Activities at Orchard House 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!
Katalin Schlepp
Hello, I’m Katie Schlepp, and my job as the Head of Lifestyle is more than a career; it’s my passion. Every day, I have the pleasure of enhancing lives and creating moments of joy for our residents. It’s a privilege to be a part of this community where we celebrate life in all its richness, from organizing engaging activities to fostering connections and ensuring our residents well-being, I’m dedicated to making every day extraordinary. Our residents happiness and comfort are what drive me, and I’m committed to ensuring that your time at Orchard House is nothing short of wonderful.
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 Orchard House Care Home
Halloween
On Halloween, we had lots of fun carving pumpkins with residents and loved ones. We then displayed the finished creations in the café area for everyone to see.
In the afternoon, we also enjoyed some entertainment on Memory Lane from our lovely Carl, who visits in every month.
Zoe the Solo Vocalist
On Saturday 28th October, we had the lovely Zoe in to perform for residents. Zoe is a freelance performer and will be visiting every few months on the weekends to sing for residents.
Residents said they really enjoyed themselves and look forward to her coming again.
Barchester's 25th Anniversary
On the 27th October, Orchard House celebrated Barchester's 25th anniversary. We invited loved ones and anyone in the local community to join us. Our General Manager, Gaynor, and the admin team, welcomed everyone at the door, offering refreshments and tours of our beautiful new garden, designed by our dedicated maintenance team, then enjoyed some live entertainment by ‘In Harmony’.
World Food Day
On the 16th October, we supported World Food Day, decorating the lounge with some flags from around the world and posters about different countries. Five different dishes, famous across the world, were then prepared for folks at Orchard House to indulge in.
Everyone sat together sharing different stories about their past, about their memories of visiting different countries and about the histories of each nation that residents had learned about.
Our Divisional Winner
Congratulations to Faye Flanagan, who was named as a divisional winner in the ‘Home Administration Champion’ category at the 2017 Barchester Care Awards.
On 18th October, our lovely Faye travelled up to Manchester to the awards ceremony, along with her partner, Aaron, and our General Manager, Gaynor.
The activities team and administration team decorated our café area and face timed Faye for all of us to support and watch them at the Care Awards.
It was a lovely lovely morning and we were very honoured to be there to support her.
Arts & Crafts
On 5th October, we hosted an arts & crafts session, which took place in our Memory Lane community in the morning. We have started making items for Halloween and, as you can see, we had lots of fun getting our hands dirty and just having fun.
