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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Starry, Starry Night - Celebrating Vincent Van Gogh's Birthday

 We celebrated the art work of Vincent Van Gogh in celebration of his birthday 0n 30th March. We spent the day learning about his life and distinct style of painting.... then the real fun began as our residents tried their hand at recreating some of Van Gogh's famous masterpieces whilst adding their own creative flair. We think they've all produced master pieces of their own!
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Springtime Sing Along

 This week our residents were treated to a fun-packed hour in the company of choir leader and vocal coach to the stars, Dan Cooper, who taught them to sing two feel-good songs to put a spring in their step: ‘Dancing Queen’ by Abba and ‘I wanna hold your hand’ by The Beatles.
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Out and about - Mini Bus travels

 Spring has sprung!.... We made the most of the glorious weather yesterday and took a trip in our mini bus to Henry Street Garden Centre to take a look around the expansive selection of spring plants. Dorcas purchased some beautiful yellow Polyanthus to plant in pots which now stand proudly on her garden room patioAfter all that shopping, there was a well deserved coffee and chocolate brownie!
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Out and About in our Mini Bus - Caversham Prom

We have been blessed with some beautiful weather recently, so we decided to make the most of it and take our mini bus out for a spontaneous trip to the Prom besides the River Thames, which is only a very short drive away from our home The residents enjoyed a lovely walk, beautiful sunshine and the company of the Prom's many Swans and Ducks 

International Women's Day

 At the weekend we celebrated our Stoneham Grove ladies, but also women throughout the years, with some homemade cocktails in the Orangery. Then this afternoon we spent some time talking about famous women throughout history and today, and how the role of women has changed in society as we know it today!
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Community visit from white watch - Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue service

We were joined last week by White Watch Theale fire station from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue service for a well attended community event on Home Fire Safety. The team offered lots of useful advice on how to stay safe at home and answered lots of questions which attendees raised We were then treated to taking a look at the Fire appliance and all the equipment on it which our residents and community members loved  A big Thank you to Watch Watch, Theale for visiting us

Upcoming events

Community Events for April

Join us throughout April for our varied programme of events

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Local History Talk - Berkshire and South Oxfordshire churches

Meet local historian Catherine Sampson who will be joining us for an informative presentation on Berkshire and south Oxfordshire Churches - Hidden gems and stories

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Understanding Dementia - A Person-Centred Approach

Barchester's Dementia care specialist Leon will be joining us to talk about how a person living with dementia may feel and the ways you can support them 

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Community Aromatherapy Afternoon Retreat

Complimentary therapist Alison Spendelow will be joining us for an afternoon of relaxing and soothing aromatherapy mini massage 

 

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Speaker's Corner - Reading's War Hospitals during WW1

Lionel from the Berkshire Medical Heritage centre will be talking about the part that Reading's hospitals played in the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers during WW1

 

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Community Crafting Afternoon

Join us for a crafty afternoon with Carole and Di from Tilehurst Community Crafters 

Everyone welcome

Light refreshments avilable

 

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Stoneham Grove - Silver Screen : Dad's Army - The Movie

Captain Mainwaring and his men create comedy mayhem when they go on manoeuvres with other military companies under the eyes of a real major!

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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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