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
Fountains officially opens.
Fountains welcomed its first resident today.
The red carpet was rolled out to welcome our very own VIP.
Florence was presented with a beautiful bouquet, a welcome card signed by all of the team and an amazing welcome cake baked by our talented chefs, topped with sparklers, to mark the occasion.
It was a lovely day and our new resident beamed as she cut the cake. She told the team how happy she was and said “life is good” J
All the staff team were so pleased to see Fountains become home for our 1st resident.
Preparations underway
Staff at Fountains were excitedly putting the finishing touches together before throwing open their doors to welcome their first arrival.
The red carpet was rolled out for our very own VIP Florence who was the first resident to make Fountains home.
Big thanks to local businesses in the area who supported the occasion.
Inner Space Flooring for providing the red carpet. Beautiful bouquets for our residents were prepared by Lisa Flowers Floral Design and bespoke balloons by Pom Poms Party.
A Kind Donation
Pupils and staff from Blue Coat School in Harborne have been taking part in a sewing project to help NHS staff. They have been creating material laundry bags for local NHS staff to bring their uniforms home in after their shifts, and help to limit the spread of infection before they are then washed.
Over 220 bags have been cut ready to make and deliver to NHS staff, and 110 of these have already been distributed.
Blue Coat School kindly added Fountains Care to their deliveries, just in time for us to open on Monday 18th May. The staff were delighted with their bags and knitted ear protectors.
On behalf of the whole team, we would like to extend a huge thank you to all those pupils and staff involved. It was such a wonderful idea and a great example of communities pulling together.
2.6 Challenge
The team at Fountains took part in the 2.6 challenge. The London Marathon normally raises 66.4m for charities, so we joined in to help save UK Charities that have been severely affected by the coronavirus. Our chosen charity was Age UK Solihull. The team completed 26 laps of the grounds of our stunning new home in a relay.
A Double Celebration
Fountains staff team enjoyed an afternoon of sweet delights with pots of tea to celebrate the Queen's birthday and National Tea Day.
Activities Coordinator, Bex, decorated the lounge area on Parkridge community whilst Head Chef, Daryl Frost, showcased his baking skills.
There was an array of cakes to suit all tastes and dietary needs: gluten free chocolate brownies, Victoria sponge, deconstructed white chocolate cheesecake, pineapple upside down cake and lemon posset with shortbread crumb.
They were all delicious and everyone enjoyed themselves! We are so looking forward to enjoying events like this with our residents.
A Touching Tribute
The staff performed 'Thank You for the Music' for the training they received over recent weeks. Bex, our talented Activities Coordinator', became 'Frieda' from Abba, and cleverly adapted the words to 'Thank You for the Training'. The trainers loved the tribute and were really touched. It gave us a taste of her wonderful voice and her sense of fun, which our residents will be able to enjoy.
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.
