Activities at Hugh Myddelton House Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Gunel Bayramova
Hello my name is Gunel and I joined Barchester team 2020 promoted to Activities Coordinator in November 2022
I love spending time with the residents and getting to know them on personal level, this helps me to support residents to participate and enjoy all the activities in the home. I am really enjoying my role as an Activities Co-Ordinator at Hugh Myddelton House and look forward to meeting you soon.
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 Hugh Myddelton House Care Home
Stretch out for Senior Health & Fitness Day!
Hugh Myddelton House got active for Senior Health and Fitness Day on the 27th May. Residents participated in a variety of bespoke events throughout the day that accommodated for a wide range of physical abilities including the exercise class.
Created to inspire senior-friendly physical activity, the national day was launched to increase awareness on health for the elderly, and to encourage diet and lifestyle changes for an overall improvement to wellbeing, and illness prevention.
General Manager, Carla Sanders said: “The health and wellbeing of residents at our home is important to us. Senior Health and Fitness Day is a great opportunity to try something a little bit different, so we have a day offering a range of different physical activities, curated specifically for elderly people where everyone could participate. We all had a lot of fun on the day, even some of our staff were put through their paces!
In light of the current situation we are making sure extra effort is focused on creating an enjoyable environment for all of our residents, guaranteeing that there’s plenty on offer for all tastes and abilities. Whilst ensuring that the group activities are smaller, adhering to social distancing advice.”
Meet Carla, our new General Manager
Staff at Hugh Myddelton House Care Centre have warmly welcomed a new General Manager to head up the team.
Carla Sanders will oversee the running of the 48 bed nursing home and will be responsible for a team of over 65 staff who support the residents. Prior to working for Barchester Carla was manager of a care home rated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ‘Outstanding’ and looking forward to bringing the same success to Hugh Myddelton House.
Hugh Myddelton House is one of over 200 care homes owned by Barchester Healthcare that offers high quality care to its local communities. The home regularly holds events and activities for its residents and surrounding neighbours.The new General Manager, Carla Sanders said: “I am delighted to join the team here at Hugh Myddelton House and am enjoying meeting and getting to know our residents. I’m looking forward to managing this home and continuing to provide high quality care.”
Wayne Hughes the Regional Operations Director for Hugh Myddelton House said: “I am pleased to welcome this addition to the team here at Hugh Myddelton House. We are committed to providing high quality care and I really think Carla will be a big hit with our residents.”
Rainbow cheer from local Cubs!
Our residents were delighted to receive colourful rainbows drawn by Christ Church Cubs to display in their rooms this week. As part of their artist badges the cubs sent collections to cheer people living in local residential homes.
We look forward meeting the Cubs and Southgate Scouts soon to thank them personally for thinking of our us at this time.
Our very own Chelsea Flower Show!
We cannot visit The Chelsea Flower Show, so we decided to bring the flower show in our home. The residents were very happy, made some amazing arrangements and at the end they decorated our home with them. Ramona, our Deputy Manager was delighted with the arrangement the residents made for her - the colourful flowers made us all smile!
Kindness is key during Mental Health Awareness Week
Staff and residents at Hugh Myddelton House care centre in Enfield, showed support of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, spreading some positivity and joy, as the theme this year was ‘Kindness’.
Throughout the week, Hugh Myddelton House residents and staff supported the initiative by cups of tea and virtual catch ups with family and friends using Skype and Facetime. Residents were also touched to receive messages and prayers from the local community who would under normal circumstances be visiting the home on a weekly basis.
Carla Sanders, General Manager at the home, said: “Ensuring residents feel engaged and connected within our local community, and with family and friends is extremely important to their mental health, especially in these unprecedented times. Residents are really enjoying video calls, chatting about daily life on our iPad is certainly something new for many residents, they love to see their family and friends in their own homes all over the world. Here at Hugh Myddelton House, we are continually adapting, and finding new ways to make sure every effort is focused on creating an enjoyable environment for all of our residents, adhering to social distancing advice.”
We are playing our part in the wider care sector and supporting the NHS where possible. We are currently still taking admissions into our care home for those that need care in the next 4 weeks, so please do give us a call on 020 8886 4099 if you are looking for care or need any further help.
Dominoes in the sunshine!
Its a lovely sunny afternoon and our residents enjoy getting into the garden - relaxing or enjoying a game. Gordon and Iuliana played an intense game of Dominoes, as you can see from the concentration on his face! The game crossed the table and it was a close competition right to the end.
More garden games are planned over coming days, sun hats and suntan cream at the ready, ice creams are certainly going to be enjoyed by all.
