Activities at Laurel Bank Care Home
Activities are a fundamental part of a rich and varied lifestyle here at Laurel Bank Care Home, which is why we organise both physically and mentally stimulating social events for those we support. The weekly itinerary is ever-changing, and regularly includes art lessons, chair-based exercise, trips and visits from a variety of different animals, as well as one-to-one time for residents who prefer the peace and quiet. Our team actively tries to incorporate the hobbies and interests that are meaningful to residents into the activities schedule as encouragement to continue with much-loved pastimes.
Jaimy Lee Almond
Hi, my name is Jaimy Lee, and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Laurel Bank.
I have worked in the care home industry for over nine years. I started working at Laurel Bank in 2018 as a carer, and then, I was promoted to senior carer which I thoroughly enjoyed.
I moved over to activities in 2020, as I was asked to help out and help encourage residents to join in. During this, I realised how much fun it could be and chose to stay on and got promoted to Activities Coordinator.
I love my role as every day is different and I try to make sure the residents are happy and engage in meaningful activities, this also helps support the transition for new residents.
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 Laurel Bank Care Home
The Mad Hatters
Residents, Karen & Pat, show off their new hand-made hats. Pat won a well-deserved first prize!
National Carers Week at Laurel Bank
To celebrate National Carers Week, we gifted our carers with a special thank you card and some tasty biscuits as a way of saying thank you for all the hard work that they do.
A Big Thank You to Lisa
Recently, Lisa Lothian from Laurel Bank was volunteered to attend a seminar at a local University about the effects of power cuts on care homes. She gave the speech to over 70 people and recieved many thanks from all those who listened:
'We really appreciated your talk on the impact of the loss of electricity on the care home. Official reports tend to concentrate on the value of lost business to City firms or Oxford Street retailers and similar easily measurable outcomes but gloss over the effects on vulnerable individuals and people caring for them as it is almost impossible to put a monetary value on the effects.
My 95-year old mother is in Lamel Beeches, a care home in York similar to Laurel Bank, and I am aware of how much they rely on electricity for raising beds, operating individual hoists, running the alarm system and so many other applications, apart from the obvious problems of helping a frail person use a toilet in the dark. I am sure that many people, who do not have recent experience of your sort of establishment will have been unaware of the challenges you faced.
Many thanks for your contribution to the day, which made many delegates recognise how much we rely on electricity in ways to which we cannot attach £ signs.'
International Women's Day
Congratulations to Karen on receiving her certificate from Louis Crowe, Team Leader for achieving the highest score on our National Women's Quiz that was held in celebration of International Women's Day!
Upcoming events
Coffee Morning - Every Tuesday
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us and make new friends - all welcome.
