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
First Coffee Morning of 2022
January is here… a new year and a new month of activities here at Fountains.
As this is the first week after all of the festive fun we are easing ourselves into our activities schedule.
Today our residents enjoyed coming together for a coffee morning. This one was extra special as it was an opportunity to get together and celebrate Edna turning 100.
We enjoyed a pot of tea, coffee and a slice of delicious birthday cake too.
Our residents love socialising and spending time with friends. Our coffee mornings are a great opportunity to catch up and have fun together.
Edna reaches milestone 100 years
A fantastic start to the New Year here at Fountains. We would like to wish our resident Edna a very Happy 100th Birthday!
What a fantastic achievement!
From all of us at Fountains we wish you a wonderful day with your nearest and dearest.
Fountain's Film Club
After a busy few days Fountains residents have enjoyed some much needed time to relax.
What better way to do this than with ‘Fountains Film Club’.
With popcorn and refreshments it’s the perfect way to unwind between Christmas and the New Year.
Christmas lunch at Fountains
Christmas is all about spending time with those we care about. Our ladies at Fountains did just that on Christmas Day!
Thank you to our Caring team for capturing this wonderful moment on camera.
Christmas gifts
Our residents were delighted to receive their Christmas presents from the Fountains team.
They are certainly looking forward to their Christmas Lunch cooked by our wonderful kitchen team.
From all of us at Fountains we wish you a very Merry Christmas.
For more information on life at Fountains visit our website
National Robin Day
Fountains residents had great fun enjoying a variety of activities to celebrate National Robin Day.
Robin Day is a nationwide event raising awareness of small birds and how we can help them in the winter.
We started the day by stepping outside for a morning of bird watching. Our residents love spending time outdoors and had fun looking out for our feathered friends.
We then came indoors and made bird feeders using a variety of ingredients such as: breadcrumbs, pumpkin seeds, oats and fruit.
Our residents loved listening to the sounds of the Robins singing and chirping through a live webcam, they found it so relaxing.
To end a busy day we enjoyed relaxing with a Mindfulness Art Session whilst enjoying an episode of Countryfile with a cup of tea.
We certainly look forward to celebrating National Robin Day next year!
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.
