HC-One’s Mountview Care Home in Rothley, Leicestershire, 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. Mountview 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’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.
Mountview Care Home hosted a series of summer holiday events designed to spark memories and create community spirit. The week-long celebration brought residents, families, and the local community together through a variety of engaging activities.
Throughout the week, residents enjoyed daisy chain making, traditional cream teas, a lively seaside fun day, and a scenic trip to Abbey Park. The festivities continued with a relaxing garden picnic and a beautiful flower arranging demonstration, ensuring there was something for everyone to enjoy.
Peta Goodwin-Hill, HC-One’s Mountview Care Home Manager, commented:
“We were pleased to invite members of our local community to Mountview as part of this year’s Care Home Open Week. This event gave us a chance to meet so many new people, as it was great to connect with families, friends, and neighbours, and to celebrate the incredible individuals who live and work tirelessly at Mountview.”