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.
Kat Colangelo
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.
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 Hickathrift House Care Home
Hickathrift is 'going up' in the world
Hickathrift House were pleased to unveil a new lift for the use of both residents and staff. This new lift is purpose-built and replaces the previous lift which has been retired just short of its 50th birthday. The new lift is more streamlined and is easier for everyone to use. Residents who regularly use the lift said that it is a much nicer lift than the previous one. Head of Maintenance, Haydn Hammond, was pleased to cut the ribbon with the help of lift engineer, Lawrence.
Dementia Awareness Week gets off to a flying start!
On Monday 16th May, we were sent back in time with an amazing show from Lula Mae, who entertained us with songs from the 40s. The residents and staff loved every minute, joining in with some singing and dancing. We always cherish Lula's visits and look forward to welcoming her back again soon. It was a great start to Dementia Awareness Week.
Garden Club is Back Outside
The sun was shining, which meant Hickathrift's Gardening Club was able to get outside and start to work on the courtyard planters. They worked really hard and had a well-deserved cup of tea at the end.
Hickathrift House say Goodbye and Good Luck to Retiring Unit Manager
Hickathrift had a Cracking Easter
Staff and residents at Hickathrift celebrated Easter with lots of Easter crafts. Everyone enjoyed the eggs-tensive range of Easter activities!
Student Cross visits Hickathrift House
On Wednesday the 23rd March the Student Cross took a break from their pilgrimage to Walsingham and popped in to see us. They enjoyed some well deserved hot cross buns and some refreshments. We were lucky enough to get our hot cross buns donated by Tesco. Mallissa Russell, The Community Champion for the Wisbech Store delivered them personally and stayed to help us get everything ready, she also took the time to draw our Easter Raffle. A massive thank you to Mallissa and everyone at Tesco in Wisbech.
Student Cross is a pilgrimage organised by and for students, young adults, and pilgrims of all ages, which has been running since 1948. Pilgrims experience Holy Week and the joy of the Resurrection as a living reality. It's a chance to celebrate Easter in a unique way. Eleven different groups, known as Legs, walk from different parts of the country across Norfolk to Walsingham. Kind-hearted parishes provide food and accommodation along the way. Each Leg carries a large wooden cross as a witness to the people they pass. To find out more about the different routes, please visit the Legs pages. The climax of the week is in Walsingham, a centre of pilgrimage for many centuries. This is where all the Legs meet up to celebrate the Easter liturgies together over the Easter weekend, including a vibrant Paschal Party after the Easter vigil on Saturday evening.
Upcoming events
Spring Fair
Come and join us at our annual Spring Fair - there is lots for everyone!
Newsletter - March
We are delighted to share our newsletter - March / Easter edition.
May
May is the gateway to summer and we have lots of fun filled activities planned - all welcome.
Dementia Cafe - 3rd Friday of the month
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly dementia cafe.
Knit and Natter - Bi-monthly
Do you enjoy knitting? Come along and make new friends at our bi monthly Knit and Natter group - all welcome.
Gentleman's Club - Last Sunday of the month
Come along and enjoy a variety of activities over a beverage or two! Make new friends - all welcome.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency personnel! Come and take a break on us - there may be a cake or two available!
Coffee Morning
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly Coffee Morning - make new friends and enjoy a slice of homemade cake.
Volunteer Coffee Morning - every Tuesday
We recognise the special impact volunteers can have on the lives of our residents and we hope you can join us.