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.
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 Glebefields Care Home
Happy 30th Birthday - Shilpa
It was an absolute joy for the residents and staff at Glebefields to give our Deputy Manager; Shilpa a surprise 30th Birthday party earlier this week.
With Shilpa being on annual leave for her actual birthday, Tuesday was the first window of opportunity to ask if she could pop in to help us find something...And that something turned out to be a birthday bash for such a special lady!
Shilpa took time to speak too, and thank all our residents individually, she's such a caring person. Happy birthday from your 2nd family; we hope you enjoyed the cake, presents and your birthday messages from everyone at Glebefields.
'Jigsaw Paul' Completes Another
Our resident Paul really enjoys a challenging jigsaw and has just completed another 500 piece one, in less than a week!
Watching the image of Whitby Harbour appear over the past few days has been exciting, not just for Paul, his fellow residents and the staff at Glebefields.
Even though the final masterpiece is missing a couple of pieces it didn't stop Paul completing the puzzle. We're really looking forward to seeing the next jigsaw come to life!
Well done Paul.
Happy Birthday 'Kay'
We all know that you should never ask a lady her age...Happy Birthday 'Kay' sweet sixteen again (well it has a 6 in it somewhere!).
We're so pleased to have wonderful Kay as part of our Glebefields family, Kay joined us last month as our lead Activities Coordinator. She's a star, and is already making a real different to our residents’ lives with her super life enriching activities program.
Happy birthday Kay from all at Glebefields.
National Dog Day
National Dog Day is an annual event to raise awareness of the number of dogs in rescue centres and to encourage people to adopt dogs from shelters and dog homes. During the mornings activities we discussed different dog breeds and had a quiz which our residents really enjoyed.
In the afternoon we reminisced about the animals we have shared our lives with, nearly all our residents have had a dog or looked after one. We giggled about the different funny names they had, from Rover to Fernando! Our staff shared images of their doggies (too cute) with everyone and we had afternoon tea and cake watching dog and wildlife movies.
Happy Retirement Chef John
This week the residents and staff at Glebefields in Drayton, Banbury said a fond farewell to a Legend 'Chef John' as he retires from his post.
We hope you enjoy your retirement and wearing the apron we got you, aptly inscribed "I don't care...I'm Retired" Thanks for everything, put your feet and pans up! Best wishes from your Glebefields family.
Light Exercise with Balloons
There's nothing more invigorating than a little light exercise with Kay. The residents of Glebefields had great fun passing the balloons to one another, and stretching with gentle upper body movements.
Upcoming events
Community Games Afternoon
We're welcoming our local community, families and friends for a lovely weekly get-together. Please join us every Thursday from 14:00-15:30 for fun and games.
Community Knit & Natter
Please join us on the second Tuesday of every month 2pm - 4pm. Enjoy friendly company as you knit and natter over tea, coffee and cake!
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 Wednesday 12.30-14.30pm, call now to book.
Community Scrabble Club
Join us every Thursday 11:00am - 12:30pm for a friendly game of Scrabble in a relaxed setting, come and test your word skills and make new friends.
