Activities at Thistle Hill Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Thistle Hill Life Enrichment Team
Ursula and Katie make up our fantastic Activities Team here at Thistle Hill.
They develop and oversee an active living programme for each resident, which encourages mobility, social contact, independence and fun. Each and every person can thrive and live to their full potential with no day ever being the same. They bring great enthusiasm and spark to the home and have one passion, which is to deliver an amazing and vibrant activities programme to cater to all tastes and abilities.
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 Thistle Hill Care Home
Cuddles with Ruby the PAT dog
Ruby the therapy dog visited bedrooms and lounges giving out cuddles and love to the delight of our residents.
The benefits of a visit like this are enormous for the residents. Residents who rarely interact become transformed with happiness and wellbeing by the visit of a beautiful PAT dog like Ruby.
Resident centred activities
Residents always enjoy quality resident centred time, and this is especially important for those who spend a lot of time in their bedrooms. The activities that we do are chosen by the residents and tailored for them.
Some choose pamper treats, others enjoy board games, music or arts and craft sessions. At Thistle Hill we like to go the extra mile to make this time special for each resident.
Residents enjoy mosaic workshop
Thistle Hill has taken a new approach to engage its residents living with dementia with an in-house workshop project to create mosaic structures for their balcony area. The balcony area is very popular with the residents and they enjoy personalising the sensory space.
The sessions have been specially tailored for people with dementia. The first session took place with a small group of residents. The activity proved very popular with the group. One of the residents said “this is wonderful”. The project is ongoing and it is hoped that many residents will be able to take part in small group workshops.
Some Mother's do Ave Em
Residents across our services had a fantastic time enjoying the virtual screening of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Frank Spencer’s comical misadventures had everyone laughing and it was wonderful to see so many happy faces.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and a special thanks to The Barn Theatre in the Cotswolds for bringing this stage adaptation of the beloved sitcom to our screens.
Residents enjoy afternoon of live entertainment
Residents at Thistle Hill care home in Knaresborough enjoyed a unique musical performance with popular vocalist, Rochelle.
Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along as Rochelle performed many familiar hits including “over the rainbow” and finishing with the national anthem. We treated resident’s their family and friends to a tasty assortment of cakes along with their teas and coffees throughout the afternoon.
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
A big thank you to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary for the fantastic live virtual event today!
Residents across our services loved seeing the seals up close and learning about the incredible work the sanctuary does to protect them and other wildlife in Cornwall as well.
Everyone truly enjoyed the experience.
Upcoming events
World Opera Day
Join us on Friday 25th October for World Opera Day as we welcome opera singer Emma Carrigan.
There will also be prosecco and cheese on offer to our audience.
Barchester's Big Quiz - Live Virtual Event
Calling all quizzers!
Join us for an exciting quiz to test your general knowledge and see who is the biggest brainbox of them all!
October
October paves the way for dancing leaves as we approach Autumn. Come inside and join us for an exciting month ahead, all welcome.
Could you be a Volunteer?
Do you have any spare time? Could you make a difference? For more information on Volunteering we would love to hear from you.
Carers Cafe - Last Tuesday of the month
Come along and make new friends, share experiences at our month Carers Cafe - last Tuesday of the month from 11.00 am. All welcome.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break on us - enjoy a warm welcome, refreshing drink and a slice of cake!
