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.
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 Henford House Care Home
World Poetry Day
Residents at Henford House created a poem as part of World Poetry Day on Tuesday 21st March 2017. Every part of the poem was written by residents and they all had good fun putting it together.
You can read it by clicking here.
Henford Fashionistas
Residents enjoyed a visit from a local fashion shop. They had the opportunity to browse and purchase clothing in all different sizes and styles. This has always been a popular event due to some residents having mobility restrictions and being unable to go out and shop in the town by themselves.
Pancake Day
Both staff and residents enjoyed having a go at flipping their pancakes and trying to catch them. We even had a few members of staff attempt a double flip! It was certainly good fun for all.
Tropical Discovery Workshops
We recently enjoyed a visit from Kris at Tropical Discovery Workshops. He has visited the home previously on a few occasions and is very popular with residents.
Residents had the opportunity to hold various insects and even a snake. Kris talked about each animal as everyone had a turn and answered any questions they had.
Henford Supporting Charities
Henford House is always keen to support different charities and has always raised money for cancer. Recently, we held a fundraising day for pancreatic cancer - a condition that is close to the hearts of team members, Lynda Walker and Debbie Matthews, who both lost their mother to it.
Christmas Market
Henford hosted a Christmas Market with a range of stalls to browse. Residents, families and the public came to enjoy a mince pie and mulled wine while doing some shopping. The afternoon was a big success.
