What types of care does Hickathrift House Care Home offer?

Hickathrift House Care Home offers Residential care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay.

Activities at Hickathrift House Care Home

We have two Activities Coordinators here at Hickathrift House. We have a wide range of activities within the home, including musical entertainment, arts & crafts, clubs for like-minded people, such as flower arranging and gardening, board games, baking (where the best bit is the eating afterwards!), and we celebrate special events throughout the year. We also have trips out on a regular basis using our own minibus, where we find out places of interest each person would like to visit.

It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these activities as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join in with activities and events as often as they can.

For the less mobile residents, we unique one-to-one session, such as simple chats over a cup of tea, reading or listening to music. Activities are some 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 Hickathrift House is fun and active.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Kat Colangelo

Activities Lead

Hello, my name is Kat and I am the Activities Lead here at Hickathrift House.

Since 2017 I have been working in the field of well-being and I am passionate and enthusiastic about enriching all our of residents' quality of life.

As the Activities Lead at Hickathrift House, my focus is learning about each of our resident's likes and dislikes and supporting them to remain receptive and active in addition to supporting them to engage with our local community friends.

I organise activities to stimulate the mind, body and soul in an enjoyable, comfortable way. My aim is to diversify and increase activities ensuring that there is something for everyone - from Wine and Cheese events, excursions on our home Mini Bus as well as individual bespoke person-centered activities.

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 Hickathrift House Care Home

VE Day

We marked the anniversary of VE Day in style by throwing a 1940s afternoon party to remember. The home was decorated in red, white and blue and residents and staff dressed up in their 1940s-inspired land girl outfits and enjoyed an afternoon of big band music and dancing with KJ & the Catt, musical performers.

Dementia Cafe

During Dementia Action week, staff at Hickathrift House and Marshland Hall joined together to host the villages first Dementia Café. We welcomed people from the community and provided advice and support to those living with dementia and carers. Supporting the community is very important to us and we will continue to host Dementia Cafes regularly.

World Cocktail Day

To mark the day, residents were joined by a local, family-owned and run distillery, Fenspirits. Residents and staff were fascinated to learn about their history and of course, try an array of interesting and delicious spirits and cocktails. The highlight of the afternoon was tasting Fenspirits new, Platinum Jubilee Cocktail!

Easter

We've had a wonderful fun packed week celebrating Easter at Hickathrift House. From carrot bowling to musical entertainment from the fabulous KJ & The Catt! Of course, we've had Easter themed bingo, crafts and dining experiences. Naturally, no Easter is complete without an Easter service and Easter egg hunt. Our Easter program was shaped by residents during one-to-ones and the residents' meetings.

Pamper Morning

Memory Lane Community residents recently enjoyed a nail pamper day at the home courtesy of the RD Nails & Beauty Academy, who treated the residents to free nail painting and hand massages. They were a hit with residents not only for their skills but their kind, friendly conversations. We cannot thank RD Nails & Beauty Academy enough for volunteering to pamper residents.

ABBA Afternoon

47 years ago ABBA won Eurovision and has continued to be a favourite pop group for many of the residents here at Hickathrift House. To celebrate residents and staff joined in an ABBA themed quiz and then listened and danced to classic, upbeat ABBA songs. Throughout the day, fun ABBA activity books were available with fun information and word games as well as 1-2-1 reminiscing chats about Eurovision.