Activities at Oaklands Care Home
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Anna Bate & Jo Lawn
Anna is our Activity Lead. She started working at Barchester over 14 years ago at our sister home Hilton Park. Having built strong relationships with staff, residents and families, Anna brings lots of fun to our home. Anna loves to sing, dance and laugh and generally brings oodles of joy to ours days.
Working alongside Anna is Jo who started her career here at Oaklands as a carer on Elms community in 2014 developing a passion for dementia care and completing her social care N+VQ Levels 2 and 3. Jo Joined the activity team 3 years ago and has since become the homes dementia champion, championing for a better lifestyle for our resident through staff training and regular audits.
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 Oaklands Care Home
The Magic Table
We are delighted to announce that we have just had a Magic Table installed, which is an interactive light projector, designed to support residents living with dementia by keeping them engaged through specialised games.
The light projections respond to hand and arm movement, allowing residents to stay stimulated and, most of all, have fun!
You can read more about it on this page.
Summer Fete 2019
Oaklands Care Home hosted its renowned annual Summer Fete over the last weekend in June on what was one the most beautiful days of the year! The sun was shining and lots of residents and their families said it was the best Fete yet! Craft stalls, games, live entertainment from the Cyriacs and a BBQ too - summer is certainly in full swing at Oaklands!
Pygmy Goats and Chicks visit Oaklands
Oaklands residents enjoyed the visit from the Pygmy Goats and baby Chicks. In fact, it was difficult to separate some of the animals who were so contented in the laps and arms of our residents. They certainly had the natural touch!
A special thanks to all our amazing team this International Nurses' Day
International Nurses’ Day provides the perfect opportunity to show special recognition to the nurses who make a real difference to the lives of those in their care. At Oaklands Care Home to celebrate this special day we held a Nurses' Quiz and the winning duo Jane and Gabby were presented with some yummy Chocolates and Prosecco by our General Manager Cecilia Thomson. After which we had a staff celebration for Lesley who was voted Employee of the Month. The delicious medical inspired Cupcakes did not stay around for long as the whole team celebrated International Nurse's Day together.
Easter Egg Hunt and Magic Show
Over 30 children from local schools, nurseries and playgroups joined our residents and their families in our beautiful gardens for the Oakland's Easter Egg Hunt. It was one of the warmest days of the year and we are pleased to report that every delicious chocolate egg was found! The afternoon was topped off by a spectacular Magic Show which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended this exceedingly popular annual event at Oaklands Care Home.
Up, up and away!
What better way to celebrate an 100th Birthday than to take a trip to the base and meet the crew of the East Anglian Air Ambulance! The special treat was arranged by Barbara McGee of the East Anglian Air Ambulance and Dan Amis, our Home Services Advisor here at Oaklands Care Home to celebrate Dr Cynthia Phillips's 100th year. Cynthia and her daughter Helen thoroughly enjoyed the day exploring the base and meeting the crew. Dr Cynthia said, "It was fascinating to see how far things have come and we both had an incredible day. I will never forget this visit!"
