Our activity sessions offer care home residents so much more than just entertainment:
- A lot of time goes into preparing each session. Each session costs us over £100 to run but we only charge £53.
- We have a truly person-centred approach. Every participant is valued, we learn everyone's names and we adapt the content to suit the attention spans, abilities and preferences of different groups.
- We invest in high quality equipment and props.
- All our presenters have been chosen for their exceptional ability to connect with older people, and many are registered therapists in their field.
- All our presenters benefit from ongoing training and mentoring both in our own classrooms and in the field. They also attend many training courses run by Bristol City Council including :- Dementia Awareness, Communication & Support for People living with Dementia, Issues of Capacity & Consent in Dementia, Dementia and Behaviour we find Challenging, Loss & Bereavement, Palliative Care, Safer People Moving and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults.
We offer five types of hour-long session to suit the needs of individual groups of residents.
- Our Variety Hour includes sing-alongs, poetry & verse, quizzes, anagrams, last night of the proms, and physical activities such as giant balloon play, being in a percussion band and conducting the orchestra.
- Our Guided Reminiscence Session uses the internet and a video projector to help residents re-live their most important memories: where they grew up, went to school, got married etc. Sites such as GoogleMaps, Google Earth and YouTube are an incredible resource for aiding reminiscence. We also include other materials from times past, including old newspapers from famous days in history and copies of old adverts.
- Our iPad session enables residents to access reminiscence materials via the internet using the touchscreen (which is much easier to use and more intuitive than a conventional computer). Residents can also unleash their creative potential using iPad apps for painting pictures or making music.
- Our Dance Movement Psychotherapy session allows residents to express themselves through movement, and is particularly recommended for those who find it difficult to express themselves verbally, such as people with dementia.
- Our Art workshop encourages older people to express themselves creatively, make individual choices, engage with new skills and, above all, have fun!
All our workshops cost £53 for an hour-long session (£40 for local authority homes). We offer a discounted rate of £25 for your first session.
If you'd like to book a workshop for your care home, please contact us on 0117 377 4756 or info@aliveactivities.org
