Kingsland HouseBarchester Healthcare

Activities at Kingsland House Care Home

Name: Kingsland House Care Home
Address: Kingsland Close, Off Middle Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6LT, GB
Telephone: 01273 769 442

Kingsland House have a variety of activities that our residents help us choose. Celebrating Life in our home is jovial and fun and from our weekly delivered activity sheet, our residents can chose exactly what they want to join in with.

Our activities range from exercise classes, gardening, arts and crafts, games to food-fun clubs. We also offer our in house church services, our own home cinema, our mobile pub - The Kingsland Tavern, visiting Pat Dogs, musical entertainers, minibus outings, theme days and birthday celebrations. For those residents being nursed in their rooms we have one to one activities sessions.

At Kingsland House we believe that activities are hugely important to stimulate and uplift, and getting to know our residents interests and lifestyle choices assist our activities team in creating events and activities to suit their expressed wishes and capabilities. We also encourage our residents' families and friends to join in with as much as they can to make Kingsland House a loving family atmosphere.

Read our brochure ‘Life-enriching activities’ for more information about life in our care homes.

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Mo Clark

Activities coordinator and Dementia Champion

I've been at Kingsland House as the Activities Coordinator since April 2024 having previously worked in a similar role since 2020.

My previous experience has been in working as a carer and air bnb host, corporate finance and project management for many years. This is my most rewarding role to date and I am passionate about working with the elderly.

I love the variety of each day, getting to know and share in the lives of our residents. The commitment and support of Barchester enables us to deliver activities and outings that go above and beyond to support and celebrate life which makes the difference to our residents wellbeing and happiness.

Celebrating life at Kingsland House Care Home

Trip to Goddenwick Farm

Residents enjoyed a lovely drive through beautiful Sussex countryside, singing all their favourite Christmas songs before enjoying a wonderful afternoon exploring the farm. There was so much laughter and fun as they wandered around together, meeting the resident donkeys and reindeer and admiring all the Christmas trees.

They then settled into the cosy Roost Café for tea, coffee, and the most delicious chocolate cake.

It was a perfect festive afternoon. Everyone got to enjoy all the Christmas lights in the villages on the way back.

Keeping Fit And Well

Exercise for All with Matt is the residents most popular exercise session. It is so good for both body and soul!

Matt’s passion and enthusiasm is infectious. He knows everyone’s name, connects naturally with residents, and always finds a fun way to get everyone moving

Community Dog Show

Residents, relatives, and local dog lovers came together at Kingsland House for a fun-filled event raising money for Shoreham Dogs Trust. Proud owners showed off their furry friends in competitions such as Best Trick, Waggiest Tail, and Best Puppy, judged by local dog trainer Jason Yesilada.

We were delighted to welcome local stallholders, plus a professional animal photographer who captured some beautiful memories for owners to treasure.

Adorable dogs arrived, ready to win hearts and rosettes — and they certainly did! The event was a great success, with plenty of tail wags and smiles all round

Celebrating May Day with the Morris Dancers

We had the honour of a visit from Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men who joined us on May 1st to celebrate May Day with their joyful music and wonderful dancing in the sunshine on our patio!

We had a wonderful time tapping along to the music and celebrating such a wonderful part of our English heritage!

Chelsea Flower Show came to Kingsland!

As it was Chelsea Flower Show Week, here at Kingsland House we had our own colourful flower-arranging fun, making some gorgeous and skilful creations which could be enjoyed around the home, whilst others were taken to some more poorly residents to enjoy in their rooms.

Kingsland House Welcomes Community To Their Christmas Market

Our market was a hit, we enjoyed puzzles & games with brilliant student volunteer Pelda.

Residents, family and the local community got to browse the stalls and do a spot of Christmas shopping.

The home had a wonderful atmosphere and there were plenty of freshly prepared festive treats made by the Chefs.

Knit And Natter

Residents enjoyed their knit and natter group. They have been working hard as a team to make a patchwork blanket. It is a very relaxed group and great that they continue to enjoy their interests and hobbies.

Spanish Galleon Andalucía Visits Shoreham Harbour.

We’ve had a brilliant couple of trips to see the replica 16th century Spanish Galleon Andalucía visiting Shoreham Harbour.

With a gentlemen’s outing on Friday and a ladies’ outing on Saturday, our residents loved seeing the ship, strolling to the locks for a different view, and then relaxing at Port Kitchen cafe while watching the younger generations climb aboard to explore in their hundreds!

Outings like these show how much our minibus means to residents—giving them the freedom to get out, explore, feel a part of the wider community and share new experiences together

A taste of India at Kingsland House

We held our first International Day – a vibrant, joyful celebration! Our theme was India, and the home came alive with colour, culture, and community. Many wore beautiful traditional Indian attire, and some performed graceful regional dances. We enjoyed a delicious spread of Indian cuisine prepared by our amazing kitchen team, along with delicious food contributed by staff.

It was also Carers Week, so we took the opportunity to recognise and thank our wonderful care team for their dedication and compassion. It was a joyful and meaningful day – a celebration of culture, community, and care.

Minibus trip to Shoreham lifeboat station

We had the most amazing morning on a minibus trip to Shoreham Lifeboat Station, always a popular place to visit! We received the warmest welcome and a brilliant tour, learning the inspiring story of Shoreham Lifeboat and the vital work of the RNLI, and how this incredible service at Shoreham has been saving lives since 1865 — starting with rowing boats — and how much it’s evolved over the years.

We saw both the lifeboats, enjoyed beautiful views over the harbour, and came away full of admiration.

Christmas Invite To Lancing College

Residents were invited to Lancing College, where the lovely students hosted a wonderful afternoon for local care homes.

They were greeted by friendly students and a special welcome from their festive pony and a very friendly ferret, before heading inside for some true inter-generational joy. Students and residents chatted together over tasty food, enjoyed a Christmas quiz, music and singing, and then finished with a beautiful tour of the chapel.

Afterwards, they hopped back onto our minibus for the journey home, admiring the floodlit chapel and brightly decorated houses along the way.

PetPals Therapy

Another wonderful afternoon was had with the visit of some adorable guinea pigs and delightful kittens brought in by Becks from PetPals.

It was an afternoon filled with pure joy and animal love, giving everyone the chance to cuddle a furry friend or simply watch the kittens wrestling and jumping about. This year, Becks has brought us lambs, chickens, rabbits, chicks and even turkeys on her visits.

Lambing Season at Coombes Farm

Trips out on our minibus are a really special part of life for many of our residents, especially when the sun is shining, providing a change of scenery and connections with the wider community.

We made several trips in our minibus to Coombes Farm during lambing season, so lots of our residents were able to meet the new baby lambs. The team at Coombes were wonderfully welcoming, providing seats and bringing some lambs to us and telling us all about the lambing season at Coombes and providing tea and cake in their pop-up café!

D-Day Dancing

Wonderful singer Aimee treated us to a wonderful afternoon of music and dancing to timeless classics from across the decades with some extra-special wartime songs to mark D-Day and honour the occasion.

Aimee’s infectious energy and beautiful voice brought so much joy to our home.

Little Lancing Nursery Visit

We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with the children of Little Lancing who shared songs, smiles, puzzles, laughter and fun. What joy their visit brought !

We love our inter-generational afternoons. The connections bring so much to our residents and our young visitors alike, fostering a great sense of community.