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.
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 Hempton Field Care Home
Chicken Curry Day
On Tuesday 12th January, 2021 we celebrated 'Curried Chicken' Day. Our kitchen created two wonderful dishes; Thai Green Curry and Masala Chicken served with a variety Asian prepared of vegetables, naan bread and crackers. As you can see from her face; Elizabeth absolutely loved it!
Whole-Home Vaccinations
Our staff and residents were delighted to receive their first dose of the newly approved and supplied; AstraZeneca vaccine as part of a whole-home approach to vaccination.
Dr Martin Thornton and nurse Christine from Unity Health - Chinnor Surgery, kindly set up their mobile clinic within the home today 11th January, 2021, to provide all residents and staff with the best protection against COVID-19, which has filled the home with New Year joy and lifted everyone’s spirits after what has been a very challenging year for everyone.
Home Manager, Sharon Thursby said: “Our teams have been magnificent in how they have risen to every challenge during this pandemic and we are proud to play our part in this next phase to ensure the most vulnerable are protected. Being able to offer our residents and staff this protection is an honour a step in the right direction to getting back to normal.”
Resident Audrey Walsham was one of the first to receive the vaccine, she said: “I’m very pleased to have the vaccine, the doctor and nurse were very nice, and explained everything clearly. It was very well organised.” Everyone agreed; we’re so happy to receive the vaccine, it was a very exciting day all round.
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Morning Tea Church Service
Our resident’s took morning tea and enjoyed participating in the fortnightly bible club provided via zoom, and supported by members of the Chinnor Community Church
The service really helps maintain our spiritual wellbeing throughout 2020, our residents have adapted to the 'new normal' virtual connections so well.
National Shortbread Day
We all enjoy a shortbread biscuit with our afternoon tea and with today (6th January) being National Shortbread Day we had fun making our own! When Nina, our Activities Coordinator mentioned the national day to Margaret, she asked if she could make some of her legendary scones. Just look at these beauties – they smelt and tasted delicious. Thank you Margaret, we’ll definitely be asking you to make these again.
Armchair Exercises
This is our lovely Margaret enjoying our fun exercises! Margaret has just recently joined our Hempton Field family and was very keen to join our exercise groups.
Christingle Service and Candles
Our residents really enjoyed the St Andrews Church, Chinnor Christingle service. Prior to the service, our activities team downloaded a helpful guide from the St Andrews website which gave step-by-step instruction on how to make individual Christingle candles which provided them with a full history behind the ‘meaning of giving’ – so beautiful.
