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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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 
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Out and about in the Mini Bus - Wellington Riding School

 We are very lucky to have our own mini bus which enables us to make frequent trips to local places of interest in our community. Yesterday we visited Wellington Riding School to have a look at the horses in action. They also have a lovely café where we had a refreshing cuppa
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“Where did you get that hat, where did you get your style….. “

 We had a lovely afternoon out and about in our community recently when we visited Thames Hospice superstore. The store had so many interesting displays themed around VE Day celebrations and it also had a wonderful collection of interesting hats which we couldn’t resist trying and buying!
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Cuteness Overload - The Power of Pet Therapy

This week we were joined by Browells Wood Pet Therapy and a whole host of gorgeous fluffy, furry and feathered animals Pet therapy is undoubtedly very, very cute, but it’s also so powerful in reducing stress and boosting the emotional well-being of our residentsThe residents had such a wonderful relaxing afternoon with all the animals including Sausage the piglet and Tiny Tim and Orphan Annie , two baby lambs We can't wait for your next visit !

Upcoming events

Open Day

 Join us on our Open Day for a chat about yours or your loved ones care needs and a personally tailored tour of our beautifully appointed home

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Stoneham Grove Silver Screen - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Join us for an exclusive cinema experience. Relax in our comfortable cinema room and enjoy this classic feel good film

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Cheese and Wine afternoon

We would like to invite you to Stoneham Grove to sample a selection of delicious cheese & wine in the surroundings of our beautifully landscaped gardens

 

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Stoneham Grove Social

Meet new people whilst enjoying a cup of freshly brewed coffee or tea and a delicious slice of home made cake 

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The Art of Papercraft

Join local crafter Fiona for a creative afternoon of papercraft, when she will be teaching us how to make and decorate a storage box for you to take home

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June - community Events

Join us throughout June for our varied programme of events

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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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