The Homestead Day Care Centre

13/02/2026

🎶♥️ The Homestead Valentines Day Disco ♥️🎶

13/02/2026

💕 Valentine’s Week at The Homestead 💕

What a wonderful week of love, laughter, and celebration we’ve had here at The Homestead! ❤️

Our Valentine’s Day activities were full of smiles and special moments. We got busy in the kitchen making delicious jam tarts and biscuits (which tasted as good as they looked! 🍓🍪), enjoyed a lovely shopping trip followed by cosy hot drinks, and created some beautiful handmade Valentine’s Day cards for loved ones.

To top it all off, we finished the week with a fantastic Valentine’s disco and party! 💃🕺 There was music, dancing, laughter, and plenty of fun shared by everyone.

It’s been such a joy seeing everyone getting involved, being creative, and celebrating together. Thank you to our amazing team for making it all happen — and to everyone who joined in and made it so special.

Here’s to more happy memories at The Homestead! 💖✨

09/02/2026

✨ A peek at what’s coming up in February at The Homestead! ✨

Our activity board is filling up nicely, and we’ve got lots of fun, creativity, music, baking and celebrations planned for the weeks ahead 🎶🍰🎨

From Valentine’s crafts and games days to themed food, quizzes and plenty of laughs, our days are all about friendship, staying active, and enjoying good company 💬❤️

We’re a day centre for older people based in Rugeley, offering a warm, welcoming space where everyone is supported to feel at home.

If you or a loved one would like to know more about what we do, please get in touch or pop us a message — we’d love to hear from you 😊

🌼 Plus… keep an eye out for our upcoming St Patrick’s Day and Easter celebrations! 🌼

26/01/2026

❗️ EXCITING NEWS! ❗️

At the Homestead, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our services and support the needs of our community. In response to feedback from our clients, we are considering extending our operating hours to include Saturdays- alongside our current Monday to Friday schedule.

This additional service would be offered in addition to the days already attended during the week, not as a replacement.

The cost of the service will be the same as weekdays and we will offer the same activities and outings.

If you would be interested in attending the Day Centre on a Saturday please give us a call on 01543 490125 or email us on: payments@dayservices.co.uk

Thank you for your continued support ❤️

08/12/2025

🎄✨ Festive Fun at The Homestead! ✨🎄

Our wonderful clients have been getting into the Christmas spirit this week with a very special activity — decorating their own Christmas cakes! 🍰🎨

Everyone put so much love and creativity into their designs, and the finished cakes looked absolutely beautiful. After decorating, each cake was carefully wrapped as a gift, ready to bring joy to someone special this holiday season. 🎁❤️

We were also delighted to welcome the local primary school choir, who filled the centre with the sound of Christmas hymns. Their beautiful singing brought smiles, memories, and a lovely sense of togetherness. 🎶✨

It was a heart-warming day full of festive cheer, shared stories, and community spirit. We’re so proud of our amazing group!

Wishing all our families and friends a warm and happy festive season from all of us here at The Homestead Day Centre. 🌟

08/12/2025

🎄A Busy November & December at The Homestead! 🎄

What a wonderful few weeks we've had here at our day centre in Rugeley — filled with laughter, creativity, and festive spirit!

✨ International Men’s Day
We celebrated the amazing men in our lives by sharing our favourite inspirational male figures and enjoying a delicious afternoon tea together. A lovely day of stories, smiles, and good company.

🎭 A Trip to the Theatre
Our visit to Rugeley Theatre to watch Robin Hood was a huge hit! Lots of laughs, lots of cheers, and a great day out for everyone.

💌 Special Birthday Cards
We proudly created handmade cards for a local gentleman in Rugeley who is turning 100! Our clients put so much care into every message — a beautiful moment of community kindness.

🍪 Festive Treats & Baking Fun
The Christmas spirit is in full swing as we rolled up our sleeves to make peppermint creams, Christmas biscuits, and mince pies. The centre has never smelled so delicious!

🌸 Christmas Floral Arrangements
Our clients also enjoyed getting creative with beautiful Christmas floral arrangements — a wonderful way to bring colour and joy into the centre.

🎄 Decorating Ornaments
Nothing says Christmas like ornaments! We had a lovely time decorating our own festive creations to brighten the centre and take home.

❤️ We love creating special moments for our clients, and we can’t wait to share even more festive joy as Christmas approaches.

13/11/2025

13/11/2025

✨ A Magical Day at The Homestead! ✨

We had the pleasure of welcoming magician Ed Sumner to The Homestead today, and what an incredible experience it was! Our clients were completely captivated — from the amazing sleight-of-hand to the warm laughter Ed brought into the room.

Thank you, Ed, for filling our afternoon with wonder, smiles, and pure magic. 🪄💖

Here’s to more unforgettable moments together at The Homestead!

10/11/2025

🚐 We’re Hiring: Minibus Driver (Job Share) 🧡

The Homestead Day Centre is looking for a reliable and caring Minibus Driver to join our team in a job share role with our current driver.

Hours:

One week on / One week off

Monday to Friday

9:00am to 11:00am and 3:00pm to 4:30/5:00pm

You’ll be helping our lovely clients travel to and from the day centre, so a warm and supportive attitude is essential. A DBS check will be required if successful.

If you'd like to apply or would like more details, please email:
📧 emily.dayservices@gmail.com

10/11/2025

🎨 Competition Time at The Homestead! 🌺

We’re getting into the creative spirit this week! Our lovely clients are taking part in a Poppy Decoration Competition to mark the season of remembrance. Each person has been given a poppy picture to decorate in their own unique style — paint, collage, glitter, or anything that makes it their creation.

🧺 What’s up for grabs?
A beautiful gift basket full of treats and goodies!

📅 Deadline: Monday 17th November
After that, our team will take a look at all the wonderful artwork and choose a winner.

We can’t wait to see the colours, creativity, and meaningful designs our clients come up with. Let the crafting begin! ❤️🌺

03/11/2025

🎉 We’re delighted to share some wonderful news! 🎉

Today, The Homestead Day Centre received a Food Hygiene Rating of 5 – Very Good! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Our team works hard every day to make sure our meals are nutritious, delicious, and prepared in the cleanest and safest environment possible. This top rating from the Food Standards Agency is a lovely recognition of that effort!

A big thank you to Debbie our cook and everyone who helps make The Homestead a warm, welcoming, and safe place for our elderly community 💚

30/10/2025

🎄✨ Festive Fun at the Garden Centre! ✨🎄

Our lovely Homestead family enjoyed a wonderful trip out today to the local garden centre — and it’s safe to say the Christmas spirit has officially arrived! 🎅💫

Everyone loved wandering through the beautiful displays of twinkling lights, sparkling decorations, and festive flowers. There were plenty of smiles and lots of excited chatter about our own Christmas plans back at The Homestead! ❤️

Outings like this are what make our days so special — sharing laughter, friendship, and a touch of holiday magic together.

🌟 Here’s to many more festive adventures this season! 🌟