Care Home Open Week 2025

This year, we’re excited to announce we’ve partnered with Championing Social Care for Care Home Open Week 2025, which runs from the 16th - 20th June.

To help celebrate the Power of Music theme, we’ve pulled together a range of music-based resources to help you celebrate all the fantastic work that care homes do.

Head to the Care Home Open Week website to register for the event, and access even more fantastic resources to help you get the celebrations started.

How to Play:

Get Your Card: Each player gets a bingo card filled with song titles. The centre square is a "Free Space."

Start the Game: The host will play short clips (or full songs) from this playlist, which features popular songs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Mark the Card: When a song you have on your card is played, mark the corresponding square. You can use a pen, a chip, or a dauber—whatever you like!

Winning: The first player to complete a line—whether horizontal, vertical, or diagonal—shouts "Bingo!"

A line can be completed either by marking off 5 squares in a row or by having one of the following patterns:

• Full horizontal row

• Full vertical column

• Diagonal from one corner to the opposite corner

• Full card (optional, if you're playing for a larger prize)

Verification: After someone calls out "Bingo!", the host will verify the winning player's card. If all the marked songs match the playlist, the player wins that round!

Tips:

• Listen carefully—sometimes, the songs might only be played for a short time!

• If you’re unsure about a song title, ask the host to play it again.

• Remember, the most important part is to have fun and enjoy the music!