Care Home Activity
This series of articles explores how the care home activity team can create and deliver meaningful, person-centred activities in care homes. It explains how to build effective individual plans, use music and reminiscence safely, and make group sessions inclusive for everyone. It also covers simple ways to measure and evidence impact for inspectors, and offers practical, low-cost ideas that bring daily purpose, connection and wellbeing all year round.
What Low-Cost Care Home Activities Work Well All Year Round?
Meaningful activity doesn’t need big budgets, small, frequent moments count. Build a rolling calendar with seasonal themes...
How Do We Measure the Impact of Care Home Activities and Show It to Inspectors?
Inspectors don’t want piles of paperwork, but they do want assurance that activities improve wellbeing. SCIE recommends simple...
How do we make group activities inclusive for everyone?
NICE advises a choice of group and 1-to-1 activities that build independence and mental wellbeing; activities should be accessible...
How can we use music and reminiscence safely and well?
Music supports memory, mood and connection, particularly for people living with dementia. Dementia UK highlights how familiar music can...
How do we build a person-centred activity plan that really works?
NICE says older people in care homes should have daily opportunities for meaningful activity that promotes health and mental wellbeing.…
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