Activities at Lanercost House Care Home
Our dedicated Activities Coordinators offer a wide range of mentally and physically stimulating activities for residents and families to enjoy. There are regular outings in the minibus to places of interest, such as local cafes, garden centres and parks, as well as visits from entertainers, musicians and singers - and also from PAT dogs. We host various events, such as themed days, cheese & wine evenings, in addition to offering one-to-one activity sessions, including pampering, games and puzzles. Our activities staff strive to ensure residents participate in any way they can with activities that reflect their capabilities and interests.
Emily Stubbs
I joined the Lanercost House family in June 2021 as a Care Assistant and then joined the activities team in May 2022.
I love bringing joy and fun to residents, relatives, and staff on a daily basis as well as planning and organising themed days, events, and celebrations.
I think the activities’ role is very important for Residents' well-being. Whether they like to keep active with armchair exercises, join in with our weekly quiz or hop in the minibus for a day out - there is something for everyone. I aim to ensure that each Resident's interests and hobbies are supported.
I am passionate about creative and sensory activities and I love to sing and dance together with Residents. I love my job!
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Lanercost House Care Home
Ladies Day
Ladies chose the best hats to wear, enjoyed a fantastic Strawberry Tea prepared by our talented Head Chef James while with good company and listening to some music.
We also had The Grand National Sweepstake - the tickets for the horses were sold out in one hour!
Good luck to everyone!
Guinea pig pet therapy
We love animals coming to visit the home, they bring us so much joy so having our own Guinea pigs that we can cuddle and stroke whenever we want is amazing! They are such gentle, calm and therapeutic animals.
Sadie resident here said “I love animals so much I grew up with animals and they make me so happy”
Arts and crafts club
This week we done some more watercolour painting and collage making!
We really enjoyed doing this, some of us tried it for the first time and done such a wonderful job and really enjoyed doing it!
Easter Cake Competition
Residents and Staff have been getting their bake on to create an Easter Cake masterpiece.
We all put our heads together to decide on our design, which will be entered into the Barchester Easter Cake Competition. The competition has been launched nationally across all 250 Barchester homes, so there is some stiff competition. We put our heart and soul into our little cake and hope the judges can see the love that went into making it.
St. David's Day
We celebrated St. David's Day by keeping busy with activity books from Oomph on Demand and engaging in discussion about St. David and his background.
St David’s Day is a fabulous day celebrating the patron saint of Wales – Saint David. The holiday dates back to the 12th century when it was celebrated by monks.
People usually wear traditional Welsh costumes such as men’s caps, women’s bonnets, leeks, or symbolic daffodils. Additionally, parades are held where there are Morris dancers and traditional Welsh costumes.
We treated our Residents to some delightful bunches of dafodil's in celebration and to brighten up their day.
Cheese & Wine Afternoon
We recently enjoyed a cheese and wine afternoon accompanied by a few games of classic bingo.
The ladies all seemed to have a wonderful afternoon. Bingo is becoming more popular with our Residents as they enjoy the social get together. Families joined us for the occasion too and it did get a little competitive - all the more fun we say!
Is there any other way to celebrate having an extra day in February than indulging in a scrumptious selection of cheese and devine wines? We think not.
Upcoming events
Carers Cafe
Come along and meet with friends over light refreshments and gain support from others caring for someone living with dementia.
