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
Eyes Down
Students from the local village college came to help our activities team host a bingo session recently. Both residents and students enjoyed interacting with one another and had a really fun morning
Oaklands Christmas Fair
Residents, families, friends, staff and members of the local community enjoyed looking at the various stalls at our annual Christmas Fair, and trying their luck on the Tombola stalls and Grand Raffle. Everyone commented on what was a very successful afternoon.
Christmas Choir
Hilton Park and Oaklands enjoyed Christmas Hymns sung by a local choir. This event really got us into the Christmas spirit.
Finishing off our Christmas Cake
After preparing the base for our Christmas Cakes, we then had to ice and decorate them. Here is one of the residents adding a final layer before icing the cake.
Christmas Cake Making
One of the exciting traditions of Christmas is making the Christmas cake. The gentlemen at Oaklands really enjoyed this activity. They are looking forward to decorating their cakes nearer to Christmas.
Remembrance Day Service
As part of Hilton Park and Oakland's Remembrance Day activities, residents from both homes came together to remember those who have fallen in battle. Leading up to Remembrance Day, residents and staff created a stunning poppy dress, which truly set off our Remembrance Day display. Residents also painted beautiful pictures of poppies. We held a Remembrance Day service and The Last Post was played.
