Activities at Henford House Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators are constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual activities for anyone and everyone to participate in, as well as visits from PAT dogs, musicians and entertainers. We also host evenings such as our cheese & wine nights, pub evening, quiz nights and special occasions such as, Guy Fawkes, Easter and Christmas where we like to encourage relatives to come to. Activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home, so it is essential that our team are dedicated to ensuring that residents are entertained, and that life at Henford House is fun and active.
Debbie Phillips
I joined Henford House in March 2014; after five and a half years of domiciliary care, this position became available at Henford and I decided that it would be great to do more of the fun things in life with residents! It is great here at the home; we get along so well and truly have some laughs. Residents have a wide range of activities to participate in each week, including armchair exercises, bingo sessions, singalongs, musical entertainment, pottery, manicures, celebrations and much more. It is very rewarding knowing that people are grateful for the work I've done when I go. Working here has also given me the opportunity to gain my Level 2 NAPA certificate.
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 Henford House Care Home
Harvest Festival
Residents, loved ones, friends and staff members at Henford House celebrated the Harvest Festival by donating a food hamper to a local charity.
The occasion was also marked with a service taken by Margaret Collins and Piano playing from volunteer Pam. Hymns “Come ye thankful people come”, “We plough the field and scatter”, “Now thank we all our god” were sang along with readings read by volunteer Pam and resident Nancy Green which really helped everyone at the home get into the spirit of the festival. Food donations brought in by visitors and staff were gifted to Warminster food bank which were very well-received.
The Harvest Festival is a celebration of food grown on land and, traditionally, a time for families and communities to get together and bring food to the less fortunate. It dates back to the fifth century, where it was common for the harvest season to be celebrated with a huge feast – and from then the tradition grew and evolved.
Karen Sawyer, General Manager at Henford, said: “Staff, residents and friends of the home all donated very generously to the harvest hamper and it really is heart-warming to see how much people care about helping others who are less fortunate. Thanks to everyone who contributed. It will all be distributed to where it is needed most within our community."
Music Event in the Garden
Residents and guests at Henford House enjoyed an evening of musical pleasure with a live concert performance that took place at the home. Local band and relative of a resident at Henford “Big Mamma’s Bannned” performed a selection of summertime sounds across the decades in the garden area of the home.
Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along as the band performed their finale song. Guests were invited to bring a picnic or indulge in some refreshments that were on offer including delicious BBQ treats for the performance on the manuicured grounds behind the home.
There was also a raffle and donation buckets with all proceeds going to Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
General Manager, Karen said, “Our residents and guests had a wonderful evening singing along with the fabulous performers. We do our best to provide a wide range of activities and entertainment at Henford as part of the lifestyle enrichment programme for residents, and this was one of our favourites!”
One resident said “I haven’t heard some of these songs in many years. The classics never go out of style!”
Henford House Donates to a Local Hospital
Henford House in Warminster recently presented friends of Warminster Hospital with a cheque for £528.84. The money was raised during Henford’s annual garden party.
Henford House has built up excellent reputations within its local community, regularly holding events and activities for residents and surrounding neighbours. Karen Sawyer, General Manager at Henford House, said: “We are always keen to show as much support as we can to local charities.”
Strawberry Tea Party
Henford House enjoyed a strawberry cream tea party to help raise money for Breast Cancer Care.
Staff, residents and guests commemorated the day with a cake sale, a raffle, cream teas and entertainment from Musical Therapist, Julie Britton, on the patio in the beautiful sunshine.
The raffle prize was an afternoon tea for 2 at Bishopstrow House, which was won by Brenda, one of the visitors on the day.
Staff, residents and relatives could also pay £1 and join in the celebrations by wearing red or pink. A total of £95 was raised for this fantastic charity.
Henford House has built up an excellent reputation in its local communities. The home regularly holds events and activities for its residents and surrounding neighbours.
Volunteer Lunch
Volunteers at Henford House were given a special thank you during Volunteers Week. They were invited to Henford on Friday 7th June to enjoy a special fish and chip lunch to show how much everyone appreciates the time they give. Henford is very lucky to have such wonderful volunteers who bring so much to the home.
Wild Wild West
Residents, relatives and staff enjoyed a Wild West-themed afternoon at Henford House.
The weather was perfect for the occasion to take place in the garden. The gazebos went up, hay bales were delivered, cowboy hats were worn and everybody got involved with the live country and western music, which was performed by Vanessa.
Halfway through the event, a BBQ and drinks were enjoyed by all, and then another set of music was enjoyed with a little bit of line dancing.
