Therapeutic Activities

The home policy on "Therapeutic Activities" takes into account the Service User's interests skills, experiences, personalities and medical condition. The home offers a wide range of activities designed to encourage the client to keep mobile, and most importantly take an interest in life.

Staff encourages and in certain instances help Service User's to pursue their hobbies and interests:

We have a part-time activity co-ordinator that has overall responsibility for orgainising the activities for our clients, as well as trips out and entertainment.

Service User's can play the following games using the equipment that is designed for fading sight:

• Cards
• Scrabble
• Bingo
• Draughts
• Ball games - feet or hand

Activities with the staff (On a Daily Basis)

• Chatting to Individual Service Users
• Going for walks
• Manicures
• Visiting Hairdresser
• Playing games
• Armchair exercises
• Reading letters/magazines/newspapers
• Helping to choose Library books
• Music and singalongs
• Maintain life long hobbies, crossword puzzles etc...

Outings

All outings are geared to Service User's needs and capabilties and due to this a limited number of Service User's can go on any one outing.

Examples of outings are listed below:

• A drive around the countryside
• Visit to a Garden Centre
• Visit to a pantomine or play.