekly calendar offers rich experiences with music from live entertainers, visits to various locations outside the home of interest, as well as arts and crafts tailored to individual abilities. We are a pet friendly home and fully support the benefits animal therapy can bring to the lives of our residents and welcome animals of all kinds to the home on a regular basis.
Getting to know our residents better is so important, and through regular family and friends meetings we can gain a greater understanding of their loved ones' interests and life prior to joining Elm Bank that will make for a richer activities program to be developed. I look forward to getting to know you, and your loved ones.
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 Elm Bank Care Home
Chocolate Brownie Day
To mark Chocolate Brownie Day we baked some brownies in every community at Elm Bank. Food activities are very popular among Elm Bank residents, and we enjoy our daily treats from the kitchen team. But today our treats tasted extra special as we had made them ourselves.
Family visit in our new visiting suite
We are delighted to see so many families catching up with each other in Elm Bank's new Covid-secure visiting suite. Both sides of the suite are warm and comfortable, with drink-making facilities for relatives. Visitors enter the suite from our garden and speak to their loved one through a large window. We have installed a speaker system to make sure family members and residents can hear each other clearly and the suite is cleaned after every visit. We are delighted to have received so much positive feedback about our new visiting suite.
Elf Day
At Elm Bank we celebrated national Elf Day by dressing up, having fun and raising some money for Alzheimer's Society. Our naughty Elves on the Shelves made their presence known and we played 'Guess the name of the elf'. It was a great day with lots of laughter as we enjoyed raffles, games, music, quizzes and festive drinks. We had a competitive Snowman beetle drive with teams of residents seeing who could build the snowman the quickest. Residents and staff dressed in elf outfits and the day was full of festive cheer.
Making the Elm Bank Christmas Cake
We celebrated National Cake Day by making the Elm Bank Christmas cake! Residents made their lovely, rich, fruity Christmas cake from scratch and we look forward to decorating it and enjoying it over Christmas.
Switching on our Christmas lights
On Friday night we switched on our outdoor Christmas lights. We also lit candles for those residents who have passed away this year. A beautiful and atmospheric occasion enjoyed by residents and staff. Thank you to Ise Garden Centre for donating a lovely tree and to Elm Bank Maintenance Team and Activities Team for making our display so festive for everyone to enjoy.
Hearts for schools
Residents at Elm Bank have been creating hearts with personal messages and poems to send to pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in Kettering. Cassie and Chloe often include intergenerational sessions in their weekly activities programme.
Upcoming events
Monthly Community Café
Come along to our dementia friendly café 'Third Monday each month' from 2.30pm-4.00pm, meet with friends, enjoy light refreshments and a variety of activities.
Community Games Afternoon
We're welcoming our local community, families, and friends for a lovely weekly get-together.Join us every Thursday from 2-3.30pm for board games, floor games, and more!
Blue Light Breakfast
If you are part of the Emergency Services please drop by and have breakfast on us. The last Friday of the month 07.30am to 11.00am.
