Activities at Seaview House Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators are constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual activities for anyone and everyone to participate in. There are exercise classes and a walking group, regular outings in the minibus to nearby places of interest including local concerts, as well as weekly visits from a PAT dog, and regular visits from musicians and entertainers, as well as church services which are held twice a month. We also host a weekly social event in which we encourage residents from the whole home to socialise together.
Activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home, so it is essential that our team are dedicated to ensuring that residents are entertained, and that life at Seaview is fun and active.
Mandy Wilson
Mandy has worked for Barchester since 1998. At first as a carer and then in 2004 as the activities coordinator for Seaview. She is passionate about helping people who live at Seaview get the very best out of their day and actively promotes the resident’s monthly committee.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Seaview House Care Home
Everyone Needs A Hug
A hug makes everything better, so everyone that wanted a hug today got it from our big colourful caterpillar friend. Sometimes when we are feeling down and our families are not there a hug from our Seaview Family or a very furry friend is all we need. The smiles say it all.
British Pie Week
Everyone has a favourite pie so when it was British Pie Week, what better way to mark this than to get cooking and make our own pies! After choosing what fillings they wanted to put in their pies and the cook preparing this, the ladies made different filed pies for everyone’s Tea! Didn’t they do a great job. The ladies said they enjoy cooking and baking activities as it makes them feel like they are still able to help.
Pet Therapy at it's best
When Agee popped in for a visit! All staff are encouraged to take in their pets into Seaview for a visit. Carer Beverley popped in with her dog Agee to see everyone and it was smiles all round! Residents were saying how lovely it was to be able to have a cuddle as they used to have a dog and a cuddle always makes you feel better, which it did.
Sensory story telling
Across our services, our residents were treated to a special virtual sensory storytelling session. Together with Art Historian Jon Sleigh and the Historic Royal Palaces community team, we explored several royal palaces through the theme of food, dining and celebration!
We enjoyed a fantastic taste-a-long experience from the comfort of our home, from Tudor treats to Stuart sweets. A lovely time was had by all.
Virtual Book Club
Across our services we had a lovely time joining Mark Piesing for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘N-4 Down: The Hunt for The Arctic Airship Italia’.
Our residents were thrilled to find out more about the book and the fascinating story of the world-famous exploring airship Italia, returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928. The airship was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history.
The virtual book club experience was truly enjoyed by all.
Pancake Day
On Shrove Tuesday, we spent the day tossing & tasting pancakes! Everyone had fun! Even the staff joining in with the most unusual photos being caught on camera, with the pancake flipping perfectly in front of her face. Everyone laughed so much.
