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.
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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 Fountains Care Home
Home hosts raffle for charity
Resident’s and staff at Fountains Care Home in Solihull have carried out a chocolate raffle to raise money for Age UK Solihull.
We have had great talks about the charity Age UK Solihull and received high interest from all within the home and those who come and visit with regards to the raffle to win the delicious chocolate bouquet filled with a selection of treats!
Residents, their relatives and staff were all very supportive and have been looking forward to the announcement of the winner.
Carol concert with the Brownies
Residents at Fountains care home, in Solihull recently enjoyed a carol performance at the home with a visiting group of local Brownies. The event, which took place on Monday 4th December welcomed the group of Brownies aged between 6 - 10 years to perform carols and walk around the festive lights trail at the home.
Our resident’s had so much fun and enjoyed the company of the younger generation. The resident’s then presented the Brownies with a Christmas Chocolate selection box, wishing everyone A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.
Pony adventure!
Fountains care home, in Shirley, was full of animal mischief on Thursday when a couple of Shetland ponies came to visit the home. Residents at Fountains care home were pleasantly surprised to see their new furry friends – Moomin and Tinkerbell - roaming around their home as Lollipop pony parties paid a visit.
General Manager Kim Dean said: “Our residents have really enjoyed their unusual visitors today. We knew that having the Shetland ponies here would be a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus. We are always looking for new activities for the residents and today we have seen the seen the enjoyment and the therapeutic influence animals can have on people.”
Music is the key
On our memory lane, we like to ensure that our residents get the most from the activities. We just love having our musical instruments and sing a long sessions. We find this a great way for our residents to relax, enjoy and express themselves in a variety of ways. Here we have our resident’s singing, dancing and playing instruments. Music is good for your soul, body and mind.
Festival of Lights
Residents at Fountains care home in Solihull had a brilliant day on Sunday 12th November as they marked the start of the Hindu festival of Diwali, popularly known as the ‘festival of lights’.
Residents helped with making colourful patterned rangoli and lighting ‘diyas’, small oil lamps which are lit to signify the triumph of good over evil. Diwali honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, the lamps help Lakshmi find her way into people’s homes.
Kitchen Assistant Pat, prepared traditional Indian dishes of warming curries and spicy samosas for the residents to enjoy.
Residents honour the fallen
Fountains care home in Solihull commemorated Remembrance Day on Sunday 12 November. They joined the rest of the United Kingdom in holding a two-minute silence at 11am.
As well as marking Remembrance Day by wearing poppies and watching the televised service from The Cenotaph, residents took part in therapeutic activities creating poppies, visiting RAF Cosford museum and having and remembrance afternoon tea.
Upcoming 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.
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.
