Activities at Longueville Court Care Home
Our activities coordinators are committed to organising a variety of activities that reflect the interests and capabilities for everybody we support ensuring a person centred approach.
The team have a flexible approach to our programme and we are constantly reviewing and updating our programmes to ensure we cater for everyone's needs and varied abilities.
The activities programme includes regular trips utilising the homes minibus, these include a number of destinations of local interest. We are particularly proud of the relationship we have built with Peterborough Sailability. This registered charity offers the opportunities to those with restricted mobility to enjoy the thrill of sailing on the open water and the sense of independence that brings in specially adapted boats.
Involvement in the local community is something that the whole team are very passionate about and we provide regular visits to a number of different facilities including local schools and churches. These activities also extend too visits from "Pat dogs" and local entertainers to aid in our ongoing quest to give each individual as much support and stimulation as they require.
Martine Ratcliffe
Hello my name is Martine and I'm the Head of Activities here at Longueville Court. I joined the team in 2009 as a carer and become team leader before moving into the Activities position 3 years ago.
I'm passionate about providing life enrichment to each of our residents, as a team we aim is to bring joy on a daily basis, and make their time with us special. We pride ourselves on bringing a mixture of activities that suit everyone.
I have one daughter and 2 grandsons, when not at work I love to spend time with them making memories, am a massive lover of music and dance.
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 Longueville Court Care Home
Exercise classes!
This month we started our weekly exercise class with Peterborough football club. Every Thursday, the lovely Jenna puts on an hour-long class for residents. The exercises meet all our residents' different needs and abilities.
This week we had boxing and bowling as well as seated exercises. Our residents are really enjoying the sessions and have said they are already starting to feel the benefits.
Long Service Award!
We are pleased to announce that we had two members of staff receive their long service award this month.
First, we had Bessie Pascua, who received her 15-year-long service award. Bessie started at Longueville court as a care assistant and has worked her way up to Care Practitioner in our Kingfisher community.
We also had Liz Harding, regional trainer, who celebrated 20 years working for Barchester. Liz works alongside many of our homes, helping staff with their training and making sure all staff are up to date. We would like to say massive congratulations and a thank you for all your hard work over the years.
Valentine's Day Celebrations!
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we had a party in our conservatory. It was decorated with balloons and hearts.
Residents and their families attended and enjoyed an afternoon of music and Valentine’s Day-themed treats.
Residents had fun socialising with each other and their family and friends.
Michelle's Animal Therapy Party
It was lovely to have Michelle visit us with a lovely selection of her pets.
These included dogs, cats, a chicken, a rabbit, an iguana and a turtle!! The joy on our residents' faces was priceless!!
Michelle expertly gave information about each animal as she went around each resident, her depth of knowledge was second to none!!! We look forward to seeing her again and wonder what she will bring next time!!?
Chinese New Year!
We had a wonderful time celebrating Chinese New Year!
After a lot of hard work from our residents in our Arts and Craft sessions, Vikki (from activities) worked solidly and put the finishing touches to the dragon and the residents enjoyed watching the dragon dance!!
There was a discussion about the Pearl of Wisdom and everyone imparted their own words of wisdom to everyone else. Traditional food was on offer. These included crackers, fortune cookies and hot food such as spring rolls etc. The traditional red envelopes with chocolate coins were also handed out to give each of them as good luck for the coming year!!!
Burns Night Celebrations!
This year we hosted some wonderful Burns Night celebrations.
We had the pleasure of having the Fenland Piper, Miss Kathryn Johnstone, entertain our residents with her bagpipes, accordion etc. Our very own resident, Edie, recited several poems by Robert Burns, in her lovely Scottish accent, which enthralled our other residents over a wee dram of whisky!!
Our wonderful chefs also made the traditional fayre of haggis, tatties and neaps!! A fabulous time was had by all.
