Virtual session of activities for care home residents
Residents at a Henfield care home joined thousands of other care home residents for a virtual afternoon of festive fun.
Barchester’s Red Oaks care home got into the Christmas spirit by joining a virtual afternoon of festivities along with the staff and residents at more than 70 Barchester care homes across the south of England, Jersey and the Isle of Wight.
Red Oaks staff and residents pulled out all the stops by dressing up in their glittery Christmas best to link up with all the other care homes in the south of the country for a whole host of different fun activities, culminating in the Barchester Big Quiz of the Year.
General manager Linda Ryan said: “We’ve all had a challenging year so we wanted to ensure the Christmas celebrations for our residents and staff were an extra special treat.
“‘Meeting up’ with the other homes virtually has given them all such a boost. We’ve all had so much fun letting our hair down, everyone really enjoyed the afternoon.”
A resident at Red Oaks care home said: “It has been a lovely afternoon. It was wonderful to see everyone in all the other homes joining in.
“I really enjoyed variety of games and lovely food.”
The care home offers varied life enrichment programme to keep residents active, and provides a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities.
Red Oaks care home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals.
The home provides nursing, residential, dementia and respite care.
Call 01273 493043 if you are looking for care or need any further help.
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