Activities at Overslade House Care Home
Our activities team is dedicated to organising a variety of events and activities and adapting them to suit the capabilities of those we support. Our goal is to improve quality of life by providing activities that are tailored to residents' own interests.
At Overslade House, we encourage local people and businesses to participate, as well as our staff and relatives, in order to keep them involved as part of a wider community. We strive to enhance the quality of both mental and physical stimulation through weekly minibus excursions, PAT dogs, quizzes, Zumba classes, arm chair line dancing, musical entertainers, pamper sessions and much more.
We definitely have something for everyone!
Julie Bateman
Hi, my name is Julie, and I'm the lead Activities Lead here at Overslade House. I've been an entertainer for over 25 years which has given me a great foundation for meeting people from various backgrounds, and has also helped nurture my social skills.
I love animals, and have two Dachshunds of my own who, like me, love meeting new people. I'm looking forward to bringing them in to meeting all our lovely residents here at Overslade.
I'm a bit of a social butterfly and enjoy visiting National Trust locations, attending the Theatre, singing and dining out. Over the years I've even been an 'extra' on TV!
Living life to the full is my motto, and I wish to instil this in all our residents, whatever your ability there is something new to learn or try. Life is for enriching and enjoyment. I look forward to getting to know you and your loved ones. We are always open to new ideas, if you'd like to contact me please call the home on 01788 522577 or email me direct on overslade.activities@barchester.com - New entertainers always welcome.
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 Overslade House Care Home
Jigsaw lover
Our Betty’s been a busy bee. With the help of some of her friends Betty has managed to complete 3 puzzles so far in lockdown 3.0! Betty has really enjoyed completing these puzzles, she’s going to leave them on display so her friends can come and see them.
Lea-Francis Classic Cars Birthday gift
Resident, John Allwood turned 88 today. Along with the standard birthday lunch we wanted to make it extra special this year. Everyone in the home knows about John’s passion for the classic Lea-Francis car.
We have all had the honour of sitting with John and looking at his photo albums of him stripping and rebuilding not 1, but 2 Lea-Francis cars. Over the years’ John rebuilt and renovated these beloved classics, from travelling to Thetford Forest to collect timber to create the unquie ash frames, to mainstakingly sourcing each and every original part. John is a true life-long Lea-Francis owner/enthusiast, he kept his black car for almost 50 years.
We can’t thank the Lea-Francis Owners club enough for making John’s Birthday so special. In response to this wonderful surprise, John, said: “I’ll wear my cap with pride, just wish I could go out for a drive once again. Watching the rallies brings back so many happy memories’.
Fairy Cake Making
Our residents thought it would be lovely to do something different through lockdown 3 and share it with others. Why not try this super simple cupcake recipe that our wonderful residents tried today!
Ingredients: 100g Butter, 2x Eggs, 2x tsp Vanilla Extract, 100g Caster Sugar, 100g Self Raising Flour, Toppings as desired!
Celebrating Elvis Presley’s Birthday
Celebrating what would have been Elvis Presley’s 86th Birthday! We all love and miss The King of Rock & Roll. Our activities team took the opportunity to sing and dance with our residents throughout the communities. Lots of fun was had by all with staff dressing up and everyone trying out the new Karaoke machine to sing some Elvis favourites!
Take a look on our Facebook page for the full video experience https://www.facebook.com/BarchesterOversladeHouse
Card Games & Puzzles
Welcoming in 2021 with games and puzzles galore! During these winter months nothing beats being in a nice warm home doing a puzzle or playing a game. Our residents have gone puzzle mad and we now have two puzzle stations set up in the home.
Christmas Eve get together
Some of our residents gathered in the coffee shop to enjoy listening to Christmas carols and a feast on a Christmas buffet! It wasn’t the Christmas that we all know and love, however, the home was decorated, Christmas carols played throughout and we made it the best we possibly could have.
Our residents wanted to take this opportunity to thank the community for everything this past month and say how much our staff and residents enjoyed every card, letter and gift that we received.
Upcoming events
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Come and take a break on us! Pop in anytime on your break and enjoy a warming drink and a slice of cake.
