Activities at Kings Park Care Home
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.
Claudia Canosa
Claudia moved to the UK from her native South Africa with her family some 6 years ago, although her family are of Italian decent.
With a caring nature, Claudia worked for a domiciliary care company helping in people in the community before eventually working in a care home environment, working up to the role of Senior Carer.
Realising how much she enjoyed making the residents smile, Claudia has now stepped into the role of Activities Lead here at Kings Park and very much loves the interaction with our residents, who have all taken a real shine to her.
Claudia can regularly be seen with our residents in a very creative capacity, enjoying flower arranging or leading everyone in a game of good old fashioned Bingo!
When at home, Claudia is a mother to two boys and a girl and also a pet mum to the the gorgeous, Molly - a Jack Russell cross.
She loves nothing more than curling up on the sofa in front of a good rom/com, with: The Holiday, The Lakehouse and The Notebook as some of her favourites to date.
We are so happy to have her as part of the Kings Park team.
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 Kings Park Care Home
Fraser Plays Guitar
We recently welcomed the fabulous Fraser to Kings Park recently...
Fraser was eagerly met by all the home's residents up in our Memory Lane lounge, where he played the most wonderful guitar, causing a lot of singing and dancing in the process!
What a wonderful way to to while away an afternoon - Thank you, Fraser and we hope to see you again very soon!
Kings Park Celebrates 2024!
The Scottish may do Hogmanay, but they ain't got nothing on us...
Everyone gathered in our foyer recently, as we rang in the new year (albeit, slightly early, as we counted down to midday instead), as we held our now annual new year celebration, full of music, dancing, laughter and LOTS of fun!
The residents were in a joyous mood as they welcomed in 2024.
What did you do for new year?
Here at Kings Park, we truly 'Celebrated Life' (our Barchester Healthcare motto)
Whatever you got up to, we hope it was as good as ours was!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
NEW YEAR WISHES
As 2023 comes to an end,
From our home to yours, we wish to send,
Health & prosperity for the year to come,
Here's hoping it's filled with giggles and fun,
Go make some memories to last you a while,
And do this with loved ones who make you smile.
Hold close all those folks that you value the most,
A new year to come as we clink glasses and toast.
May this new year be full of joy and laughter,
Blessings to you and yours ever after.
We open the door to a new year beyond,
And spend this time with those who you're fond.
May 2024 shine and be bright,
And may it be the year that your dreams all take flight!
HAPPY NEW YEAR from all at Kings Park!
Swinging Sinatra
Residents were delighted to recently welcome the fabulous Swinging Sinatra to their home...
Everyone gathered up in our Memory Lane lounge for an afternoon of wonderful music and LOTS & LOTS of dancing along to this truly brilliant entertainer!
Almost everyone was up and dancing and singing along, having the very best time.
Thank you Swinging Sinatra - We very much look forward to another visit from you very soon!
Festive Pets Winner...
We recently hosted the Kings Park Festive pets competition, where we asked you to send in pictures of all your pets looking extra Christmassy...
We are now very excited to announce our winner, which was chosen by all the residents here at Kings Park who all voted for their favourites.
This year the Kings Park Festive Pet 2023 goes to: - [DRUM ROLE PLEASE!]
JENSON - THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER!!!!
Huge congratulations, Jenson, who is owned by Glen.
Well done to you both!
Jenson loves his new teddy bear that he won and Glen & family are very pleased with their festive goodies too.
Huge thanks to everyone who entered, The residents have LOVED seeing all your wonderful pictures here in the home and it has certainly put a lot of smiles on faces in the run up to Christmas.
Christmas Ukulele Concert
We want to just mention our wonderful friends, The Ferndown Strummers...
The Strummers (our local ukulele band) rehearse every other week here at Kings Park and as a 'Thank You', every now and again they treat us all to a wonderful concert.
So just before Christmas they came along to the home and did just that!
Thank you for your wonderful music this year and for the time you spend chatting with our residents in between all your rehearsals, it's much appreciated by all here at Kings Park!
