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.
Nicola Blevins-Twose
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
Macmillan Coffee Morning
our residents and colleagues came together as we all enjoyed some delicious home-made cakes prepared by our talented Head Chef Tony, and several cups of tea and coffee in the beautiful ambience of our newly refurbished coffee lounge, and all in aid of a great cause - Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning!
The money raised at our Coffee Afternoon will help many living with cancer to live life as fully as they can, it will help fund the amazing Macmillan nurses, answer calls on the vital Support Line, give financial support, and so much more.
Making a Wish Come True
We recently had the pleasure of granting the wish of one of our Memory Lane residents.
Our resident used to be a farmer and his family wanted him to experience the sights, sounds and smells of a farm once again. We were more than happy to arrange a trip to Sacerwell Farm, where our resident and his wife enjoyed a day of fun and memories, all rounded off by a tractor ride - stimulating lots of reminiscing and laughter!
Many people with dementia find themselves routinely having things done ‘for’ them or ‘to’ them. When a person shares something about their past and another person shows interest or enjoyment, it is a wonderful opportunity for that person to feel that they are the one who is giving something to another human being, rather than always being the one who is receiving or listening.
Talking about the past can also bring up happy memories and good feelings, and this can be wonderful in itself, but particularly if a person is finding life difficult.
On our way back to Tixover house we even managed to catch up with our resident’s son (also a farmer), who was working in a local field - the smiles say it all!
Tixover Welcomes Local Police Officers
Tixover House warmly welcomed PC Rebecca Angel and PC Peter Icke into our home to meet our residents, colleagues and members of the local community.
As well thanking our local police personnel. Our residents were treated to a fascinating talk by PC Angel and PC Icke as they spoke about their time on the force and the day to day tasks and challenges they face within the community.
Our residents enjoyed being able to look at the equipment used by the modern day police force and took great delight in being able to have a look around the police car.
Residents Pass on Words of Wisdom to Returning School Children
Tixover House Care Home in Tixover have sent words of wisdom to the returning children at the Stamford Endowed School.
Residents of Tixover, which is run by Barchester Healthcare, have been sharing their stories with each other about their own time at school and wanted to reach out to the local children.
The resident’s advice included ‘take it slowly, don’t rush things and enjoy the days as they come.’
Another fellow resident said ‘try and do as your teacher says and be willing to listen to them’
Ive Alexander, General Manager of Tixover House Care Home said: “Residents have really enjoyed sharing their stories with each other; so many have incredible tales and words of advice they want to pass down. They’ve really enjoyed telling their tales with the young ones.”
History of Teddy Bears
Tixover House Care Home in Tixover celebrated the ‘History of Teddy Bears’ when we gave a warm welcome to local expert June downs and her husband Felix from the Stamford U3A Antiques and Bygone Era Club into our home for a fascinating talk on the much cherished institution of the Teddy.
The exhibition featured a dazzling array of teddy’s both old and new and each with their own stories to tell and the lives they’ve touched. As June gave a talk on the history of the Teddy dating back to Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt. Through to the tales of Rupert Bear, Winnie the Pooh and Aloysius who featured in the film Brideshead revisited.
Summer Fete
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at the Tixover House Care Home to enjoy a swinging 50’s Summer Fete that was held in the home’s grounds on Saturday 19th August.
Tixover House hosted a variety of activities throughout the day, including a BBQ, tombola stall, live entertainment and fair ground themed games which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.
Staff at Tixover House Care Home made everyone feel welcome and were delighted to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments, such as Cold beers, burgers, chips, cakes and sparkling refreshments, prepared by the catering team, who were hard at work making sure that a great time was had by all – it really was a team effort!
Upcoming events
Gentleman's Club
Join uson the first Wednesday of the month for our Gentleman's Club.
Ladies Who Lunch
Every Wednesday join the ladies of Tixover House for 'ladies who lunch'
Don't Dine Alone
Don't dine alone and exeperience a warm welcome and enjoy being a part of our community at Tixover House.
Senior Citizens Cinema
Join us from 2pm every Sunday for our free 'Senior Citizens Cinema'
Volunteer Opportunities
Would you like to make a real difference enriching the lives of others? Become a volunteer.
Blue Light Break
Calling all Emergency Service Workers. You are warmly welcomed to enjoy our cafe areas and refreshments.
Free Meeting Room
Are you looking for a meeting room. Look no further. Tixover House can accomadate your meeting needs.
