Activities at Newton House Care Home
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Newton House Activities Team
Amanda, Sabrina, Karen and Jill make up our fantastic Activities Team here at Newton House. They develop and oversee an active living programme for each resident, which encourages mobility, social contact, independence and fun. Each and every person can thrive and live to their full potential with no day ever being the same. They bring great enthusiasm and spark to Newton House and have one passion, which is to deliver an amazing and vibrant activities programme to cater to all tastes and abilities.
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 Newton House Care Home
Cadbury's Virtual Event
Residents across our services had a wonderful time joining Cadbury for an interactive virtual talk on their fascinating 200-year history.
Residents joining learnt interesting facts about the chocolate giant, shared memories, and reminisced about their favourite sweet treats.
It was a heart-warming experience filled with laughter, nostalgia, and plenty of chocolatey goodness!
Home celebrates 5* rating
Newton House passed a recent inspection by the Food Standards Agency with 5 Stars, the best possible rating. The Food Standards Agency visited the home unannounced on the 30/04/24, and the home, run by Barchester Healthcare, was rated 5 Stars.
Sonia General Manager at Newton House said: “We are delighted that Newton House was rated 5 Stars following the Food Standard Agency’s most recent inspection. The team at Newton House work so hard to ensure the home has the very best hygiene levels so it is wonderful to have everyone’s hard work recognised.”
U3A Ukulele Performance
Residents and guests at Newton House care home in Grantham enjoyed an afternoon of grins with a live music performance that took place at the home. A local U3A group performed a selection of classic hits on their ukulele’s.
Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along as the band performed. The hospitality team at the home also provided a spread of sweet and savoury treats for guests to enjoy during the show.
General Manager, Sonia said, “Our residents and guests had a wonderful day singing along with the wonderful performers. We do our best to provide a wide range of activities and entertainment at Newton House as part of the lifestyle enrichment programme for residents, and this was one of our favourites!”
Young Carers Club
Lauren Mann founder of Farrow Friends, held her monthly “Young Carers Club” at Newton House.
It was a wonderful evening full of games, piano playing and reminiscing where Jackie spoke about her love of the Royal Family and how she had been so fortunate to meet them throughout her incredible career.
Many games were played including dominoes, Connect 4 and ‘Don’t touch the wire’ which was enjoyed by all.
Young Frankie brought lots of joy, laughter and cuddles to our amazing residents with his superstar personality and kindness, and we were thrilled to meet the inspirational Emma and her partner Sam with their beautiful twin daughters
Pamper session
Taking the time to pamper ourselves really helps boost our self-esteem and confidence, and we were delighted to invite our lovely ladies to a special pamper day morning at Newton House
A variety of indulging activities were on offer including foot spas followed my massage, hand and nail care, and refreshing face masks.
It was such a beautiful morning, with relaxing music in the back ground and various refreshments available too.
Even a few our of wonderful gents participated too!
Bowling Trip
We always to like to actively respond to all requests at our monthly residents meeting, and when the gents requested a bus trip out bowling together, we couldn’t wait to deliver
They had a thoroughly fabulous time and so much fun, and enjoyed refreshments of their choices – from a nice cold beer to a delicious latte!
It was lovely to see the gents cheering each other on, and the winner with an incredible 102 points was ‘Mike the Strike’
Upcoming events
Classic Car Show
Join us and Grantham Classic Car Club at our home on Sunday 23rd of June for a Classic Car Show
Young Carers Cafe
Join us with for our Young Carers Cafe, presented by 'Farrow and Friends' every third Wednesday of the month from 5pm to 6pm.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
Looking for a place to host a meeting? Look no further - pop in and see what we have to offer.
Don't Dine Alone
Enjoy a nutritious meal and good company every Friday. For only a donation cost and 48 hours notice.
Volunteer Opportunities
Would you like to make a real difference enriching the lives of others? Become a volunteer at Newton House.
Coffee Morning
Join us on the last Friday morning of the month for our coffee morning.
Knit and Natter
Join us for our monthly Knit and Natter group on the Third Tuesday of every Month.
Wellbeing Coffee Morning
Every second Monday of the month. Make friends and enjoy a warm chat in our cafe area with snacks and refreshments.
Blue Light Break
Calling all Emergency Service workers. You are warmly welcome to join us for a break within our homes cafe areas.
