Activities at The Wingfield Care Home

We have had so much fun dancing the afternoon away! 

Joy and laughter filled the room as we also celebrated one of our lovely ladies birthdays; Happy Birthday, Muriel.

We are proud to offer this event on a monthly basis and welcome anyone to come along and boogie with us. Thanks again to Steve from Retro DJ for putting on such a great afternoon, providing us with both great music and lights! 

Today several of our gentleman residents enjoyed a trip out to local pub The Red Admiral and residents Paddy, Roy and Roy's wife joined us. Paddy and Roy both enjoyed a pint of beer and as requested Paddy's favourite salt and vinegar crisps.

A really enjoyable morning playing a few games of pool, chatting and watching the snooker on the television. It's given us lots of ideas about how we can revamp our bar lounge 'The Wingfield Arms' on our Forget Me Not unit - watch this space.

We have enjoyed lot's of festive bus trips recently! We are becoming regular customers at Whitehall Garden Centre and have been trying to get out as many people to see their fantastic Christmas displays.

We have also enjoyed evening trips out to see the amazing Christmas lights in Melksham. Residents have thoroughly enjoyed these trips and happily sang along to festive tunes while admiring all the pretty lights.

It was a pleasure to welcome members from the Trowbridge Salvation Army band into the home recently for an evening of Christmas carols, mince pies and mulled wine! 

We were joined by family and friends and it was a fabulous evening filled with festive cheer!      

Music is a big part of life here at The Wingfield, and we are proud to offer live music performances at least once a week at home. Music is great at bringing people together, lifting moods and tapping into those core memories. At home, we strive to offer music to suit all tastes, from classical to rock ‘n’ roll! 

Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting a ‘Jazz and Cocktails’ event and welcoming new singer David into the home, who made quite an impression. Drinks were flowing and there was lots of singing and dancing throughout the afternoon.

Our Employee of the Month Award goes to our lovely Activities Coordinator, Chloe!

Chloe always gives her best in making sure our residents have an array of activities that bring joy to all. From fantastic bus trips to all of our themed events. Chloes hard work doesnt go unnoticed and is a highly valued member of staff here at Wingfield.

We had such a lovely day at the home celebrating Christmas this year.

A truly special day filled with joy, laughter and festive magic. Celebrations kicked off with a surprise visit from Santa delivering presents to everyone, followed by a traditional Christmas lunch  and an afternoon of Christmas movies, mulled wine and mince pies.

A heart-warming celebration that reminded us what Christmas is all about - togetherness, kindness and sharing those special moments as we were joined by lots of family and friends for the day.

A big thank you to Santa who has been visiting the home on Christmas day for many years now and to all the staff that helped make this day so memorable.

We recently visited Dobbies Garden Centre to check out their Christmas decorations and displays and what a delightful afternoon it was! Residents Mavis and Jean had us in stitches of laughter from start to finish! 

It was dark and gloomy outside but I think it's fair to say they brightened up not only our day but everyone else's who happened to be there too. A really memorable outing, we can't wait to do lot's more.

Residents thoroughly enjoyed a recent visit from Romeo the donkey from Kelly’s Donkeys. Romeo filled the home with festive joy as he made his way round, meeting everyone in his Christmas attire. A visit that sparked memories for some of our residents who had grown up owning donkeys of their own.

Animal therapy has been proven to help improve physical, emotional and cognitive well-being.        

Therapy dog Fizz continues to visit the home every month and her friendly, gentle demeanour always brings a real sense of calm and joy to the home. Here at the home, lots of our residents have owned dogs at some point in their lives, and it’s always a joy to hear about those fond memories and stories shared.

Animal therapy is proven to be significantly beneficial, not only offering comfort and mood improvement but also contributing to overall physical wellbeing. At the home, we are always overwhelmed by the resident's response we get to animals visiting, which is why we strive to ensure that we are able to offer this regularly.   

We've had so much fun on our Forget Me Not unit today celebrating the New Year! Drinks were flowing and everyone was up on their feet singing and dancing!

We ended the party with a countdown and singing the traditional 'Auld Lang Syne' together. The perfect way to welcome the new year in together.

Lillie aged 11 generously made cards for each and everyone of our residents at the home and also some of our staff too! It was a real pleasure to welcome her into our home recently, accompanied by Dad, as she insisted she handed them out individually and met all of our residents. Our residents were incredibly grateful for Lillie's generosity and the time she took making so many cards! 

Thank you so  much Lillie, we really hope you enjoy your gift.

This year’s Christmas fête was a resounding success! The home held a raffle, tombola, Santa’s grotto and there were lots of fantastic stalls selling homemade artisan products. 

It was great to have so many people from our local community join us for the afternoon.    

We recently celebrated one of our amazing residents, Joan’s 100th birthday at the home! Joan enjoyed a small tea party with close friends with everyone in the home getting involved in helping her celebrate her special day. 

Staff ensured Joan looked fabulous on the day and the chef whipped up a delicious birthday cake and refreshments for everyone to enjoy. Joan received many cards from the local community and was overwhelmed by all the effort everyone had made for her, stating she’d had ‘the best birthday ever!’  

We regularly host crafting sessions at the home – often these are themed. Residents have recently enjoyed embracing their creativity through Autumn wreath making and pumpkin flower arranging, bringing lots of warmth and colour into our home as it began getting colder outside. 

These activities are great at bringing people together and either continuing those previous hobbies and interests or for some trying out new things. The items we create in these sessions are then proudly displayed either in residents' rooms or in our communal areas for everyone to enjoy.