Activities at Park View 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!
Rose, Teresa & Sharon
We are the activities team here at Park View!
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 Park View Care Home
Pudding Club
On the 26th January we invited family and friends to join us at Parkview for our pudding club. Staff made some old fashioned cakes with help from our residents, we also had family members make cakes. Barchester has 9 different homes taking part in the pudding club. Each care home is joining together and are being encouraged to make cakes with their residents. We are hoping to make a book with the top recipes that residents remember baking with their children or that has been passed down from their parents and grandparents.
On the day, our activities staff decorated the coffee lounge with old fashioned tea cups, plates and wine glasses. We invited families, and friends from our local church. Our residents came along and enjoyed tasting the cakes and reminiscing about the cakes they had made with their grandparents and great grandparents. We had cakes from different cultures so residents and guests could try cake they might not of had before. Our residents had such a lovely time and enjoyed eating cakes and puddings, and engaging with some new people, sharing stories and laughing. As one resident described it: "the good old days".
Christmas Photoshoot
We were lucky enough to have a visit from our local college. They came in and took pictures for our residents for Christmas. The residents sent these amazing pictures to their families as a Christmas cards.
A big thank you to the college, All of the pictures came out amazing!
Takeaway food for all
This evening, all of the residents on our Memory Lane community were treated to a takeaway of their choice, courtsey of Dave and Jennifer.
Dave and Jennifer are the family of a resident who very sadly passed away. We would like to say a huge thank you to Dave and Jennifer for this lovely gift to all of our residents, they all thoroughly enjoyed their evening.
The Park View Arms
We couldn't get everyone to the pub, so we brought the pub to us! The Park View Arms was open and serving both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and snacks. We also enjoyed music and even some dancing! A wonderful time was had by all.
If you look good, you feel good!
Carole went to the hairdresser today for a fresh trim and a bit of a pamper. The smile on her face was magical when she looked herself in the mirror! She stated "look how beautiful I look now"
Sensory Garden Open Day
On Sunday 22nd May, Park View Care Home in Dagenham, Morland Road, celebrated and opened up their new Dementia Sensory Garden for their residents. During a meeting with the Residents who had expressed that they would like a Sensory Garden within the grounds. As part of Park View’s Dementia care, residents, staff and volunteers have been working on creating a Sensory Garden for their residents. This project was managed by our Head House Keeper, Elzbieta Stach. Elzbieta and her team spent many hours over the past few months planning and building this garden, as well as donating. The aim of the Sensory Garden is for Park View’s residents to have a chance to connect with nature, encourage their awareness of their surroundings and to tap into principles of mindfulness. Also giving residents a chance to maintain life skills, develop their independence and to enjoy their stay at Park View.
