Our activities and newsletters
We offer a wide range of lifestyle support and activities to meet the interests, needs and choices of our customers and to achieve person-centred outcomes. Activity Leads champion a variety of activities, such as attendance at day centres, college and work as well as day trips, holidays and social events. Activities inside our homes include arts and crafts, cooking, computer/IT games, sensory experiences and gardening.
OOMPH!
OOMPH! Is a holistic Wellbeing programme focussed around social interaction and exercise. We have trained OOMPH staff in our homes and in Community Support who deliver enjoyable activities to our customers. Details of the OOMPH activity sessions can be found here.
Themed Activity Events
Estuary is working towards providing outstanding services to our customers which are Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
Each year, we work with partners to organise a themed event around these areas.
Safety Day 2017
On 18 May 2017, we held the Safety Fun Day in Southend. This focussed around our efforts to provide safe support to our customers. We had representatives from various local health, social (and allied care) providers. This included the Essex Fire and Rescue service who brought along an appliance and crew for people to visit and to receive advice about fire safety and Essex police who gave advice about hate crime. The local domestic abuse service provided advice on healthy relationships and the Mayor of Southend attended.
Health & Wellbeing Day 2018
On 21 June 2018, we held the Health & Wellbeing Day in Southend. This focussed around our efforts to provide effective support to our customers. This event built on the success of the Safety day and was attended by around 100 customers and guests, including the Mayor of Southend.
There was a variety of food available including vegetarian options, samosas and healthy dessert tasters such as courgette cake, carrot balls and chocolate brownies and low-fat Eton mess. Our partners from the Essex County Council Quality Innovation team attended and brought a GERT suit to try on, which simulates the physical effects of ageing. There were also dementia and diabetes stands for people to learn more about these conditions. The smoothie bike proved very successful and promoted hydration, fruit consumption and exercise. The NHS screening van carried out some checks on our customers and staff. Photographs of the day including Oomph activities can be found here
Impact Assessment
We have carried out an impact assessment of our Customer and Community engagement activities. Please see the link below.
SH&C Impact Assessment 2017-18.pdf 3MB
Newsletters
We produce the quarterly Voice newsletter for our customers. It provides a round up of different activities, events and holidays in our homes and the community. Voice is accredited by the Plain English campaign, meeting the accessible information standard. For the latest and previous editions, please scroll down.
Voice Newsletter
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Voice Spring - 2018 [pdf] 4MB Voice Winter2017_18.[pdf] 5MB Voice Autumn-2017 [pdf] 5.2MB
Last updated: 14 August 2018 |
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