Activities at Hafan-Y-Coed 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.
Marie Spires
Marie Joined Hafan Y Coed in February as the Lead Activities Coordinator. Marie has come from a Sales and Marketing background but has always had an interest in working in the care sector. Marie will lead the activities team and have a lot of input in the day to day organising and planning of events. Marie said “ I am very excited to have been given the opportunity to making a difference to the life enrichment for the residents. I like to make people happy and think my bubbly personality will brighten the residents day. I have a love for singing and will definitely be heard around the home for sure! I hope our new activities team will make a huge difference to the day to day lives of the residents at Hafan y Coed
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 Hafan-Y-Coed Care Home
Halloween Preparations
Boo! Halloween is nearly here and Autumn is very much here. There are some stunning colours in our gardens and we took the opportunity to go outside and pick some leaves for our seasonal cafe display
Floral Displays
Flower arranging is alway a popular and enjoyable activity and today residents creative beautiful floral displays. The home looks and smells wonderful.
Tickled Pink
Hafan-Y-Coed held a 'Tickled Pink Day’ to raise funds for this fantastic cause. The team and residents made biscuits, ribbons and hearts and managed to raise an excellent amount of money for breast cancer charities. Thank you to everyone who donated today it means so much to us all.
Shwmae Day
Today we celebrated Shwmae Day at Hafan-Y-Coed. A day to celebrate the Welsh language which is so important to our culture, approximately 50% of our residents can speak or understand welsh and enjoy chatting to our Welsh speaking staff members. The team here take great pride in offering a bilingual service and have incorporated the use of the language into activities and dining menus. We have had a fantastic day and made some lovely memories. Diolch i bawb a helpodd ni i ddathlu'r diwrnod arbennig hwn!
Cocktails and Cruising
It was time for cocktails and cruising and the residents had an absolute ball this afternoon as they boarded the Barchester virtual cruise ship. They enjoyed 5 star dining created by one of our wonderful chefs Luke Burchell and enjoyed an array of tropical cocktails. A few of our ladies enjoyed reminiscing about past cruise holidays and shared some lovely memories with us all. A huge thank you to our activities team for steering the ship and to our carers for joining us on this journey.
Afternoon Tea and a Chat
Hafan-Y-Coed's residents enjoyed a special afternoon tea Presented in china tea cups and saucers along with plates of a mouthwatering selection of cakes everyone was spoilt for choice. The atmosphere was relaxed with lots of chatting amongst friends.
