Celebrating life at Barchester

We are proud to hold daily group activities on our community of memory Lane, allowing residents to enjoy social engaging time together.  

One of this weeks trips, involved our Memory Lane residents, and what a wonderful time we all had.

Yesterday, on a wet afternoon here at Lancaster Grange Care Home, we visited our local community of Fernwood Balderton.

Victoria of The Brews Fernwood made us feel very welcome, as we treated ourselves to coffee and delicious cake on our Dementia Friendly Outing.

A family owned little pub in the heart of Fernwood, Newark. Serving food & drinks 7 days a week with heart and soul. The Brews has evolved over time to become a local meeting place, a little gem in Fernwood village.

We look forward to visiting again soon.        

We are thrilled to share our arrival of our Happi Table here at our care home, Lancaster Grange.

This afternoon, in our community of Memory Lane, we took great pleasure in holding our first group session, allowing our residents to explore with members of staff from all departments.  

What great fun it proved to be!!

Our #Activitouch table arrived with more than 50 Android apps alongside integrated video calling, meaning we can connect our residents to Zoom calls with friends and family, keeping connected at all times.

The Pre-installed Content: Comes with roughly 60 curated apps including quizzes, sensory games, virtual piano, and much more. We had such a wonderful afternoon exploring!

Our table is designed for larger groups, which goes hand in hand with our Memory Lane group activities.

A magical Monday indeed!     

This morning here at our Care Home, Lancaster Grange, we held our annual Royal Air Force Association Memorial Service.

We were joined by our respected friends and members of RAFA Balderton and our guest, Councillor Lynn Roulstone, Mayor of Newark.

Nigel Branston of RAFA Balderton, delivered a heart-warming memorial service for our residents here at Lancaster Grange.

This remembrance service is held every year in June at our RAF Balderton Memorial that’s here on our grounds at Lancaster Grange.

RAF Balderton was sited here at Lancaster Grange from 14th June 1941 to almost 80 years ago. It remained an active airfield until closure on 31st August 1954. During this period, RAF, USAAF, and RCAF personnel were stationed here, many giving their lives during operations.

This morning we held many in our thoughts and respects, by holding this memorial service. Staff and our residents feel honoured to be a part of this each year.

We would like to thank everyone for a wonderful morning, and especially to all our guests, for taking the time to get to know our residents, here at Lancaster Grange. 

There is nothing quite like a brisk walk in the fresh air to start the day off right!   

Our residents had a brilliant time taking a lovely stroll around our beautiful local area. Not only is walking a fantastic way to keep active and boost our mobility, but it is also the perfect excuse to share stories, laugh, and enjoy nature together. Look at those smiles! We are so proud of our walking group and love seeing the positive energy it brings to the home.           

Staff, families and residents came together to enjoy a fabulous Mad Hatter’s Tea Party for Dementia Awareness Week. The home was decorated in an Alice in Wonderland theme with many donning costumes to add to the fun. 

We were entertained by carer Adrian singing and playing the guitar and chef Emma made the most fabulous afternoon tea. Resident June said: “It was marvellous, the staff made so much effort, it was incredible, we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.”    

Our residents had another wonderful mindfulness and relaxation session with the lovely Jane Scanlan this week. Each resident took a turn creating beautiful, unique tones. It was incredible to hear and feel the calm atmosphere they created together.

We had a real treat when Lincoln Male Voice choir joined us for the afternoon. It was a full house as 25 members visited and sang Barbershop, Sea Shanty and Choral music. 

They were accompanied by pianist Yuan Styles who gave a stunning performance that enthralled residents. Residents have requested that they visit again and raise the roof with their harmonies.       

We enjoyed a lovely drumming session outside in the garden. 

With the warm weather, we kept things slow and gentle, practising some light cardio drumming, enjoying the fresh air and having fun.