Activities at Ottley House Care Home
At Ottley House, we offer a person-centred activities programme, and aim to match residents' abilities and interests with meaningful activities of the correct degree of challenge that promotes their health and well-being. We also provide visual, tactile, audible and olfactory sensory experiences. There are weekly music/movement therapy sessions, 'Oomph' sessions, and arts & crafts classes to help improve, maintain and refine motor skills. We enjoy regular visits from entertainers, musicians and animal therapists, as well as pub nights, 'food from around the world' days, and minibus outings to places of interest.
Cath Smallman
Hi, I'm Cath, the Activities Coordinator here at Ottley House. My days are spent making sure that the residents in the home have an interesting and active social programme to enjoy each day. Residents individual preferences are considered all the time in a person centred approach and I welcome feedback from families too.
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 Ottley House Care Home
The Feely Box
One resident enjoyed an activity where she placed her hands in a box and had a feel around - the aim of the game was to try to guess what was inside.
Making Friends
Our newest resident, Poppy the cockatiel, can be seen here making friends with Muriel. She has been hand-reared and is proving to be very popular with fellow residents and staff members.
Our Divisional Winner
Congratulations to Gemma Roberts, who has been named as a divisional winner in the 'Care Practitioner of the Year' category in the 2017 Barchester Care Awards.
Open Day Celebrations
Our Head Chef and Kitchen Assistant were delighted with the beautiful cakes they both made in honour of Care Home Open Day.
Armed Forces Day
These two World War II veterans - Jim and Les - both landed on the beach on D-Day. Les was in fact one of the first soldiers to land on the beach during the Normandy invasion.
Preparing for Open Day
We're been busy setting up for Open Day here at Ottley House.
