Activities at Field House Care Home
The Activities Coordinators here at Field House are always keen to learn about residents' interests and hobbies, tailoring meaningful activities to the likes and dislikes of those we support. Our mission is to ignite the past, appeal to current interests and embrace new ones, improving quality of life whilst stimulating the mind and senses. Activities are carried out via small groups or individually, supported by local volunteers. We have access to a range of local community facilities and nearby places of interest, prompting community engagement, and hold special events at the home, where we are entertained by guest vocalists and performers, with 'The Quiz Master' being a fan favourite.
Caroline Davis
Hi, I'm Caroline and I joined Field House in 2021 from another Barchester home. I have worked in care for the last 30 years and a big part of that has been with Barchester.
Here at Field House, I organise a variety of activities and social events within the home and in the community, such as gardening club arts and crafts, weekly exercise sessions along with live singers and musicians every month. We are also keen on regular outings to local landmarks, museums, cafes and shopping centres.
In my job, I'm able to develop excellent relationships with residents and their families providing the support they need. I am very passionate about my job role as it is very important to us as a team that every individual is able to live the life they wish and feel fulfilled in their everyday activities maintaining past hobbies and finding new ones.
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 Field House Care Home
Cornish Pasty Week
Last week we celebrated Cornish pasty week! Our residents discussed how they were going to do there pasties and what they would like to put in them. The pasties and ended up being more veggie and cheesy than Cornish. With residents all volunteering for a role, everyone worked well together. The conversations about food and places to holiday in Cornwall added to our fantastic morning. One of our residents told us about the best pasty shop near St Ives.
St. David's Day
At Field House we celebrated ST David’s day with lots of activities. Starting with making Welsh Cakes, following the recipe from the Oomph ST David’s day activity book. The residents always enjoy baking and being able to taste the finished product. Residents had lots of conversations about how they made Walsh cakes at home. In our craft group, we made daffodil flowers and after lunch had a big quiz about welsh history. It was a fab day had by all.
National Homemade Bread Week
To celebrate national homemade bread week some of the residents at Field House have been pushing their baking skills and sharing stories. One lady told us that she made 200 bread rolls every year for a gymkhana to feed all of the volunteers. Lots of fun had by everyone and all the bread was enjoyed!
Pancake Day at Field House
A few giggles on pancake afternoon at Field House and all I can say is “that poor pancake” the residents discussed their favourite filling and the one on top was classic lemon and sugar. We also all decided that the best tosser in Field House was our Manager Paula!
Making Delicious Flapjacks
The residents here at Field House get regular one to one activities with our Activity Coordinator, Caroline. This lovely lady, Betty, asked if she could make flap jacks as she really enjoyed them. We had a wonderful time making delicious treats. Betty told me that her husband didn’t like flapjacks as they always got stuck in his teeth.
Beautiful Watercolour Painting
Supporting a resident to continue a hobby she has enjoyed for many years makes Field House such a special place to live and work. This lady told me how doing her water colours made her feel relaxed and content, and so we set about helping her continue to create her beautiful artwork.
