Activities at Tyspane 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.
Jacqui Conroy
Jacqui and her team devise and plan fun group activities and events for all our residents, including pamper days, gentle exercise classes and music therapies. Regular one to one sessions and smaller groups are tailored to residents specific needs and hobbies with gardening and crafts amongst the most popular.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Tyspane Care Home
Family and friends a tonic for the soul
At Tyspane Care Home we understand the benefits of family and friends visiting their loved ones, it is important because it maintains emotional connections, promotes mental health and improves physical health.
So today, it was wonderful to welcome Patrick’s extended family and friends to Tyspane Care Home. Amy Austin (Tyspane Care Home Cook) baked fresh cakes and Jaye Yeo (Activities) decorated the dining room tables with beautiful flowers.
Patrick’s eyes and face lit up when he saw his family and friends, it was a wonderful moment. Many memories were made this morning.
Patrick stated, “It was such a wonderful morning, I really loved it, thank you.”
There is beauty in handmade items that mass-produced ones miss
Old fashioned crafts and vintage skills are worth persevering according to Tyspane Care Home residents. They believe that mastering a handicraft will help them retain independence and increase self-esteem. It is true that crafting items is more time consuming but the crafting of beautiful handmade items brings joyfulness and confidence that you can’t get in any other way.
Therefore, it is wonderful to see that the Thursday Crochet Group is expanding rapidly with more residents joining each week. Rachel Collins (Community Volunteer) moved swiftly between residents, families, friends and staff at Tyspane Care Home demonstrating how to master the old fashioned skills of crocheting.
Molly stated, “When you create something with your own two hands, you find a deep beauty in it.”
Tony replied, “I think I need to do better, bit like my old school reports…could do better!”
One family member commented that imperfections in homemade items are not a sign of defects but rather a sign of love and dedication that went with the creation of the item.
Gardening Club
Tyspane Care Home understands that gardening provides mental stimulation for older people. Making plans for the garden, remembering to water plants, and the satisfaction of a successful garden are all beneficial . With this in mind The Gardening Club have been extremely busy this week preparing the outside area for planting, moving the shed to create a residents potting shed and filling containers with compost.
As Patrick reminded everyone, “Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.”
To which Vera replied, “No, when you plant a seed its love and it is you who blossoms.”
Keep up the good work!
Children really do see the magic in everything!
Tyspane Care Home residents, families, friends and staff waited with bated breath for the sound of excited preschool children running through the corridors. It never ceases to amaze us at Tyspane Care Home, how the children can see the magic in every little thing around them and in each other. Today has been no exception as all the children have shown such kindness and empathy to all those around them.
One of the children calling out, “Patrick” because he couldn’t wait to play pass the balloon with him. He also seeks out Patrick and often talks to his parents about Tyspane Care Home.
Watching the young and old play together was amazing and a true example of intergenerational practice at Tyspane Care Home.
Thank You Little Fishes Braunton, you really brighten our day.
Tyspane Care Home – The Heart of the Community!
Tyspane Care Home celebrated Valentine’s Day with residents, families, friends, staff and local community. Love was all around and hearts were beating along to Jonathan who played love songs on his saxophone. The room was filled with the aroma of fresh wild red roses. Simply beautiful.
Residents dined on strawberries, bananas and biscuits covered in melted chocolate from the chocolate fountain surrounded by rose petals.
Patrick stated, “You can’t beat strawberries dipped in chocolate.”
Bobbie replied, “You had better be quick, I have eaten all the biscuits!”
The event ending with Tyspane Care Home reading love poems by William Shakespeare.
They say don’t buy all your seeds at once!
Apparently, you shouldn’t buy too many seeds all at once. Early season offers can tempt you to buy too many packets that will never get sown. You are better off buying less than you need and acquiring others as the season progressing.
Today, at Typsane Care Home the Gardening Club visited the local garden centre to buy seeds and in hindsight we should have given the aforementioned advice to Patrick who bought more seeds than he could carry!
Bobbie shouted, “That’s enough Patrick, we are going to have a coffee and a cake now.”
Molly replied, “I think we should stick to Sweet Peas and Runner Beans.”
The trip was so much fun, one to be repeated many times.
