Activities at The Cedars 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.
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience, and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Lorraine Mounter
Hello. My name is Lorraine and I love working with the residents at Cedars. I started as a carer and then joined the activities team. I love crafting and so this job is ideal as I can look after the residents, whilst we have fun, laughter and create new things together. I find it very rewarding to see the residents happy, smiling and enjoying their day.
In my spare time I enjoy reading, gardening and crafting. I also have a horse and I look after my granddaughter.
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 The Cedars Care Home
Pamper Day
We are extremely fortunate to have a hairdresser and a nail technician visit regularly to see our residents. This week, Amy has been giving our ladies' nails a pamper!
Amy is a qualified nail technician and has started coming to us on a monthly basis; a service that is proving popular at the Cedars. Our residents truly enjoy their pamper sessions with Amy.
Every week, Becky visits to Colour, cut, wash, perm and set our residents’ hair. Everyone leaves the salon in high spirits and looking beautiful.
National Puppy Day!
We all enjoyed an afternoon cuddling four beautiful Cockerpoo puppies to celebrate National Puppy Day. The Home’s Administrator, Lisa Calvert, brought in her four-week-old puppies for the residents to see. She said: “Puppies don't ask for much, yet they give everything. They trust without question, love without conditions, and fill silence with soft breathing and happy barks.“
Everyone at The Cedars was smitten.
Anish Abraham, General Manager, said: “Many of our residents had dogs in the past, and it was wonderful for our residents to reminisce and to see the joy that the puppies gave. Studies have shown that interaction with animals has a beneficial effect on those living with Dementia. Everyone can enjoy the benefits that pets bring as they are known to reduce anxiety, improve mood and encourage communication and engagement.”
Daffodils at Cedars!
Take a look at the wonderful daffodil display we made for St David’s Day! The daffodils were carefully hand-made then decorated by our residents.
They have made a beautiful display at the reception.
Baking Club March!
This week our baking club got together to make our very own homemade scones. It was wonderful to see everyone rolling up their sleeves, mixing ingredients and enjoying each other’s company!
They were particularly delicious and enjoyed it with jam, cream and a cup of tea.
Bird House Decorating
We love everything crafty here at Cedars, so our Activities Assistant, Carol, planned a morning of bird house decorating.
As you can see from the concentration on our residents’ faces, they took the task of decorating them very seriously! Amongst the concentration, there was a lot of laughter and chatter from our residents as they all enjoyed the activity.
Senior Games!
Yesterday we had another visit with Hayden from Wiltshire and Swindon Sport.
We are on week 6 of a 12-week programme. Wiltshire Council are running called Senior Games.
Our residents are absolutely loving Senior Games and look forward to visiting them each week for movement, music & fun!
