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

Carers Week

We held a day of celebrations with a fancy dress themed to thank the Carerswho make a real difference to the lives of those we support.

Carers Week is an annual campaign to highlight the challenges that carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. Carers have a vital job in the care of residents throughout the home, and form very special bonds with the people they look after.

Royal Wedding Celebrations

Residents at Hickathrift House joined in with the royal wedding celebrations on Saturday 19th May. The home had some beautiful hats donated to us by a family member and the ladies loved wearing them to watch the wedding.

Cosy Cuddles

We were very lucky to have a visit from Kirsty, an ex-staff member, on Thursday 10th May, when she brought her beautiful month old daughter, Evelyn, in to see us. Resident, Vera Hogg, had a lovely cuddle, and didn’t want to give her back!

Centenary Celebrations

Celebrations were in full swing at Hickathrift House on Friday 4th May, as one resident reached her 100th birthday in style.

Margaret Rowley was joined by staff, relatives, friends and other residents as she received a telegram from the Queen in recognition of her landmark birthday. Margaret and her family enjoyed a beautiful breakfast of smoked salmon and Bucks Fizz, prepared by the home’s Head Chef, Nigel Coleman. She was then joined by her family and the Mayor of Wisbech, Steve Tierney, for afternoon tea.

Entertainment with Trudie

Resident’s enjoyed singing and dancing on Thursday 19th April, when Trudie came to entertain them.

Spring Is upon Us

Residents spent time making beautiful, spring flower arrangements on Tuesday 3rd April. They have been displayed around the home and look & smell beautiful.