Activities at Hempton Field Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Nina Mullerworth
Hello, my name is Nina and I have had the privilege of working at Hempton Field in my role as Activities Coordinator for over 15 years and I am looking forward to many more! I have enjoyed continually developing in the role with a variety of training courses, including a Level 2 NAPA and Aromatherapy Massage.
I love interacting with the residents and organising a varied programme of activities with a person-centred approach based on Barchester's Life Enrichment Programme of enhancing the wellbeing of mind, body and soul. This includes ensuring residents can continue to enjoy hobbies, life experiences and keep active through exercise and music. We are involved with local clubs and welcome in members of the community as well as a variety of outings in the minibus - these are always very popular!
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 Hempton Field Care Home
Mental Wellbeing & Vegetarian Week
Our Barchester life enrichment program of virtual events continued on Tuesday with a morning exercise session in support of Mental Health awareness week. We started the day with armchair exercise and mindfulness moments courtesy of 'The Green Goddess'; Diana Moran.
In the afternoon our residents settle down to attend a ‘live’ cooking demonstration with professional Chef Alex Connell from 'Vegetarian For Life' V for Life who prepared, and talked us through a variety of vegetarian dishes. Our in-house chef and kitchen team followed the same recipes and we were able to tastes each dish as they were created 'on screen'.
We enjoyed ballotti bean and dill pate, coronation chicken with Quorn, vegetable fritters, with Tzatzik followed by banana bread. Simply delicious!
VE Day Remembered
Saturday 8th May marks 76 years since VE Day - the end of the Second World War in Europe. Due to the pandemic and today’s weather our street party has been postponed for another year but that didn’t stop our residents observing the occasion.
We decorated the lounge in red, white and blue before taking a ‘virtual’ tour of Bletchley Park. Our residents loved the images and commentary, it felt as though we were there, walking through the grounds and mansion learning all about the amazing codebreakers.
Nina prepared a VE Day inspired quiz tough enough for any codebreaker which, of course our cleaver residents cracked with ease.
Happy Cinco de Mayo Day!
Cinco de Mayo simply translates to “Fifth of May” in Spanish. Our residents enjoyed a day of Mexican themed activities including; music and a virtual tour of Mexico which brought back many happy memories of visits to the country.
The dining hall had been decorated in the colours traditionally associated with Cinco de Mayo; red, white and green, reflecting the colours of the Mexican flag and Chef created a varied Tex-Mex menu of nachos, and chilli con carne with guacamole, salsa and sour cream sides. It was a fabulous fiesta for all!
Sensory Garden Planning
So what should be in a Sensory garden?
Our residents couldn't wait to start the planning today, whilst enjoying a little G&T over canapés of course! They discussed; plants of colour and fragrance, flowers to attract the bees and other insects, structures of beauty that would capture the sunlight, herbs and grasses. They’d like it to be a place to enjoy all year round, so some evergreens and ferns were also put in the mix.
We don’t have an Alan Titchmarsh or Charlie Dimmock in the home to give us a steer in the right direction, what we do have are many willing residents and staff. If there are any avid gardeners in the Chinnor area who have a flare for designing sensory gardens and can offer some support or ideas on what to plant, please do get in touch E. HemptonField.Activities@barchester.com
We’re looking forward to seeing the area come to life!
Day Trip Around Oxfordshire
Friday brought one of the most exciting days of the past 12 months, with our first of many minibus ‘outings’ just for fun!
The route started with a meander through charming Chinnor, onto Thame, passing through the longest and widest high street market area in the country onto the picturesque Shabbington village, in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. Our residents took note of The Old Fisherman’s pub as a place to visit when restrictions are fully lifted.
From Shabbington we travelled to Worminghall, and crossed the M40 onto Horton-cum-Studley where we started a loop skirting Otmoor, through Oddington with its narrow roads onto Islip. We stopped for a picnic at the parish of Fencott and Murcott, south of Bicester.
The views along the route were amazing, fields full of bright yellow Rapeseed and beautiful waterways with hanging willows. On our homebound journey we went via Beckley, Oxfordshire, past the magnificent masts, onto Forest Hill past Wheatley. Back over the M40 and through the villages of Milton Common, Tetsworth, Postcombe and Aston Rowant before arriving back at Hempton Field in Chinnor.
With the Cotswolds and Chiltons on our door step, we really do live in such a beautiful location. It was simply the best day out.
Big thanks to Tim our gardener/driver, activities Nina, and Home Manager Sharon for all their efforts in making it happen!
Morning Exercise with a difference
Morning exercise with a parachute and beach ball is an unusual way to wake your bones however... our residents absolutely love this activity, it gets them moving and smiling its a great start to any day!
