Activities at Hunters 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.
Ben Sandall
Hello I am Ben and I am the Activities Coordinator at Hunters. I started working at Hunters as part of the hospitality team, but when a vacancy came up on the activities team I jumped at the opportunity. I have seen how important a varied activities programme is and the team ensure we offer something for everyone including regular past times.
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 Hunters Care Home
Happy Birthday Peter!
Happy Birthday Peter! Head Chef, Leo presented Peter with a personalised cake and it was as delicious as it looked. The team and residents all sang Happy Birthday, it was a lovely sociable celebration.
Beatles and Milkshake!
Every day is different at Hunters, today it was Beatles and milkshake. We had a lovely afternoon singing all the Beatles songs, with dancing, karaoke followed by milkshake! We love to celebrate musical history and what great music the Beatles produced.
Home Made Sjoelen Board
One of the Hunter's residents Geoff hand made a Sjoelen board and demonstrated to us all this game popular in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. These are tradtionally wooden boards with wooden discs with which you score, what is so clever is that to construct the game there are very precise measurements and arches. With leagues across Europe the board has to meet the exact requirements. It is always so interesting to hear the array of knowledge our residents have.
Clever Craft Ideas
Hunters' residents and team were pleased to see a drop in temperature and the activities team made an idea come to life. Using the one use pill dispensers we created painted flowers. The residents suggested finding a branch in the grounds to place the flowers on so that will be the next stage in the project.
Dressage Event
Hunter's residents visited the neighbouring Hunters Equestrian for an afternoon of dressage. It was a lovely afternoon thank you so much for the hospitality and time spent talking to residents, everyone had such a good time. Valerie and Vivian have been horsewomen all their life so absolutely loved chatting about the horses and their time competing. Their cat was also in on the action loving the attention and fuss. There was even a fly past!
Mediterranean Sunday Lunch!
Hunter’s traditional Sunday lunch went Mediterranean along with the weather. The hospitality team served up a wonderful selection of barbeque food and accompaniments which everyone agreed was delicious and perfect for a hot day. The lunch had a real party atmosphere with our own Biggles and bubbles! It was lovely to enjoy the hot weather before it got too hot to enjoy! Thank you to the team who made the day really special.
