Activities at Oxford Beaumont Care Community
Our Activities Coordinators are committed to organising a mix of activities and events that cater to all tastes, which includes minibus outings to nearby places of interest and visits from animal trusts, local school choirs, musicians and entertainers. We also undertake one-to-one activities for residents who are unable to participate in group sessions, and encourage loved ones to join in whenever they can.
Alice and Sarah
Hi, I'm Alice (left) and I've been working in activities since 2019. I absolutely love my role, and I'm passionate about providing meaningful and life enriching activities for all our residents. My aim is to make them smile everyday!
Hi I’m Sarah (right), I’ve been a member if the Oxford Beaumont team since January 2020. Starting as an Activities assistant on a part time basis, I enjoyed the role so much I'm now one the the full time coordinators.
It’s an absolute pleasure working here, being able to provide life enriching activities that make our residents happy and smile. We have so much fun together, and learn something new everyday from these incredible ladies and gentlemen.
Making links with local groups and organisations to ensure our residents remain part of the local community is a key part of the activities team role, if you would like to make contact with me or my colleague Sarah, please feel free to call us on 01865 730990 or drop us an email OxfordBeaumont.Activities@barchester.com
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 Oxford Beaumont Care Community
Barchester 100 Hours Outside
As part of the #Barchester100hoursoutside challenge we held a nature themed craft session outside this week. First we collected twigs then wound wool around them to make mobiles. Everyone loved the results which are hanging in various parts of the home and the gardens.
Chocolate Filled Roald Dahl Day
It was Roald Dahl Day yesterday so we celebrated in true Oxford Beaumont Style. Residents loved making sweet treats in the morning, but I think they enjoyed eating them even more! We also made decorations, read parts of some Roald Dahl stories and some information about his life, and watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Lots of fun as usual! #ArtsinCareHomes
Teddy Bear Arts & Crafts
Today; 9th September is International Teddy Bear Day so we decorated some teddy bear money boxes in one of our craft groups. The activity was also enjoyed by one lady in her room as she was unable to join us downstairs. We remembered our favourite teddy bears and one of the residents remembered getting into trouble for cutting her teddy bear open when she was little to perform an appendectomy on it!
Garden Games
We are trying to squeeze every drop of fresh air that we can before autumn really takes hold, and we were fortunate to have some gorgeous sunny days last week.
We took advantage of our fantastic garden spaces, and residents enjoyed games and refreshments in the garden. We had boules, croquet, putting, and bean bag games.
Surprising Snakes
We loved having Zoolab to visit us earlier this month with a selection of animals. Residents and staff faced their fears by touching snakes and rats and everyone enjoyed being able to get close to animals again.
Residents (and staff!) who were brave enough to touch a snake for the first time were really surprised at how soft it was. Everyone has said how much they enjoyed it and several residents have already asked when they are coming back.
National Dog Day
We had a mini summer fair to tie in with National Dog Day. We invited two and four-legged friends to come and meet the residents. We had music, refreshments, a raffle and a tombola (on which every resident won a prize!), as well as garden games, walks in the grounds, and other games and competitions. Residents voted for their favourite dogs and we gave prizes and rosettes to the winners.
We raised over £200 which will be split between the residents' fund to buy a new robotic therapy dog, and the Oxfordshire Animal Rescue. Residents enjoyed preparing for the event by making decorations and dog biscuits, and we can't wait to have another one again!
