Resident Wish To Revisit Beloved Wetland Centre Comes True
A special Oomph! trip enabled Lostock Lodge Care Home to make a wish come true for one of their residents as part of the Country Court Care ‘Make a Wish’…
Westgate Healthcare gets some Oomph! with new partnership!
We are partnering with Westgate Healthcare, to engage residents in awesome exercise classes and creative activities, as well as regular trips out. Taking a whole-home approach to activities, staff in…
Avante Care & Support partners up with Oomph! enterprise!
We are partnering with Avante Care & Support, a leading UK Care provider, to engage residents in awesome exercise classes and creative activities, as well as regular trips out. Taking…
As we welcome the warmer weather, kicking off our Oomph! Nature workshop and some fantastic summer trips, we get expert advice from Nicky Roeber, Online Horticultural Expert at Wyevale Garden…
Exciting research project to investigate Oomph! effect
Introducing... Shiva Shangari Manoharan We are excited to be match funding a PhD studentship with Bournemouth University. This will investigate the physical and psychological effects of Oomph! in older adults.…
Last week brought us 2019’s Dementia Action Week, giving us time to reflect on this year’s theme of inclusion. Craig Taylor-Green, a Regional Wellbeing Coordinator at Oomph!, gives his thoughts…
Making wishes come true at blackpool tower ballroom
A special Oomph! trip enabled Lostock Lodge Care Home to make a wish come true for one of their residents as part of the Country Court Care ‘Make a Wish’…
Belong partners with Oomph! to adopt ‘whole team’ approach to wellbeing
We have partnered with Belong, a leading UK care organisation, to extend the wellbeing and activities programmes in place across its seven care villages. The partnership has seen Oomph! roll…
Goal! Resident wish kicked off with trip to Notts County Football Club
New Care has been getting out and about on Oomph! trips. One recent trip for The Grand Care Centre scored a goal with residents, who went to Notts County Football…
Formula 1 fan and care home resident “thrilled to bits” to recieve photobook and momento
Country Court Care homes have been going on regular Oomph! trips, and as a result of this, our drivers (or Conductors), are really getting to know the residents at the…
With the launch of our Oomph! Create workshop, Heather, from The Lightbox Museum and Gallery, has some top tips for bringing art into your care setting: Enjoy the process of…
Partnership with Arthritis Action to improve strength, balance and co-ordination
We have teamed up with UK Charity, Arthritis Action, to deliver exercise programmes designed specifically for older adults with arthritis. For the first time, a collaboration between Oomph! and Arthritis…
Country Court Care gets some Oomph! for their residents!
“Another great day! Buzzing atmosphere, happy residents, happy carers. Well enjoyed by all despite the cold weather!” One member of staff commented after a recent trip. We have partnered with…
Kingsley Healthcare gets even more Oomph! with programme roll out!
Following the success of the Wellbeing Programme in 13 Kingsley Healthcare homes, a further 12 homes are due to be trained to deliver awesome exercise classes and creative activities for…
Sanctuary Care gets some Oomph! with “life-changing” new partnership
85-year-old resident Colleen Keen, who brands herself as an ‘Oomph! Girl’ said: “The classes are liberating. I used to struggle with circulation, especially in my ankles but now the classes…
Falls at Victoria Nursing reduced significantly… with regular Oomph! exercise sessions
Falls have reduced significantly at Victoria Nursing Group’s Chartwell, within 6 months of beginning Oomph! exercise sessions in the home. Between August 2017 and January 2018, the home recorded 17…
Wigan Council has partnered with us to train staff and residents as part of a Sport England subsidised programme, which aims to get the over 55s from inactive to active…
Sculpting new skills… Care home staff use their artistic license
Staff from Orchard Care Homes have been sculpting out new skills at our workshop that focused on painting, sketching and modelling with clay, ready to take their newfound talents back…
Care homes get arty to celebrate Oomph! Create-mas
In the spirit of Create-mas, we're showcasing residents' Christmas themed artworks that have been entered into our Oomph! Create competition. Inspired by the new workshops that we're running in partnership with…
Residents to get creative with new Art Gallery partnership
Oomph! have partnered with The Lightbox gallery and museum in Woking to design a brand new workshop for care home staff. Staff have been sculpting out new skills that focus…
Walking into a care setting for older adults, you might be surprised to see children’s tricycles in the gardens and toys in the lounges. But, thanks to intergenerational care and…
We have partnered with Somerset Care, a leading UK Care Group, to provide engaging trips out for their residents. Trips are running for 26 Somerset Care homes, who will be…
School pupils jived into the 50s, with the help of Barty House residents
Oomph! work in partnership with Canford Healthcare, a leading UK provider of care homes, to take residents out and about on trips to local destinations. A recent trip took residents…
Care home resident’s wish comes true with reminiscent trip to Northern Ireland
Oomph! work in partnership with TLC Care Group, a provider of care homes across Herts, Surrey, London and Cambridgeshire, to train and support homes, with wishes and ambitions making up a…
This World Alzheimer's Day on Thursday 20th October, film crews visited Sutton Court where a special Oomph! exercise session was taking place to mark the day. “Oomph specifically helps people…
Canford Healthcare gets some Oomph! with new wellbeing partnership!
We're excited to be partnering with Canford Healthcare, a successful UK Care provider, to deliver awesome exercise classes and creative activities for their residents. Taking a whole-home approach to activities,…
WCS Care gets some Oomph! with new wellbeing partnership!
We are partnering with WCS Care, a leading UK Care Group, to deliver awesome exercise classes and creative activities for their residents, as well as engaging trips out. Taking a…
Inspiring others to create a whole-home approach to wellbeing
On a regular basis I visit care homes to support the delivery of their wellbeing programmes, and I often hear that it’s an uphill battle to encourage others to support…
We’re delighted to release our brand new Oomph! Impact Report 2017/18. This year, we've achieved amazing scale, positively changing the impact of ageing for record numbers of older adults across the…
Springhill Care Group teams up with wellbeing specialist
We're partnering with Springhill Care, a leading UK Care Group, to provide engaging trips out for their residents. Springhill Care Group, which operates three care homes across the UK, will…
Rising technology in the Care Sector: Challenges and Opportunities
Recently, at the Digital Healthcare show at Excel in London, Paul Burstow from Social Care Institute of Excellence held a thought provoking seminar focused on technology and how care homes need…
We're partnering with Canford Healthcare, a leading UK Care Group, to provide engaging trips out for their residents. Trips are running for 9 Canford Healthcare homes, who are visiting a…
From Cat Cafes to Gin Distilleries: One Year of Out & About
With every life change, we reach new milestones and new circumstances are thrust upon us. In early adulthood, most milestones are an opportunity to interact with new people; we land…
Borough Care Residents Get Out And About With Oomph!
We are now partnering with Borough Care, the largest not for profit provider of care for older people in Stockport, to provide its residents with more day trips out to…
What Matters In Wellbeing – Engagement Vs Outcomes
Last week I attended the first International Conference for Social Prescribing at Salford University. Discussions there recognised the fundamental challenge of creating interest and motivation for people to start participating…
Mayflower care homes given some Oomph! with new wellbeing partnership!
We are partnering with Mayflower Care Communities, an award winning UK Care Group, to deliver awesome exercise classes and creative activities for their residents. Taking a whole-home approach to activities,…
#VolunteersWeek – Celebrating and thanking volunteers across the UK
Volunteers week takes place between 1st and 7th June every year and is a chance to say thank you to all of the volunteers across the country for their contributions,…
Kingsley puts some Oomph! into its care homes with new wellbeing partnership!
We have partnered with Kingsley Healthcare, an award winning, UK Care Group, to deliver awesome exercise classes and creative activities for their residents. Following a pilot in two homes last…
Orchard Care Homes puts some Oomph! into its care homes with innovative partnership!
We are partnering with Orchard Care Homes, a leading UK care group, to deliver ‘awesome’ exercise classes and creative activities for residents, as well as engaging trips out. A pilot…
