Activities at Stoneham Grove 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.

Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.

Enriching life
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Iuliana Buican

Activities Coordinator

Hello, my name is Iuliana and I'm Activities Lead here at Stoneham Grove.

I worked as a History Teacher for 12 years before joining Barchester in 2017.  

I am passionate about my job and I love working with people. I enjoy planning and providing meaningful activities that make a difference in the lives of our residents, counting their hobbies and wishes.

In my free time, I enjoy travelling, dancing, quizzing and playing board games with my  family and friends.

I am looking forward to using my skills and experience to enhance the lives of our wonderful residents.
 

Life-encriching activities booklet Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.

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 Stoneham Grove Care Home

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Just cruising.....

What glorious weather for a riverboat trip along The Thames...We had a fantastic day when we cruised the Thames from Henley recently, The residents thoroughly enjoyed themselves relaxing and watching the wildlife on the riverbanks and the excitement of Henley Rowing club activity The trip took us near to Hambleden which is where one of lovely residents Sheila used to live... happy memories Resident Linda also proudly took charge of the ships wheel which she loved 
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Ascot Week ...Fizz and Fun!

Our ladies at Stoneham have been celebrating Ladies Day at Ascot with a glass of fizz, and by wearing their very best hats!It was rather a relaxing day with a spot of gardening, some water colour painting in our garden and then a relaxing Namaste therapy session .... 
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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside......

What some beautiful weather we have been having..... We decided to make the most of it and take a trip to the seaside in our mini bus. We visited Lee on Solent ,  enjoyed some sea air, fish and chips and a whippy ice cream! Hopefully the weather lasts for our trip to the beach next week too!

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Always Take time to smell The Roses....

 Another beautiful day and another day out and about in our mini bus to Henry Street Garden Centre. There were a great selection of roses in various hues and their scent was so delicious we just had to stop and breathe in!We also found some friendly squirrels in the gift shop 
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Book Club Launch

We’ve held our first “Book Club”! And what  better way to launch than talking about a book by one of our very own residents, Dorcas.Dorcas is a very knowledgeable local lady, and wrote her own book called “History of Bradfield in Berkshire” which was published in 2011. We have a number of avid readers amongst our residents and our book club will run regularly 
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Trunks Across The Thames

 We were recently joined by Layla and Miles the elephant from Thames Hospice for a presentation about all the good work that the hospice does and how local communities can help raise vital funds with their latest fund raising Art Trail project - Trunks across the ThamesLocal communities can adopt their own elephant by raising funds to purchase the elephant which can then be decorated by the adoptees and will form part of the final Art Trail. The adopted elephants will then make their way back to their original adoptees to form a wonderful sculpture which everyone can enjoy 

Upcoming events

Silver Screen : The Lady in the Van

Join us for an exclusive cinema experience in our comfortable cinema room. The Lady in the Van is based on a true story of Miss Shepherd, played by Dame Maggie Smith

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Speakers Corner - Early Closing Day: Air Raids In Reading during WW2

Meet Local historian Mike Cooper, who will deliver an informative presentation entitled

Early Closing Day: Air Raids in Reading during WW2

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Stroke Association Friendship café

Join us as we launch our first Stroke Association friendship Café

Everyone welcome

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Sip and Paint - World Lion Day - with Michelle Douglas

Michelle Douglas will be demonstrating how to paint this gorgeous Lion in honour of World Lion Day 

All materials and light refreshments provided

 

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Stoneham Grove Social

Join us each week for our Stoneham Grove Social. Come along  and meet new people whilst enjoying a chat over a slice of homemade cake

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