Activities at South Chowdene 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!
Niki Powell
I arrange meaningful activities for all of our residents based on their likes and interests. I love sharing fun times with our residents, their families and with staff. I thoroughly enjoy chatting with residents about their hobbies/interests as well as reminiscing in small groups.
Our activities extend beyond the home with trips to places of interest, places residents have enjoyed throughout their lives eg. Seaside, parks, garden centers, as well as craft/ art workshops at libraries and general interest talks around the area.
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 South Chowdene Care Home
Friendship Day
Residents sent cards to mark Friendship day to long time friends showing their appreciation of the ongoing friendship. We then held an Afternoon Tea for these friends where everyone got together and shared stories, different ways they met and toasted the events they have seen each other through.
A month of friendship
August has been a busy month for finding out about different animals, their habitats and lifestyles and the challenges they face currently. We were lucky to be able to see some up close and have a hold. Others weren’t quite as easy so we found out about them and made our own versions which were much safer. Residents were amazed at some of the Lion facts and footage. On Elephant day, we made our own herd instead of having one in.
Yorkshire Day
Residents love celebrating Yorkshire day with County cheeses, traditional dishes and of course a good old Yorkshire Pudding or two. This year we found out about Yorkshire dialect and had a lovely virtual stroll around the County town York and a ‘fly’ over the coast to see those seaside towns we used to visit in the holidays.
Music through the ages
Our homes had a brilliant time with curator Sarah Deters as she took us on a virtual ‘Music Through the Ages’ tour of St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room and Music Museum.
Our residents were thrilled to discover weird and wonderful musical instruments, hear their unusual sounds, and find out how instruments have changed over the last 500 years.
The virtual live event explored the world-renown collection of musical instruments on display at St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall.
Getting out and about
There have been a few trips over the last month to Herringtom Country Park sparking memories around the Penshaw Monument and eating picnics whilst fending off the wildlife. They have all been great days out with lots of smiles and a few ice creams!
World Chocolate Day
Always a favourite here at South Chowdene but not always for the tasting! Residents very much enjoyed learning about the history of chocolate and were astounded to find out it came from Mexico. The quiz gave some outstanding scores but the highlight of the day was a ‘dip’ in the Chocolate Fountain.
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway of summer and we have lots of fun filled activities planned - all welcome.
Coffee Morning - last Tuesday of the month
We extend a warm invitation for families, friends and neighbours to join us at our monthly coffee morning, last Tuesday of the month from 10.30 am.
Could you be a Volunteer?
Do you have spare time? Could you make a difference to someone's day to day activities? We'd love to hear from you.
Take a break on us!
Calling all professionals - come and take a break on us! There may be a cake or two available...
