Activities at Glebefields Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Kay Boland
Hi, my name is Kay and I’m the Activities Lead for all things ‘Life Enrichment’ at Glebefields care home in Drayton, Banbury.
Throughout my career within the care industry, I have thrived o the many challenges presented and developed immense satisfaction through enabling others. As an activities coordinator, I act with integrity and always ensure that I place residents at the heart of what I do. I work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to help create and maintain a robust service. I am committed to my personal and professional development which aligns Health and Social Care core values, providing diversity, empowerment, equality and independence for all residents.
Making links with local groups and organisations to ensure our residents remain part of the local community is a key part of my role, if you would like to make contact with me and our residents, please feel free to call me on 01733 246840 or drop me an email Glebefields.activities@barchester.com
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 Glebefields Care Home
Employee of the Month - February 2023
Glebefields care home residents and colleagues wish to congratulate Activities Coordinator; Kay Boland on receiving Employee of the Month. Kay has been nominated by her colleagues, and the residents for being so very kind, always helpful and hard working.
Home Manager; Nisha confirmed, "Kay provides life enriching activities that put a smile on everyone's face. We hope she enjoys spending her £25 voucher and the chocolates we gave her as a special 'thank you' for her continued hard work and dedication to the Glebefields family.
Jacob's 1st Birthday Party
We had a great Birthday celebration at Glebefields care home. One of our resident Millie wanted to have her great grandson Jacob's birthday to be celebrated with her. It was so good to see Millie enjoying the day with her family and Jacob.
It was Jacob's first birthday and Millie was so happy to be a part of it. She did like the homemade cake. She enjoyed the taste and was so full of cake that she avoided having supper too. Her smile explained to us how happy and wonderful the time she had with her family.
Roaring Racetrack
This week the Glebefield's Gentleman's Club had a thrilling time at the race track... albeit a Scalextric version of Silverstone!
Tom, Barry, Robert and Bert loved helping Ricki our Head of Maintenance set up the track and enormous fun racing the cars around the course, it took them right back to their childhood.
The lady spectators Shelia, Moria, Ivy and Christine watched on placing imaginary bets on the winning drivers.
Sunny Strolls
Today residents at Glebefields care home enjoyed a short walk around the home to enjoy the weather and the pictureseque views that we are blessed. They were very happy to see the bright sun.
Marlene, Pam and Friedel were enjoying Dinesh's company during the walk. Dinesh took them round the gardens. We were also happy to see smiles on our residents faces. Marlene stated; "Its always nice to have some fresh air, this is so beautiful!"
London Fashion Week
From the Swinging Sixties, typified by Mary Quant, Ossie Clark and Barbara Hulanicki’s Biba, through to Vivienne Westwood’s punk provocations and Alexander McQueen’s dark and dramatic visions, London has a long legacy of producing extraordinary design but the first London Fashion Week didn’t take place until 1984.
Staff and residents at Glebefields used London Fashion Week as a great excuse to talk about what fashion means to them and to reminisce about different outfits they had worn over the years. Staff and residents swapped photos of their favourite outfits, talked about clothes they had made themselves or that they had bought or had made for special occasions.
They watched some catwalk shows from London Fashion Weeks past and present and picked out which were their favourite designers and those they weren’t so keen on! Inspired by the shows and the outfits they’d seen, our residents got to work on designing their own collection. The final garments are so good, many staff expressed an interest in wearing out at the weekend!
General Manager, Nisha Shaji said: “Our residents loved talking about their favourite outfits from over the years, where they got their clothes from, and how much they cost. Clothes are such an important part of an occasion, it was wonderful to see our residents’ photos from significant events in their lives and to talk about what everyone wore at that point in time.”
Good Old Sing Along
It was wonderful to see residents enjoying sing along show. They were happy listening to the music and dancing around. It's really fun to see residents smiling and making them happy is our pride.
