Activities at Waterside Court Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
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 Waterside Court Care Home
Gardening Togetherness
This week some of our lovely residents and their families have enjoyed planting some brightly coloured flowers in to our high standing plant boxes. Our respite resident also volunteered his daughter to assist with some weeding.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER - Your time could make a real difference at Waterside Court. If you have a particular skill - such as singing, crafts or yoga - which you want to use to improve the lives of others. You may prefer to offer companionship to residents and come along regularly to sit and chat with people who may not usually receive frequent visitors.
Trying Something New
Our lovely respite resident showed some of us how to play a card game called Whist. Home Services Advisor; Rachel had never played before but was up for the challenge.
Having been beaten several times over, at Whist and Dominos poor Rachel has gone home to see if she can improve her skills for the mornings rematch!
Celebrating World Cocktail Day
World Cocktail Day is a global celebration of cocktails, it marks the publication date of the first definition of a cocktail on May 13 in 1806.
To mark the day, residents had so much fun taking park in shaking their own cocktails. Our resident ambassador was full of smiles as she pushed the trolley. Cheers everyone!
VE Day Celebrations
Our residents had a lot of fun Saturday 7th May when we celebrated VE Day. The day started off with making some decorations followed by two performers!
We had a lovely set performed by Fiona Harrison - A Voice in a Million who came dressed in full ATS uniform and performed some amazing songs from the 1940's upwards.
Later on in the afternoon Julie Hunt - Care Home Entertainer who raised the energy with a lively rock n roll set. Julie had lots of our residents up and toes tapping.
International Firefighters Day
Today we celebrated International Firefighters' Day at Waterside Court alongside the firefighters from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (Official). On this day we acknowledge the sacrifices of those who have lost their lives while serving the community.
We really wanted to send a big THANK YOU to the local firefighter team, for all they do in protecting our communities night and day!
Our residents and staff think you're all amazing and really enjoyed seeing the engine close up and spending time with you chatting over tea & cake.
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Professional Symponia Event
Thank you to Jeremy Davies from Symponia who invited local solicitors into our home to introduce their 2022 programme along with a refresher on how current legislation works.
