What types of care does Tixover House Care Home offer?

Tixover House Care Home offers Nursing care, Residential care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay.

Activities at Tixover House 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.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Nicola Blevins-Twose

Activities Coordinator

Hello, my name is Nicola (Nic) and I'm the Activities Coordinator here at Tixover House.

My role is to enrich the lives of our residents by providing stimulating and person-centred activities, entertainers and outings. At Tixover House we offer something for everyone, including crafts, games, virtual visits to places of interest around the world, outings in the local area and parties. We also provide one-to-one time and sensory activities with residents who need more support. Getting to know our residents better is so important, and through regular family and friends meeting we can gain a greater understanding of their loved ones' interests and life prior to joining Tixover House.

I look forward to getting to know you, and your loved ones. 'Living life to the full' is my motto, and whatever your ability there is always something new to learn or try.

We are always open to new ideas. If you would like to get involved in any of our Life Enrichment activities or have a skill, or project you'd like to share with our residents, please click here to contact me direct. New entertainers and community links are always welcome.

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 Tixover House Care Home

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Wear a Hat with Flowers Day

We have collected £46 for the Brain Tumour Research charity from our staff raffle on Wear A Hat With Flowers Day. Many of our carers have seen the devastating effects of this terrible condition in family friends and residents.

Tixover Sweet Shop

Today we opened the new Tixover sweet shop. The residents chose their favourite sweets to have in the shop.

Wake & Shake

Everyone enjoys our morning Wake & Shake sessions, especially when the staff join in.

Tixover's Celebration

We celebrated the 100th birthday of our wonderful resident, Beryl, on the 19th June. Beryl has been a prolific artist her whole life and many of her paintings adorn the walls at Tixover. We had a party in the afternoon with Dave and Rob (Banjo Man), cakes galore, dancing and singing, with a bit of comedy thrown in.

Gardening Club

Our weekly gardening club, overseen by our resident Horticultural Therapist, has sown micro-greens.

We planted pink kale, broccoli, cress, mustard, rambo radish and snow peas. In 7 to 10 days, we can cut and wash the micro-greens and make a delicious salad. Micro-greens are highly nutritious, but small, so are useful if a resident has a reduced appetite.

Hairspray

We are very lucky at Tixover to have a resident hairdresser. We all know how good it feels to have our hair done and we probably all understand that better after the past restrictions.

On hairdressing days you can feel how the atmosphere changes at Tixover; it benefits the residents' self-esteem and raises their overall feeling of well-being.