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
Swansea Rock Choir
Swansea Rock Choir visited Hafan y Coed and all resident shad a fantastic time joining in and dancing. Huge thank you to the choir and we look forward to welcoming them back at our Christmas fayre.
St David's Day
We celebrated in true Welsh style here at Hafan-Y-Coed. Residents were cooked up a traditional breakfast with laverbread and cockles. Cawl was on offer at lunch time, with freshly made Welsh cakes.
Our traditionally-dressed Welsh lady (Admin Assistant, Louise Rolfe) presented each resident with a daffodil for their bedroom, and we had a concert in the afternoon with all the great Welsh singalong favourites.
Our New Resident Ambassador
General Manager, Matthew Braddock, presented our newly-elected Resident Ambassador with his name badge and a gift from all the residents.
We are delighted that Brian Long was recently elected by an overwhelming majority at last month’s resident meeting. When people come to have a look around Hafan-Y-Coed for a placement, Brian is more than happy to talk about what life is like here from the perspective of an actual resident.
Celebrating Staff
Residents presented Matthew Braddock a special cake to congratulate him on becoming the General Manager. Well done, Matthew!
Opening Day
We opened our new multi-sensory room on 1st February, and it was a huge success with residents!
Elf Day
We enjoyed a Christmas visit from the Mayor himself in recognition of Elf Day.
