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

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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

A Day at the Seaside

With the change in weather not dampening anyone's spirits the event was held inside. There was a sandpit to feel the sand between their toes and paddling pools to dip their feet into. Traditional games such as hook-a-duck and ice creams all round.

Divisional Learner of the Year

Congratulations to Donna Welby, who has been named as a Divisional Winner in the 2020 Barchester Care Awards. Donna is a finalist in the Learner of the Year category and has been invited to attend a virtual awards ceremony on 8th October, where she will find out if she has won overall.

A Day at the Beach

Hickathrift hosted a beach-themed day with paddling pools, sand pits and ice creams. Residents helped to create a beach scene backdrop during our arts and crafts sessions.

Garden Visits

It has been lovely welcoming families back for garden and window visits. Seeing their loved ones has had a positive impact on both the residents and the visitors – birthdays can now be celebrated with their families.

Fruits of Labour

The residents have really enjoyed planting their own vegetables this year and watering them daily. The gardening experience has been a great success; it's a meaningful activity which enables residents to get outside and make the most of the fair weather.

Green Fingers

Residents planted raised beds in the courtyard outside the dining area. They got their hands dirty and weeded the bed first. They also planted some sweetpeas that were grown from seeds during another activity earlier in the month.

The residents that were supported doing the raised beds said that they really enjoyed being out in the fresh air. Also, they were more than willing to help again given the opportunity.