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
Christmas Day
Everyone had an amazing day this Christmas, starting off with the opening of presents and later being served a lovely traditional Christmas lunch.
Traditional Cooking
One of our kitchen assistants, who is originally from Bulgaria, gave us a cookery demonstration and made a traditional Bulgarian dish called Banica, which is a lovely cheese pie. Everyone enjoyed the show and thought the pie tasted delicious.
Knit & Natter
Every week, we hold a knit and natter club, knitting squares to turn into blankets or scarves to keep us warm during the winter months, all whilst have a really good natter with friends.
Happy Halloween
Even though we were not able to have our usual Halloween party, we did not let that spoil our fun. We told tales of how we used to celebrate by trick or treating, bobbing for apples and dressing up. Everyone had a 'spooktacular' time!
Housewarming
Residents spent the afternoon building and decorating bird boxes to help keep the birds cosy during the winter months.
They will now proudly be hung around our beautiful gardens – we will then be on bird watch to see which species take up residence in the new homes.
The Bigger Picture
There is always something to do at Ottley House; we never let the wet weather dampen our spirits. Completing a jigsaws keeps our minds active and helps with hand and eye coordination.
