Activities at Chater Lodge Care Home

Our Communities Team were out and about, spreading festive cheer and visiting our heroes in the local community.

We visited Sally and the incredible team at Lavender Mill in Oakham.

Lavender Mill offers an incredible day service for members of the community and their families who have been touched by dementia.

It was a pleasure to speak with the members of Lavender Mill and their families as they enjoyed the last day care event before Christmas, featuring the 'Dukes of Rutland' Ukulele Band

On behalf of our residents at Chater Lodge and our sister home Tixover House Care Home we couldn't have been more delighted to send Sally and the team a bag of much deserved festive treats to say thank you for their invaluable work in the community.

Our home was treated to a visit by two very special today; Declan and Delilah, the festive miniature donkeys,

Our miniature friends brought joy to Chater Lodge Care Home in the run up to Christmas.

Declan and Delilah happily trotted through the halls of the home, spreading smiles amongst our residents, families, and the community. Their gentle presence created a heartwarming atmosphere and left lasting memories at the home.

Across our homes we got into the Christmas spirit of things by joining a festive live virtual experience, led by Des and Kelly from Performing Pets.

Our residents were thrilled to meet the charming furry friends and get up close and personal with the reindeers.  We certainly learnt some interesting facts about the animals and had a fantastic time.

Barchester’s Tixover House and Chater Lodge Care Home’s, in Ketton and Tixover and Parkinson’s UK got in the Christmas spirit by hosting a series of festive themed coffee mornings featuring Mulled Wine and Mince Pies for our residents and guests.

Tixover House and Chater Lodge’s Community events were in full swing as we welcomed Liz Knowles from Parkinson’s UK as residents and guests enjoyed live musical entertainment, mulled wine, mince pies and other festive treats.

General Manager’s, Ive Alexander and Zoe Postgate said and agreed: “Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year and our fantastic residents love to get festive so we’ve pulled out all the stops.  It is so lovely to see them all getting into the Christmas spirit, it’s definitely our favourite time of the year.”

Barchester’s Chater Lodge Care Home, in Ketton got in the Christmas spirit by hosting a Christmas Carol Concert with the Ketton Scouts for residents.  Chater Lodge Christmas Carol Service was in full swing with as we welcomed the Ketton Scouts and the local community into our home. 

Guests and Residents enjoyed a selection of festive snacks prepared by the home’s chef, Marta, including Mince Pies, Stollen, Hot Chocolate and Mulled Wine for the seniors in attendance. 

Michael a resident at Chater Lodge said: “It has been a lovely evening. It was wonderful to meet the scouts and to listen to them perform so many of my favourite carols.”

Our colleagues came together for our residents enjoyment and laughter, as we dressed up as some famous faces.

Amongst the icons of yesteryear were Elvis , Ali G, Barbie in a box , white snake artist , Mary Poppins, Herminia from Harry Potter and Sandy from Grease.

Zoe our brilliant manager featured as Top guns Maverick and our regional director joined in the fun as Britney Spears. Residents were asked 'who is your favourite icon' was and were able to use technology to research them and watch videos, from Sir Stanley Matthew’s, the Queen, Marilyn Monroe amongst many others.