Activities at Wykeham House 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.
Rachel Stevens
I joined Wykeham House in October 2022 but I have worked doing activities in care homes since I left College, I began volunteering in a local home when I was 15 years old and then took on my first job in a care home when I was 18. I have enjoyed extending my knowledge to improve my work and have a Level 2 in Dementia Awareness, Domestic Abuse Awareness and Mental Health Awareness. I have also attended courses on End-Of-Life Activities as well as Dementia focused Activities. I love what I do and for me it is important that every day is a new day for our residents with new opportunities and a smiling face to come with it.
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 Wykeham House Care Home
Horley Retirement Group Easter Party
Some of our residents were lucky enough to be invited to the Horley Retirement Group Easter Party. This was a brilliant day out and the residents love being able to be a part of their local community engaging with other individuals who live locally.
Wykeham House Garden
Over the past few months we have been joined by our wonderful volunteers to prep our garden in time for residents to plant their own vegetables, herbs and flowers. The garden looks fabulous both day and night and our green fingered residents are very excited to be able to contribute towards our catering team.
Nutrition and Hydration Week
During the course of the week we talked about all things nutrition and hydration, and why it's so important to us all. Residents enjoyed A Brilliant Breakfast, A Buffet Style Afternoon Tea, Milkshake Making, A Delicious Sunday Roast and A Delivery of Fruit Selections.
Tap about Town
Residents enjoyed a performance from the wonderful Katie Lewis who is a Broadway style tap dancer, giving residents performances to some big named shows including Chicago, Singing in the Rain and much more. Of course we had to get up and join in!
Pastry Making for British Pie Week
Residents enjoyed something different for British Pie Week, we homed in on their knowledge of how to make pastry and together made some delicious Jam Tarts. Here is Gwen and her fabulous Jam Tart Journey.
Meaningful one-to-one Sessions
As an activities team we not only provide group activities but individual one to one sessions. We have been working on making these as meaningful as possible by asking residents what they would like to do. Valerie recently lost her husband Tony, and wanted to take some time to look over their life together and remember the good times, the bad times but always the best times!
