Activities at Woodland View Care Home
Activities at Woodland View
Woodland View is passionately committed to providing residents with a varied choice of entertainment, social, health and well being, craft and relaxation based activities.
Activities will all be meaningful and based on the likes of residents and will continue to evolve depending on our residents. The activities provided will also include involvement from other local community based organisations and are open to all residents, family and friends of residents. Our activities will be facilitated by staff from all departments as well as invited guests. Families are also enthusiastically encouraged to play a part in activities when possible.
There will always be at least one person at every activity who has been DBS checked to ensure the safeguarding of our residents. The dignity of our residents and our respect for them is at the centre of everything we do, each and every day.
We are always reviewing and changing our schedule of activities to be a centre of excellence and actively invite feedback and suggestions for new and meaningful activities and ideas.
Petra Hardman
Hi my name is Petra and I'm the Activities Coordinator here at Woodland View. I love seeing the difference that activities can make to each individual, and finding out what interests they have and ensure I incorporate that into our activities here.
I love music and drama coming from a musical background as a singer all over the country, music is important to me and I feel it makes such a difference to everyone, it evokes memories, and creates happiness. I also love to boost residents self esteem by creating pampering sessions and having one to one time to relax and reminisce.
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 Woodland View Care Home
Virtual Exercise Class
Residents at Woodland View were excited to have online exercise class with our fitness and well-being trainer, Sarah. Residents at the home were enjoying gentle chair exercises and movement along to their favourite songs.
Housekeepers Week
We celebrated International Housekeepers Week, which runs between 13th-19th September 2020.
It was a chance to recognise and reward the important work done by the housekeeping team. They often go above and beyond, particularly during the recent pandemic.
For this special week, the activities team organized a 'Back to the 70s'-themed summer party. Residents had the opportunity to participate in different hilarious activities to win prizes, and so much more.
The housekeeping team members received a bag of goodies with a message from all of the Woodland View family telling them how much they are appreciated in the home and how hard they work.
Going for Gold
Residents and staff at Woodland View in Colchester, laced up their trainers and warmed-up for their annual sports day.
Staff and residents took to their marks in the giant bowling, balloon tennis, crazy football, `hit the tin` and colourful races. The residents battled it out to be crowned sporting champions by the activities team before being treated to a winner’s buffet of homemade cake and ice cream.
We always encourage our residents to keep active. With summer on the way we had a great opportunity to move our activities outside to make the most of the weather. Our residents really enjoyed today and it was lovely to see so many of them getting involved. It reminded all of us of when we were kids at school!
Virtual Cruise
Residents at Woodland View virtually travelled to Hawaii on the 23rd July. Residents enjoyed touring and learning about Hawaii.
The garden at Woodland View was decorated by staff with bunting and summer decorations.
Residents and staff got together for a fruity afternoon with exotic fruits and fresh cocktails prepared by the home's talented chef. He served Mojito, Ice Tea and Pink Lemonade.
The fun didn’t stop there: residents enjoyed entertainment from Hawaii and staff participated in playing music, fancy dress up, and dances.
National Allotments Week
Residents at Woodland View took part in National Allotments Week during 10th – 16th August.
National Allotment Week started in 2002 as a way of raising awareness of allotments and the role they play in helping people to live healthier lifestyles, grow their own food, develop friendships and bolster communities.
Allotments have many benefits. They bring people together and unite them through their shared love of home-grown, healthy fresh fruit and vegetables, physical exercise and social interaction.
This week residents at Woodland View got involved in planting new fruit and vegetables, a quiz to identify allotment vegetables, fruits and berries, place different herbs in pots and play a guessing game with residents to guess what they are from the smell in each pot, had a tasting session of grown vegetables and berries.
Staff at Woodland View helped residents dig into some fun activities during National Allotments Week, and reflected of the many benefits of growing, cooking and eating your own fruit and vegetables. Residents particularly enjoyed the tasting session of grown vegetables and berries.
Divisional Nurse of the Year
Congratulations to Anumol Thomas, who has been named as a Divisional Winner in the 2020 Barchester Care Awards. Anumol is a finalist in the Registered Nurse of the Year category and has been invited to attend a virtual awards ceremony on 8th October, where she will find out if she has won overall.
