Activities at Fountains 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.
Louise Crooks
Hello I am Louise, my first role with Barchester was caring for our residents. Previously I worked in an early years environment for 17 years where I organised activities and events. I am thrilled to now be Activities Lead and being able to continue enriching the life’s of our lovely residents here at Fountains.
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 Fountains Care Home
Tasty Tuesdays
Created by our Head chef Colin & Second Chef Maria, the fruity treats on the menu today were: Oat & Cranberry Strawberry Green Goddess Blueberry & Ginger Green Tea
With regular reviews with our Head Chef to ensure that dietary requirements are catered for, our person centred approach ensures focus on ensuring that people's preferences, needs and wishes guide clinical decisions, providing care that is both respectful & responsive to the individual.
Why not pop in and sample one of our famous Fountains smoothies for yourself?!
Financial Planning Seminar
We’d like to send a big thank you to Peter Moore, DipPFS Cert CII (MP&ER) Wealth Management Ltd, a Senior Partner Practice of St. James's Place and SOLLA member, for joining us today.
With over 30 years of experience in financial services, Peter spoke knowledgably on how to finance long-term care, giving invaluable advice and reassurance to our guests by answering the many questions they had on funding for later life care.
“Today more than ever in this uncertain world there is a need for clear, concise financial advice that is relationship - rather than product-based". https://petermooresjp.co.uk/
Meaningful activity
Amongst all the fun activities that Fountains residents enjoy, meaningful activity is just as important to promote health and mental well-being.
Meet lovely Liz, who lives on our Memory Lane community and thoroughly enjoys spending time in the kitchen, putting the dishes and cutlery away.
We are so fortunate at Fountains to have our lifestyle kitchens to offer a home from home. experience.
Easter fun at Fountains
Residents at Fountains enjoyed various activity leading up to Easter and receiving their chocolate eggs.
An Easter egg hunt in the grounds was a lot of fun too.
Hoping everyone has enjoyed a blessed Easter from all at Fountains.
Easter egg donations
Thanks to Tesco on Stratford Road Gillian Smith Fountains have the most important ingredient over Easter - chocolate!
Pictured with Gillian is Sumia, Fountains' Dementia Champion who organised and collected the kind donation for all our residents.
Happy Easter everyone!
Parkinson's Awareness Event
Solihull Branch of Parkinson’s held a Parkinson’s Awareness Day at Solihull Indoor Bowls Centre in Solihull and Fountains were delighted to support the event.
Having supported residents with Parkinson’s at Fountains, it is a cause close to our hearts, so our talented kitchen team got baking and donated 100 cup cakes for sale, with all monies raised going towards supporting activity for people with Parkinson’s.
The event was a day full of fun with a wide range of activities to join in with, such as walking football, CrossFit, boxing and much more.
We’re hoping our cakes on the cake stall were a big hit!
Upcoming events
May Life Enrichment
We hope to see the end of the April showers and look forward to sunnier days in May. Please come and brighten our day and join us for our May events.
Reminiscence Cafe
Please join us for our monthly Reminiscence Cafe where we will pick a topic and talk about our memories, whilst making new friends and enjoying some refreshments.
Don't Dine Alone
We know meal times can be a lonely time for some people, that's why we're inviting local older people to join us for lunch every Friday from 12.30pm.
Room for Hire
Looking for somewhere to hold your meeting or event? We have a meeting room that is available for free to members of the local community and professionals.
