Activities at Appletree Grange Care Home
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.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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
Creating Flower Art
Well there's one thing for certain here at Appletree Grange there's no such thing as a 'Blue Monday'
we thought we'd take advantage of the little bit of sunshine this afternoon and bring a touch of Spring in the home and create some window flower Art frames, I'm sure you will agree we 'Rose' to the challenge
A Trip Down Memory Lane
We took a trip down memory lane this afternoon as we welcomed our guest speaker Andrew Clark who came to show us memorabilia from the 40's and 50's.
Who knew that everyday objects from years gone by could revoke such precious stories of memories of our younger days?
Our residents loved seeing the items close up and we certainly did have a good old chuckle trying some of them out
Historic Royal Palaces
Our residents were treated to a special virtual sensory storytelling session. Together with Art Historian Jon Sleigh and the Historic Royal Palaces community team, we explored several royal palaces through the theme of food, dining and celebration!
We enjoyed a fantastic taste-a-long experience from the comfort of our home, from Tudor treats to Stuart sweets. A lovely time was had by all.
Book Club Corner
Across our services, our residents had a lovely time joining Mark Piesing for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘N-4 Down: The Hunt for The Arctic Airship Italia’.
Our residents were thrilled to find out more about the book and the fascinating story of the world-famous exploring airship Italia, returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928. The airship was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history.
The virtual book club experience was truly enjoyed by all.
Birthday celebrations
We love birthday celebrations here at Appletree Grange and today we celebrated resident, Mabel’s. Mabel was absolutely delighted with her birthday cake and the rousing rendition of ‘Happy birthday’.
The birthday girl had a lovely day surrounded by her family and even enjoyed a zoom call with her daughter living in Australia. Happy birthday, Mabel from everyone here at Appletree Grange!
Happy Valentines Day
Happy Valentine’s Day. Our home was filled with flowers, cards, balloons and decorations as we celebrated the day of love in style with sweet treats and gifts. We marked the day by sending cards to loved ones and watching a romantic film. Our residents had the opportunity to taste delicious themed sweet and savoury treats whilst listening to all-time favourite love songs. It was a lovely day and it was wonderful to see everyone go to so much effort to get involved with the day’s festivities.
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.....
