Activities at Alice Grange Care Home

We had a mini traction engine visit us today. Our residents enjoyed an afternoon of fun and laughter. It wasn't just our residents joining in the fun, staff and visiting families took the plunge and had a ride around our gardens.

Thereafter there was a Q and A session with Kim and Stuart Hart and 10-year-old Tony answering questions from the residents.

The smell of the traction engine with its steam is what took many of our residents back to the days when there were steam engine trains.

Our mystery tour took us to Aldeburgh. Everyone had so much fun learning the history of Aldeburgh. Residents decided ice cream was on the menu - you can't go to the seaside and not have an ice cream, and you can’t beat a Mr Whippy! We all kept our ice creams close though and away from the seagulls. The residents were so surprised at how much a fine would be if you feed them!

Residents and staff at Alice Grange have enjoyed another trip to the Woodbridge Museum. This is such a popular venue with our residents, and has become a regular place to visit. Residents always have a great time and bring back so much new information each time we visit. We're all already looking forward to the next visit!

We're so happy to announce that Grace Santos has been crowned Registered Nurse of the Year for the Central Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2023 and is through to the national round of judging.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,000 residents living in Barchester’s 252 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.

Alice Grange welcomed back Elvis tribute Andy Ottley.

Our residents really enjoy inviting their family and friends to join us when we have visiting entertainers to the home.

All residents joined in dancing and singing along to the hits of the king of rock and roll.

Making wishes come true is one part of the work that we do at Alice Grange that we really love the joy it brings to our residents and their families.

For our resident Caroline, her love of the music in particular The Jam and Paul Weller gave our lead activities coordinator Penny an idea as she has a connection to Paul Weller.

With this in mind Penny contacted her friend Nicky (Paul's sister) who arranged for Paul to send a personalised message and autographed a program from the recent This is a Modern World exhibition held recently in Brighton.

We think that smile says it all.