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.

Read our brochure

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

Richards Birthday Celebrations

RESIDENTS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

We are delighted to be able to share the Birthday love with our residents at Silverbirch House no one is ever forgotten on their special day!

Chef made a special cake and the team all took part in wishing Richard the very best wishes for his Birthday

Making Dreams Come True

MAKING RESIDENTS DREAMS COME TRUE

We love to learn about our residents interests, hobbies and loves including any dreams that they would love to fulfil...

Our kind hearted resident Audrey mentioned to the care team that she had always wanted to visit Birdworld UK so without hesitation we set upon making it happen!

The day was just so wonderful and our residents and staff had a blast!

Did you know that the park has over 1000 birds and 180 species too??

Waving goodbye to Summer

GOODBYE TO SUMMER WITH OUR FUN LOVING RESIDENTS

Our fun loving residents are waving a goodbye to the warmer weather as we approach the autumn and winter months, but there's nothing to be gloomy about... we have lots of events and activities planned at Silverbirch House.

Arts and crafts, trips out in our own bus, music events, dementia discos, meals and events out locally and in our home....the list is endless

Don't Dine Alone

DON'T DINE ALONE

We opened our doors to a number of people from the community to help tackle loneliness. We invited anyone who would usually dine alone to join us as our guests for a meal. Diners were treated to a tasty three course meal in one of our home’s dining rooms. Guests had a chance to chat to our staff and residents, enjoy their meals accompanied by a selection of fine wines. The guests came from the local community of Guildford and after dinner, everyone enjoyed chatting to the residents and our General Manager Louise was there to greet the guests and ensure they were made to feel right at home! One of the guests Charlotte said "It was a wonderful meal and we had a fantastic time spent with everyone in the home, thank you so much for the hospitality"

Wish Lists

WISH LISTS AT SILVERBIRCH HOUSE

We love to listen and learn about what our lovely residents enjoy doing or had previously been up to before joining us here.

If there is a way to accommodate to their requests our General Manager Louise will do her absolute best to make sure that we can

For example we have some very gifted musical residents here including the beautiful Sylvia who is a trained pianist.

Sylvia loves her piano and has her very own one in her room.

When Louise arranged for a larger piano to be delivered for the home Sylvia jumped at the chance to demonstrate her musical talents (with Louise the General Manager) how it should be played.

To have so many gifted residents is a bonus, from artists to musicians we are super lucky and love it!

Spotlight on Silverbirch Stars

SPOTLIGHT ON SILVERBIRCH STARS

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

This also extends to our wonderful residents that bring us so much joy, and we couldn't do our jobs without them

Linda is just an absolute sweet human, always smiling and lights up every room she enters... we adore her!

Family fun at Silverbirch House

There is nothing we love more at Silverbirch House than to welcome family and friends. Seeing them spending time with their grandchildren with refreshments give us all a sense of joy.

Please come and join us in the Bistro for lovely home made cake and coffees anytime.

Breast Cancer Afternoon Tea raises £2225

EVENT FOR BREAST CANCER CHARITY RAISES £2225

We are proud to have hosted and supported (along with Dancify Fitness) an afternoon tea with all proceeds going to Breast Cancer.

WE ARE AMAZED AND DELIGHTED TO SHARE THAT WE RAISED £2225 ON THE DAY!!!

Thank you to everyone who came and helped us as we were over the moon with the turn out and the kind generosity given.

We will be hosting more events so keep posted on what's coming up next!!

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 lovely Leila.

Leila is part of the care team here and is the most kindest of souls who everyone adores...

Leila has a calm and sweet disposition and never seems to be anything but happy!

Did you know that Leila is a mum of 3 children and loves to snuggle up watching movies and documentaries with her family!

She is always happy to help!

Sutton Green Garden Centre

SUTTON GREEN GARDEN CENTRE - ROSIE'S TEA ROOM

We decided the rain wouldn't dampen our spirit so set off to Sutton Garden Centre to visit the most adorable tea room 'Rosie's Tea Room'

Once there we took in all the quant and pretty little pictures and pottery plus enjoyed the delicious refreshments too.

After we strolled along the garden centre and did some retail therapy (rude not to!)

To end the visit we then popped into 'Dr Doolittle's' pet shop to get a glimpse of some of the reptiles, pets and even snakes.... a varied kind of outing one could say but so much fun! We just love days out like these and making memories is what is is all about!

Helping Communications

HELPING COMMUNICATIONS

We encourage our residents to keep in contact with friends and family whether they pop into visit here at the home or over the phone.

Communication is so important to keep contacts going and links to family and friends.

Sometimes some of our residents struggle with their electronic devices so we step in to lend a hand to make sure they can call whoever they need!

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!