Silverbirch HouseBarchester Healthcare

Activities at Silverbirch House Care Home

Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.

We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.

Read our brochure ‘Life-enriching activities’ for more information about life in our care homes.

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Bo Tse

Head of Activities

With previous experience working in a care home as an activities coordinator, I have developed a strong passion for enhancing the daily lives of residents through engaging and meaningful activities.

I am thrilled to join Barchester because of its outstanding reputation for providing exceptional care and a warm, community-focused environment. In my role, I will be dedicated to creating enriching programs that promote social interaction and well-being, helping both residents and their families feel supported and connected.

Celebrating life at Silverbirch House Care Home

Activities and Exercise

ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISE

We decided to play a game of ball darts and our wonderful residents really enjoyed the competition and were 'innit to winnit!'

Exercise is vital because it improves both physical and mental health, helping to boost energy and reduces stress and anxiety. We love to keep entertained with a varied selection of games that all can join in.

Edwins Garden Centre

EDWINS GARDEN CENTRE DAY OUT

We decided to set off to Edwin's Garden Centre for the day!

Our residents enjoyed shopping and seeing the beautiful plants and flowers along with a little café stop too!

The staff are always so friendly and we will 100% be back for more retail therapy.

Dreams Come True

DREAMS COME TRUE

When our lovely resident Paddy said he would love to go to the seaside after many years of not being able to get there we decided to get out our bucket and spades and set off to Clarence Pier

We had the best time and best weather to take in the sights whilst strolling on the pier. The day went far too fast as before we knew it we were back on the bus to return in time for our evening meals but not before we sampled some ice creams (EVERYONE has to have an ice-cream at the seaside!)

Spotlight on Silverbirch Stars

SPOTLIGHT ON SILVERBIRCH STARS

We are going to be 'shining the spotlight!' on our Silverbirch stars each week!

The team here are awesome and we couldn't do all that we do without the enthusiasm of our wonderful staff, here this week is the man we call on for any little thing, nothing is ever too much for him to help us with..... Adrian head of maintenance!

Did you know that Adrian is an avid motorcyclist, loves photography and is a big dog lover!

He is always happy to help!

Summer Fete

SUMMER FETE

What an AMAZING day we had for our Silverbirch Summer Fete!!

Thank you to everyone who made it and to our wonderful residents, families and friends that all took part in the day!

There was local craft stalls, BBQ food, refreshments. entertainment and we even had our own art gallery plus raffle prizes with all proceeds going to the local support group The Hive.

What a fantastic day, thank you everyone and especially the wonderful Silverbirch team who all worked so hard to ensure the day was fun and enjoyable from hospitality to entertainment!

If you would like to visit our home or find out more about our next events contact us below:

West Surrey Cycling Talk

WEST SURREY CYCLING COMMUNITY

We had the pleasure of a visit from West Surrey Cycling Club member Nick who gave an amazing talk on his adventures cycling along the UK and Europe.

The session was truly inspiring as Nick shared with us about his injuries and accidents, his travelling around so many incredible destinations and Nick also shared his many lycra outits to the amusement of our intrigued residents.

For some of our residents who were cyclists these stories brought back some wonderful memories, so thank you so much Nick!

Canine Kids Visit

CANINEKIDS

Thank you to CanineKids for providing a morning of cuteness overload here at the home!

CanineKids pop along each and every Tuesday morning to train and advise their clients and after our residents get a chance to meet with the gorgeous puppies

Dignity Raffle Donation

SUMMER FETE RAFFLE PRIZES

Thank you to Dignity Funerals Director Stuart Mathias who kindly donated a beautiful hamper of goodies for our up coming Summer Fete Saturday 16th August

We are looking forward to a day of entertainment, a great BBQ and refreshments, a raffle with amazing prizes to be won and an array of crafts from local businesses sharing their goods!

Want to pop along to see what we get up to?? contact the home below to join us and enjoy the day with our residents, families, friends and team of carers here

Don't Dine Alone incentive

DON'T DINE ALONE INCENTIVE

We opened our doors to a number of people from the community to help tackle loneliness as part of Barchester's incentive 'Don't Dine Alone'

We invited anyone who would usually dine alone to join us to enjoy a 3 course meal provided by our head chef and hospitality team.

Ray came along to enjoy a wonderful afternoon of lunch and to take a tour of the home.

He really enjoyed socialising with our residents and staff here and stayed for the afternoon. Ray kindly said 'thank you to everyone for making me feel so very welcome and of course for my lunch, I felt very spoilt!'

Edwins Garden Centre

EDWINS GARDEN CENTRE

We set off to our local garden centre Edwins Garden Centre to enjoy their café, shopping area and take in the plants and flowers.

The staff were so kind and our residents really enjoyed the afternoon having a stroll and doing some retail therapy!

Birthday Celebrations

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

We celebrated our lovey resident Elise's special 94th Birthday with her family and loved ones.

We are so lucky to have our private dining areas along with an alfresco outdoors terrace to use for family and residents for all occasions, whether it's birthdays, anniversary's or any special event!

Hospitality is a what we do and we love to ensure all of our residents are made to feel extra special on their birthdays too

Manicures and Massage

MANICURES AND MASSAGE

Who doesn't like to be pampered??

We think most people love a little pamper session so we regularly provide just that here at our home.

A manicure and a hand massage for that 'feel good' feeling and some one to one time with our lovely residents.

A perfect way to relax and chill.

Successful Professional Breakfast Morning

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING MORNING

We were joined for our very 1st professional networking breakfast meeting this morning with some fantastic contacts within the care services along with the Mayor of Guildford Councillor Howard Smith.

A huge thanks to all that came and we look forward to our next morning Tuesday 26th August.

Thank you especially to Nicola the General Manager of Worplesdon View, Simon Ferrar founder of Clandon Wood Natural Burial Ground, Stuart Mathias Diginity UK, Marilyn Nutritionist from www.nutriassist.co.uk, Hamish Macdonald Homeinstead and Louise Jones General Manager Silverbirch House.

Surrey Hills Wellfest Festival

We joined the festival fun yesterday at Surrey Hills Wellfest,

The event allowed those in the health and wellness industry to display their valuable services, meet likeminded people, connect and share.

Networking is important to firstly give back to the local community by supporting these businesses and to show case what help is available to the public.

Some of the support groups that we met yesterday do vital work to help those who could be struggling with various issues and have no where to turn.

We had a wonderful day and made some amazing contacts to work with on future projects and events.

Flower Arranging

FLOWER ARRANGING SESSIONS

We love creative activities in our home and our residents express their arts and crafts talents by enjoying painting, drawing, sewing, knitting as well as flower arranging!

These sessions provide relaxation, foster creativity and enhance cognitive and emotional development.