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

Bring Your Dog to Work Day

We celebrated Bring Your Dog to Work Day on 21st June. It is always held on the Friday following Father's Day. Created by Pet Sitters International, this day celebrates the great companionship that dogs offer, and encourages adoptions from local shelters, rescue groups and humane societies.

Many scientific studies have concluded that the presence of pets can substantially reduce a person’s stress level in the workplace. Increased job satisfaction, team co-operation and morale have all been reported in employees that spend the workday with their pets.

Jamie Hall, head of maintenance, brought his beautiful dog, Murphy, to the home, and the residents loved making a fuss of him. We can’t wait to welcome him back soon!

The Magic Table

We are delighted to announce that we have just had a Magic Table installed, which is an interactive light projector, designed to support residents living with dementia by keeping them engaged through specialised games.

The light projections respond to hand and arm movement, promoting movement, allowing residents to stay stimulated and, most of all, have fun!

You can read more about it on this page.

Rock and Rollin’ at Hickathrift

In June, staff members and residents of Hickathrift House enjoyed an entertaining afternoon. A local duo Pride came to entertain them, everyone really got involved in dancing and singing.

Horseplay

Staff and residents had a lovely afternoon on Friday 31st May, when Gemma brought Noah back in for a visit.

Norfolk Knitters

Over the past few months, residents have been busy knitting away making squares for the Norfolk Knitters group. They were all collected to make blankets and Carole, Evelyn and Jeanette from the group brought them back on Wednesday 17th April to show the residents.

Eyes Down

Staff at Hickathrift House recently put the 'fun' in 'fundraising' with a bingo event to raise money for an OMI Interactive Sensory Table for residents. The event, held on Thursday 4th April at Tilney St Lawrence Village Hall, was hosted by our carers, Julie Price and Lisa Tibbs, who wanted residents to have the dementia-friendly equipment.

The OMI Interactive Sensory Table is a specialist system that responds to gesture and movement, creating dynamic images on any surface, which can can motivate and inspire with engaging content. It can stimulate language, physical and mental development and encourages active participation.

At the event, prizes worth hundreds of pounds were donated by staff, loved ones and local businesses. Residents, their relatives and staff all did their best to support by attending and purchasing raffle tickets. The event raised a grand total of £922.50, all of which will go towards the interactive table.