Activities at Worplesdon View Care Home
Activities at Worplesdon View
The activities team at Worplesdon View organise and run activities and events for large groups, small groups and individual residents. We include relatives, volunteers and the remaining staff whenever possible and encourage choice and participation from everyone we support. Our programme is planned in advance and is is designed provide tailored, meaningful activities for residents to participate in that will stimulate all senses, whist encouraging mental and physical well-being. We have an activity plan for all residents, and of course, this changes with the needs of each person to keep it up-to-date and useful. Worplesdon View is a fun and dynamic place to live and work, and the secret to this is that everyone is encouraged to see activities as part of their role in the home so that residents are happy and always have something to do.
Marsha Bevan
Marsha comes from a past of organising and planning workshops for school groups and running her own business, with lots of connections to different entertainers, she has undertaken the challenge of managing our busy events and activity schedule. Organised and smiley, you can find her filling in spreadsheets, chatting to residents or playing word games - her favourite activity!
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 Worplesdon View Care Home
Memory Lane
At Worplesdon View, we know how important is to enable our residents to reminisce about their most precious memories, from a walk around the garden to revived old hobbies
Armchair Travel
Travelling to new places and experiencing new cultures can build empathy and offer new learning opportunities. While our residents may not be able to explore different parts of the world in person, we gave them the next best thing: a full travel experience without leaving their armchairs.
World Chocolate Day
This isn't a day many of us will need much persuasion to celebrate, and there are many ways we can to it. To celebrate the World Chocolate Day, our residents were able to enjoy a chocolate party with a chocolate testing contest, a singalong and a lecture on the history of the Dairy Milk bar.
Royal Ascot
Residents and staff at Worplesdon had their bets at the ready for Royal Ascot, which ran from 16th – 20th June. The racing fans at Worplesdon weren’t phased by the current situation, as they had the opportunity to enjoy the event from the comfort of their own armchair.
Residents and staff got together to watch the races, and also celebrated in a very Royal Ascot fashion with music and decorations and cocktails.
Royal Celebrations
On Saturday June 13th, the Queen celebrated her second, and official birthday. Our residents were asked to design a birthday cake in honour of Her Majesty's big day. It was a lot of fun designing the cake. It’s not every day we get to design a cake fit for the Queen!
Carers Week
We held a day of celebration to thank care staff at the home, who make a real difference to the lives of those in their care.
The staff were treated with basket of goodies, put together by our residents, and a thank you card. They also were treated to some pizzas from the staff fund. Our residents loved the fact that they were able show their gratitude to our staff.
