Activities at Threshfield Court Care Home
Here at Threshfield Court, we aim to tailor the activities to meet the needs of individual residents, the communities within the home and the home as a whole. We have regular, structured activities such as visits from Music for Health, specialist armchair exercise facilitators, local musicians and a growing team of volunteers, including our local clergy. We also have time for arts and crafts, all sorts of games, music, poetry and lots more. We are pretty good at being spontaneous too!
Claire Boocock
Hi, my name is Claire Boocock. I come from a background of hospitality and working in the Care Home sector is very new for me but already immense job satisfaction in working with our residents alongside a great team.
I am very excited about this new venture in my career. I am an outgoing person with a big bubbly personality and looking forward to making a big difference to the social well-being of our residents with my flair of creativity and adventure.
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 Threshfield Court Care Home
Club culture from 1960s with V&A Dundee
We had a lovely time joining V&A Dundee curator, Kirsty Hassard, as she introduced us virtually to the history and design of night clubs and the club culture from the 1960s to present day.
We explored the evolution and development of night clubs around the world, from Italy to America, and closer to home, looked at their importance as cultural venues and designed spaces.
This current exhibition celebrates night clubs at a very important moment, as we all look to a brighter future where everyone can come back together, to dance and to enjoy nights out once again.
We all enjoyed the virtual talk.
Home celebrates Yorkshire Day
Residents at Threshfield Court Care Centre were proud to celebrate all things Yorkshire on Yorkshire Day, August 1st.
Yorkshire Day was first celebrated in 1975 in Beverly. The day commemorates the Battle of Minden between Britain-Hanover and French forces in 1759, along with the emancipation of British Empire slaves in 1834, for which Yorkshire MP William Wilberforce fought a tireless campaign.
Residents at Threshfield Court Care Centre celebrated the largest county in the UK by listening to some traditional Yorkshire music and sampling some Yorkshire delicacies such as Yorkshire Parkin. Staff put together a quiz where residents had to guess the meaning of different words in Yorkshire dialect which proved hilarious!
A trip to Risplith
The sun was shining as we headed out east to G & T’s ice cream parlour in nearby Risplith. Following a short ride through stunning countryside which included the villages of Grassington and Patelely Bridge to reach our destination, the oldest sweet shop in England sits at the top of the High Street in Patelely Bridge. It was a lovely day and we enjoyed our treat at our final destination.
Ice-creams at Stump Cross
It was a hot day today in the Yorkshire Dales. Rather than tea and biscuits, today’s trip included a Yorkshire Dales Ice Cream. Our volunteer driver David drove us high up into the clouds to Stump Cross Caverns. It was slightly cooler and over cast up on the tops and we had the delight of watching a Red Kite soaring high in the sky
Customer Service Champion - North Division
Terry Whitham at Threshfield Court Care Centre in Threshfield has been crowned Customer Service Champion for the North Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2021 and is through to the national round of judging.
The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 12,000 residents living in Barchester’s 248 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.
More than 2,900 nominations were received from homes and hospitals across the UK. All entries were a very high standard and Terry is delighted to have been named the winner for the North Division beating hundreds of other nominees.
World Chocolate Day
Today we revelled in all things sweet for World Chocolate Day with a range of chocolatey activities.
Our residents enjoyed an exciting baking class, where they made chocolate cakes, truffles and decorated boxes of chocolates with the assistance of the team.
In the afternoon, we watched a themed film, tasted our delicious treats and had a discussion about all things chocolate.
A wonderful day was had by all.
Upcoming events
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