HC-One Wales’s Church View Care Home in Caerphilly welcomed visitors and guests from their local community to participate in this year’s Care Home Open Week celebrations from Monday, June 16 until Sunday, June 22, 2025.
The homes main celebration events took place during Care Home Open Weekend between Friday, June 20 and Sunday, June 22, 2025. Church View Care Home welcomed residents, colleagues, friends, family and the wider community to ‘The Big Summer Weekender’ event.
Care Home Open Week is a national event hosted by Championing Social Care, designed to connect care homes with their local communities. The week offers care homes the opportunity to showcase their range of services, provide tours of their facilities, and highlight the activities that are offered to residents.
The event is also a reminder to the homes’ neighbours that they are there if they need support. Throughout the week, residents, colleagues, families, and friends enjoyed a variety of fun-filled activities culminating in an end-of-week celebration at the home.
The event also sought to connect the homes with their neighbours, highlighting the communal support that the home can provide. HC-One Wales’s chosen theme for this year’s Care Home Open Week was ‘The Big Summer Weekender’ emulating the nostalgic feel of British summer holidays with a variety of fun-filled activities culminating in an end-of-week celebration at the home.
Church View Care Home invited the local community to join in a spectacular celebration inspired by the resounding success of its recent Summer Party Day. Following an unforgettable day filled with music, dancing, and joy, Church View opened its doors to share the warmth and vibrancy of its community with neighbours, families, and friends.
The Summer Party Day at Church View was a dazzling affair, where residents, families, and colleagues came together for a day of pure delight. The event featured live music entertainment, energetic dancing, a fancy dress mocktail party, a lively disco, and a fabulous buffet that left everyone raving.
Guests enjoyed a taste of the summer party magic, with entertainment, refreshments, and opportunities to meet the dedicated team who make Church View a special place to call home. Church View Care Home was adorned in a variety of summer themed decorations, emulating the nostalgic feel of British summer holidays past and present provided a perfect setting for everyone to come together as a community, and to learn more about life at the care home.
As well as providing a space for existing relatives and residents to celebrate life at the home, visitors were encouraged to hear directly from colleagues in the home about what a rewarding career in care looks like as well as opportunities for community engagement and about the volunteering roles on offer within the home.
Lisa Jones, HC-One Wales’s Church View Care Home Manager, commented:
“We were overjoyed to open the doors of Church View Care Home to our local community during this year’s Care Home Open Week. It was a wonderful opportunity to share the genuine kindness, dedication, and compassionate care that define our home every day.
“The event allowed us to strike stronger bonds with families, friends, and neighbours while celebrating the remarkable spirit of our residents and the tireless efforts of our team. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and embraced the lively, joyful life at Church View.”