Activities at Glebefields Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
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
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
Open Day
Our Open Day on Saturday was a huge success Thank you to everyone who visited our beautiful home. We began the day with a lovely flower club in the morning, followed by stunning classical music entertainment from King & Rackman. Their renditions of opera, movie, and theatre classics were a delight.. Our residents, Marlene, Margaret, and Diane, our lovely residents, they said: "We enjoyed the songs so much." Your presence made our Open Day even more special. We were also thrilled to showcase our home's warm and welcoming environment to our visitors. Let's keep this lovely connection going until our next event, creating even more wonderful memories together.
Housekeeping week!
Barchester Healthcare, are celebrating Housekeeping Week, which takes place from September 8-14. Residents wanted to thank all the wonderful housekeeping staff at the home, whose hard work and dedication make a real difference to the lives of those living there. Housekeeping Week is an annual event held every year during September. The week is dedicated to recognising the efforts of hard-working housekeeping staff around the world. Chef Bose Jose made delicious food for everyone. Residents and staff came to join the fun and enjoy time together. Residents also gave thanks speech and all housekeeping staff got a small gift of thanks for all that they do.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
A huge thank you to everyone who came and supported our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday. Our event was a resounding success - we raised a significant amount and, most importantly, everyone had a fantastic time.
Coffee mornings are the perfect opportunity to catch up over a cuppa and a delicious treat, all for a great cause. The funds raised will help people with cancer live life to the fullest.
Our residents enjoyed spending time with friends, relatives, and members of the local community. Special thanks to our Head Chef, Bose Jose, for baking an array of verity of delicious cakes, biscuits, and pastries. We're grateful to the residents' families, staff, and everyone who joined us to make our event a success. Thank you again!
Bingo!
Glebefields Care Home joined forces with over 260 Barchester care homes and hospitals across the UK for the biggest game of bingo ever. Our residents had an absolute fun competing with their friends from other homes to see who's the ultimate bingo champion.
As our General Manager, Nisha Shaji, said: "Bingo is so much fun. Our residents get super excited and everyone cheers each other on - it's a great time together!"
And our resident, Margaret, said: "I had a fantastic time playing bingo with friends from other homes. It was great to see everyone getting competitive - it brings out the best in us!"
Summer Fete 2024
We want to say a big thank you to everyone who came out to join us for the Summer Fete on Saturday, August 24th. It was a fantastic day with fun activities, delicious treats, and great company.
There were plenty of games for everyone, like Hook-a-Duck, the Lolly Lottery, "Name a Bear," Sweets in a Jar, and even a Henna Tattoo stall. Our Tombola and Raffle were a big hit, with lots of fabulous prizes won.
Our lovely resident Joan set up a stall with her beautiful paintings, while another wonderful resident, Joan, showcased her handmade clothes, cards, and knitted items ,everything was fantastic..
We also enjoyed live musical entertainment from Champagne Enterprises, and our very own Kay, the activities coordinator, sang with them. It was wonderful and added so much fun to the day. A big thank you to Kay and Champagne Enterprises for making it so special.
Nisha Shaji, General Manager at Glebefields Care Home, said: "It was amazing to see so many people come together and enjoy the day. Our staff worked incredibly hard to make this event a success, and it was wonderful to see the smiles on everyone’s faces. We are very much happy to everyone who came out and supported us.''
Thank you again to everyone who made this day so wonderful.
Minibus trip out to Banbury Fire Station
We took our amazing residents on a minibus trip to Banbury Fire Station's open day and it was a wonderful experience. We watched in wonder as the brave firefighters showed off their skills in live demonstrations. Our residents even got to meet the heroes and thank them for all that they do. We also had a playing games there and to top it all off, our lovely resident May won at tombola. We are so grateful to Banbury Fire Station for hosting such a fantastic event and for making our residents feel so welcome. It was truly a fun and lovely day out.
