Activities at Harper Fields Care Home
There is always something to do here at Harper Fields and always someone to assist the residents in any activity they wish to take part in. We have entertainers come into the home to sing and play instruments on a weekly basis, as well as visits from PAT dogs, hairdressers, massage therapists and nail technicians to pamper those who live here. Residents' spiritual needs are taken into account at Harper Fields; we have regular services from the Catholic and Methodist church, in addition to the Church of England, and for our non-religious residents, we have a weekly calming and peaceful ‘mindfulness and meditation group,’ which is very popular, especially for those living with dementia. Residents often like to attend cinema evenings to watch their favourite films on the big screen (complete with sweets and popcorn), or develop new skills at our computer classes, where they can learn how to Skype their families in other countries. Our activities are tailored to suit the individual interests and capabilities of residents and our specialised equipment enables those we support to enjoy everything we have to offer.
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 Harper Fields Care Home
Introduction of MP3 players music therapy
Our Residents have been given personal MP3 players gifted from Purple Angels with music that is person centred to each individual, each residents have 15 songs to remind residents of happy times / reasons to celebrate. Lois has been capturing their before and after pictures, Music is an amazing way to communicate, Music is so important and it brings us all together, it is so powerful and absolutely amazing to see.
Memory lane garden party
Residents were treated to mini golf and other games on Windsor in our beautiful gardens while the sun made an appearance. And in the afternoon we had a mini picnic in Windsor garden with beautiful cakes made by our amazing chefs and chilled prosecco listening to some good old rock and roll, it was a beautiful warm afternoon.
Ivan’s wish come true
Ivan has lived at Harper Fields for just over a year and he is beloved by staff and residents alike. Staff at the home were delighted to be a part of making his dream come true, as they knew how much it meant to him, and they all wanted to be there to see the smile on Ivan’s face when his dream was realised. Ivan trained as a baker and later became a pastry chef and teacher. Ivan has always had a strong work ethic and likes staff to reminisce with him regarding his career. Ivan still enjoys to cook, on his bucket list item was to bake again so head chef Luis made this a reality. Well done all, the bread Ivan baked of course tasted amazing.
Visiting Brighter Life Students
Mini bus trip with Harper Fields curling champions team to visit the Brighter life students. You will see there was sound of laughter during the whole bus journey and we even got a chance to stop at our neighbours field to pet the horses. We had a chance while we were out to play games, chat and drink endless cups of tea. Can’t wait until next time, Alan said.
Father's Day
Today we treated all of our residents to a special celebration for father’s day.
We took some time in our bar area to celebrate with bar snacks, beer and pug games. Resident Agnes was super excited to finally have some male scrabble partners. You will also see that our bar area has been transformed for the euro’s and we are looking forward to cheering along.
National Carers Week
We took an opportunity to thank the handful of amazing care assistants at Harper Fields on duty. Not forgetting to leave some special treats for the night team also. Barchester treated the care staff to a selection of chocolates and sweets as a thank you reminding them how wonderful they are.
General Manager Hayley is so proud to work alongside a team that work hard work every day with passion and dedication to provide care for all our residents.
