Activities at Milford House Care Home
The Activities Team at Milford House are dedicated to providing a range of stimulating activities for both groups and individuals, that promote both physical and mental wellbeing based upon resident's interests both past and present. As a member of the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) the team are always striving to incorporate best practice into the array of activities on offer and to enhance their own skills through qualification with NAPA to NVQ Level 3 in Activities Provision. The team combine weekly activity favourites such as sherry mornings with special events, musical entertainments, slide shows, outings in our own mini-bus as well as interacting with local community groups such as Plain Arts Salisbury to showcase resident art and creativity and others who come into the home to interact with our residents. Milford House also benefits from a strong network of volunteers who support the Activity Team as they deliver their programme and who, along with friends and relatives, are always welcome to come and join in our sessions and outings.
Kylie Colman
Kylie has three years experience as an Activities Co-Ordinator and has loved every moment! Having recently joined the Milford team she is looking forward to getting to know all our residents and to delivering, alongside the rest of the team, an interesting and diverse programme of activities. She loves being outside and in particular organising trips out of the home and activities and events that take place in our gorgeous gardens.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Milford House Care Home
Coffee & Cakes
With the weather brightening up and the days getting warmer (supposedly!), we are getting out and about more in our minibus, and each week we go out for a coffee, cakes and a little retail therapy at a range of local stores and garden centres. We can’t always find exactly what we want in the aisles, but a slice of cake or a Danish and a great cup of coffee with some good ol' chinwaggin' are always a good way to end our outing before returning home.
A Fond Farewell
Everyone at Milford was sorry to say ‘goodbye’ to Activities Coordinator, Polly, who is leaving us to move to Leicester. Residents wanted to wish Polly well for her move and made a wonderful card for her which reflected life at Milford House and her interests, such as nature and the outdoors. Not only was the card beautifully decorated on the front, but on the back, each resident had signed an individual flower so that Polly will remember us all fondly.
Milford Recognises Volunteers
Here at Milford, we celebrated Volunteer Recognition Day in style by hosting afternoon tea and entertainment - provided by the fabulous, Vanessa, who sang country and western for us - during which we presented our volunteers with a gorgeous bouquet each.
We have a wonderful group of volunteers at Milford, not all of whom were able to attend our afternoon, and they add enormously to the range and scope of activities we are able to provide to the people we support.
Everyone hugely appreciates the time and dedication that they give to Milford, so we would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ from all of us.
Easter Entertainment
Residents at Milford House had a Good Friday treat when Chico came along to sing for us. A firm favourite here at the home, Chico had some new songs for us and he had us all tapping our feet and singing along. It was a lovely afternoon and we can’t wait for him to come back and visit us again in June.
Puzzling Away
Here at Milford House, we enjoy regular puzzle afternoons. Everyone chooses their own favourites: word searches, spot the difference, a jigsaw puzzle or whatever takes their fancy. You could hear a pin drop as everyone was concentrating, but we soon put a stop to that with a well-earned cup of tea and a slice of cake!
The Secret Spitfires
Milford House was fortunate to host a showing of ‘The Secret Spitfires,’ a film that celebrates the remarkable story of the people of Salisbury who, during World War II, rallied to the war effort by secretly building Spitfires in an effort to outwit the German bombers who had destroyed the production factories in Southampton. With the Director, Ethem Cetintas, and Associate Producer/Researcher, Gary Roberts, present, the film was shown to a packed audience of residents, who were unanimous in their praise.
Upcoming events
Open Day
Come along for a look around, a chat with our friendly team, and find out about life at Milford House. Feel free to pop in on the day, or call us to book an appointment.
Need a venue?
We have a room that is available to hire for free to members of the local community.
