Activities at Appletree Grange Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Our Activities Coordinator is constantly arranging new activities to stimulate and catch the imagination of our residents. From visiting entertainers to a regular craft table to outings on the minibus, there is always something for our residents to keep them entertained. Our Activities Coordinator also takes the time to sit with each resident and go through a life history so they get to know what the likes and dislikes of each individual are and can tailor the activities to suit them. A monthly residents meeting is held to get the views of the residents and to get suggestions from them and their families about what they would like to do and everything that can be done to accommodate their requests is done.
Christina Curtis
Hi, my name is Christina and I am the activities coordinator here at Appletree Grange. I joined both Barchester and the home in July 2024. We all know that keeping active is important. We have created a wonderful culture within the home and we will work together to give residents the best possible experience.
We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centered program of events and activities. Essential to our homely feel is the strong relationships of trust we build with residents and their families and friends
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 Appletree Grange Care Home
Coronation talk
Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.
During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.
Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside...
Isn't it amazing how a few pictures of local beaches can bring memories flooding back!
Today we thought we would bring the seaside to Appletree Grange, we have had a lovely time chatting about where we used to call our seaside from south shields and Cullercoats to Seahouses and Blyth with caravan and camping holidays with their children and Sunday school trips from younger days, the best thing was always the ice cream and fish and chips
When I'm cleaning windows
We thought we would put the squeegees to another use here at Appletree Grange today and create some abstract paintings, move over Picasso you have some strong competition.
Resident of the Day
Did you know that each day we nominate someone to be our Resident of the Day and in doing so try our very best to grant a wish of theirs. Both Carol and Barry wished they could have a look around Dobbie’s, our local garden centre and cafe, So we decided to take advantage of the weather and did exactly that. Barry said: "It's been great to be out and about in the fresh air I have thoroughly enjoyed my trip out."
Arts and Crafts
Today at Appletree Grange we put our Art skills to the test and created some hyacinths using cotton buds, I'm sure you will agree they are ' blooming ' lovely
Upcoming events
Could you be a Volunteer?
Do you have any spare time? Could your time make a difference? For more information on Volunteering, please pop in or give us a call.
Calling all Emergency Services!
Calling all members of the emergency personnel, come and take a break with us! there will be a warm welcome and maybe a cake or two.....
Dementia Cafe - 2nd Friday of the month
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly Dementia Cafe - 2nd Friday of the month from 10.00 am.
