Activities at Southerndown 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.
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Stacey Davies
I have worked at Southerndown since 2013. I enjoy providing various activities for our residents with the team, such as gardening groups, trips out in the mini bus around the Cotswolds, quiz days and entertainment performances. Amongst the many things we enjoy doing, part of my role within the home is to ensure all residents are provided the purpose in life to fulfil day to day stimulation, whether that be together, or creating individual activity to those that prefer.
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 Southerndown Care Home
Bank Holiday Monday Outing
Some of our garden club members enjoyed a lovely bank holiday trip to the B & Q garden centre. With planting season in full swing, they carefully selected a beautiful variety of flowers chosen specially by the garden club.
These blooms will soon brighten up our courtyards, making it a welcoming and colourful space for everyone to enjoy.
Mini Bus Outing to Bourton-on-the-Water
What a lovely morning. We made the most of the fantastic weather with a mini-bus outing to the beautiful Bourton-on-the-Water.
Sunshine, ice-cream, and a bit of people watching made for a perfect start to the day. None of us went for a paddle – but it definitely was tempting.
We are looking forward to our next outing already.
Live virtual tea tasting with Clipper!
We enjoyed a wonderful live virtual tea taste testing event with Clipper Teas! It was a lovely afternoon filled with fascinating facts, delicious tea and great company.
None of us had ever done tea testing before, so it was a unique and memorable experience. A perfect way to spend the day – cheers to good tea and even better company.
Flower Show
Residents at Southerndown in enjoyed a delightful visit to Enstone’s Garden Club Flower Show, held at the village hall in Enstone.
The annual show is a much-loved event and a highlight in the local gardening calendar, showcasing beautiful blooms and creative talents of the village.
The visit was a heart-warming reminder of the joy that community events bring, and the residents left feeling inspired and uplifted by the colourful displays and warm village atmosphere. Mary, a resident at Southerndown added: “It was a lovely afternoon, we were so happy to enjoy that little snippet of village life again.”
Minibus Trip
We had a fantastic time on our mini bus trip to Chipping Norton!
It was lovely to stroll along the high street, browse the shops, and, of course, stop for a well-earned coffee.
A great morning out with wonderful company—we’ll definitely be doing it again soon!
Introducing our Resident Ambassador
We are delighted to introduce our new Residents Ambassador at Southerndown.
This special role will help ensure that our residents' voices are heard, their ideas are shared, and their experiences continue to shape our home.
Please join us in congratulating Shirley on this new role! We look forward to working together to make our community even better.
Upcoming events
Monthly Dementia Café
We extend a warm invitation to our Dementia Café on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. We offer a welcoming and supportive place for people living with dementia and their loved ones.
Take a Break With Us!
We want to look after those who look after us. We extend a warm invitation to all blue light professionals to come and take a break with us. Homemade cakes always available!
