Activities at Highfield Care Home

Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.

Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Neil Barnard

Activities Coordinator

Hi, my name is Neil, and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Highfield! I joined the team and role in March 2025.

I love being around people and making a difference to those individuals. Just to see the smiles on their faces brings so much pleasure. I have been a vocalist since 2021, and singing brings me so much joy. You may hear me before you see me.

Don’t be shy—come say hello! I hope you can join us for the fun activities we have planned!

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 Highfield Care Home

Medical Detection Dogs

Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs. Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.

We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff.  It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.

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Build Progress

Excitement is building for our stunning new home opening!

Highfield Care Home is situated close to the lovely market town of Tadcaster and our marketing suite is due to open soon.

Highfield is set in beautiful and tranquil open parkland, overlooking a lake and in close proximity to the historic Roman Catholic Church of Scarthingwell Park.

These images have been captured through the build progress.

Upcoming events

Professionals Lunch 23rd June from 2pm

Highfield Care Home invites local professionals to a special lunch to connect and share ideas in a friendly setting. Everyone is welcome!

Open Day 28th June

Highfield Care Home warmly welcomes you to our Open Day! Come along to meet our team, explore our home, and learn more about the care and support we offer.

Pride Party 30th June at 2:30pm

Join is for our Pride Party. Celebrate love, diversity and inclusion with us.

Looking for a place to host a meeting?

Looking for a place to host a meeting? Pop in and see what we have to offer!

Could you be a Volunteer?

Could you make a difference to someone's day to day life? If you are interested in volunteering and would like more information, we'd love to hear from you!

Calling all Emergency Services - take a break on us!

Calling all emergency services personnel! Come and take a break with us and enjoy a slice of home made cake and a warm welcome.

Don't Dine Alone - 1st Friday of the month

We know meal times can be lonely for older members of our community. Join us for a nutritious meal and make new friends. To reserve your place call 01937 221 720.