Activities at Chater Lodge Care Home

Chater Lodge hosted it’s very own Cocktail Day as a celebration of cocktails,  We invited our residents, family members and friends to try something new, and perhaps a little exotic.

Whether you’re a tequila fan, a whisky lover, a gin aficionado or you just like to mix it up and try something new, our Cocktail Day has something for everyone. It was certainly a day of fun-filled tastings for the staff and residents at the Chater Lodge Care Home in Ketton, Stamford.

To mark the day, residents had so much fun taking part in a cocktail tasting masterclass led by our wonderful home host, Matt, finding out about the history of cocktail making and trying their hand at coming up with new cocktails themselves.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Chater Lodge Care Home in Ketton, England were treated to an hour in the company of Community Engagement Manager, Rhiannon Watkinson, from the RAF Museum in Hendon, London.  Coinciding with the anniversary of the D Day landings on 6th June 1944, residents joined Rhiannon for an interactive talk about historic Hendon exploring its exciting and innovative aviation history. They heard about the first flights from the fields at Hendon, the creation of the London Aerodrome and all about Battle of Britain pilots who flew from RAF Hendon. The talk included fascinating photographic and film material from the Museum’s archive and a chance for residents to share their stories and ask questions.

Staff and residents at the Chater Lodge Care Home in Ketton had a fantastic time celebrating National Fish & Chip Day on ‘Fryday’ 2nd June, surely one of the best days of the year!

Our brilliant team in the kitchen whipped up a selection of different flavoured batters for residents to try along with some home-made tartare sauce and mushy peas, everyone had a great time guessing the different batter ingredients.  The sun was shining so residents took to the garden to eat their fish and chips.

Chater Lodge Care Home in Ketton decided to celebrate the start of the bank holiday weekend with a good old fashioned knees up in the garden!

Residents, their relatives and staff all got involved embracing the summer sunshine and held a tea party in our beautiful patio garden area.

There was sparkling refreshments and snacks on offer as our residents enjoyed singing along to some of their favourite hits. Including the Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley.

Chater Lodge care home, in Ketton held a week of special events: featuring reminiscence session’s, music from the past, therapy dolls and robotic animal companions during Dementia Action Week, which is from 15th- 21st May, and aims to raise awareness of dementia. 

The home cares for people living with dementia in its Memory Lane Communities – unique environments, designed to encourage active and enjoyable living. The person-centred care provided in these communities can bring out the best in those who live there and offer much-needed quality care to the wider community.

Phyllis loves to shop! Phyllis was overwhelmed that she was the first resident to use our mini bus. Off she went with Zoe, our general manager, to several shops. They enjoyed looking at clothes, homeware and enjoyed reminiscing over a hula hoop that she used to play with as a little girl. On Phyllis' shopping trip she was able to buy treats for the rest of the residents back at Chater Lodge.