Activities at Melbourn Springs Care Home
Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is a major focus of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat will always be welcomed.
Denise Ashby
Hello, my name is Denise and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Melbourn Springs. I joined Barchester in 2022 and always strive to support and care for all of our residents in a way that best suits each individual.
Making sure that our residents have things to do that they really enjoy doing is something that I hold very close to my heart. It is so important to make sure that they are happy and enjoy all of the activities and events that we host for them.
A lot of our residents also enjoy our special trips out on our Mini Bus as we create new, special memories together at Melbourn Springs.
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 Melbourn Springs Care Home
Visiting Suite opens
Melbourn Springs has officially opened its Visiting Suite for our residents, their families and friends to continue to spend time with their loved ones over the upcoming cooler months in a safe environment.
The suite is similar to a living room with comfortable furnishings and heating to create a welcoming and warm atmosphere whilst infection control protocols and a thorough cleaning programme takes place between every visit.
Our visiting suite even has an intercom system fitted so residents can clearly communicate, and engage in conversation, whilst being able to see their friends and family through a Perspex glass divider fitted for safety to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
And who better to open our visiting suite than our home’s very first resident Iris - who upon opening the suite said, “Goodness, how clever! We really are lucky to have this special place to see our family and everything has been thought of – it really is excellent!”
Thank you Tesco!
A big thank you to Mandy Jinkerson, Community Champion at Royston Tesco Extra who has kindly donated Pumpkins for our residents to carve for our home display. Melbourn Springs will be taking part in the community Melbourn Halloween Hike on 31st October.
The home is number 15 on the trail and has some special treats waiting for all who come to visit us!
Autumn Arts
Our residents at Melbourn Springs had a fun filled morning creating an Autumn themed collage - complete with leaf rubbings and painted fallen leaves.
It was a lovely session as we all marked the change of the season and our home weekly Arts and Craft session is always definitely one of our most popular activities.
Cheers Iris!
Sometimes you just need to take a second to reflect on life at Melbourn Springs and all that has been happening over these last few months.
Our very first resident Iris said today, “I didn’t know what I was missing out on until I moved to Melbourn Springs - I laugh every single day, we really have a lot of fun and the care is absolutely excellent!”
This absolutely means the world to the home team Iris. Thank you so much and, “Cheers!”
World Grandparents' Day - Silver Sunday
This Silver Sunday some of our residents at Melbourn Springs wanted to share their advice for the younger generation. They certainly did not disappoint with their wise words and needless to say there was lots of food for thought!
Our ex-Headmaster, Colston expressed his views about education which certainly was a conversation starter and many staff have said that they wish he had been their teacher as he is so engaging.
It truly was a lovely day, complete with lots of laughter and our residents also enjoyed some relative Garden visits too in the afternoon to mark this special day.
September Employee of the Month- Laura
Activity Coordinator Laura is our September employee of the month at Melbourn Springs. Laura is, “kind, considerate, funny and always goes the extra mile to ensure our residents are happy at all times."
