Our Wellbeing Hub is a thriving, vibrant environment which is well utilised by our residents.
The department is a hub for socialising within the charity and is run with enthusiasm and passion. Our Rehabilitation Assistants put together an array of daily activities, which include music therapy, films, arts and crafts (stencilling, weaving, painting) and games (dominoes, quizzes, skittles), all of which are designed to care for residents’ emotional wellbeing and encourage participation and increase social inclusion.
We have a number of live music concerts throughout the year, performed in our Day Room and Wellbeing Hub. Music genres vary enormously and cater for a wide range of tastes and cultures. The concerts lift residents’ spirits, increase sociability and motivate many residents to move around, sing, clap or tap to a rhythm.
The Rehabilitation Assistants also arrange hand massages, hot towels, and hand and nail care for residents. A hairdresser and chiropodist also regularly visit Care for Veterans, and residents can make appointments to see them.
Organised by the Rehabilitation Assistants from the Wellbeing Hub, activities and outings are a major part of life at Care for Veterans and can involve a wide-ranging programme of up to 30 outings a year. Past visits have included The London Eye, Buckingham Palace, St James Palace, Twickenham Rugby. We have a coach and a minibus to enable us to transport residents on trips and excursions. They are both fitted with internal wheelchair tracking systems, and have a lift fitted to allow wheelchairs to enter easily from the rear doors. These trips give residents something to look forward to outside of their normal routine and enable our higher dependency residents to engage in social activities that they otherwise might not be able to.
“In July, Care for Veterans residents were invited to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. The coach was ready promptly at 9.45am and the party, all dressed to the nines, climbed aboard. The ladies, in particular, looked lovely and we were fortunate that the weather was warm and dry.” Care for Veterans Staff
