Activities at Chater Lodge Care Home

What a wonderful day for our residents! They got to pamper themselves with a visit to the hair salon, where they received a soothing hand massage and a manicure with their favorite colors. They also enjoyed the calming sounds of nature and the pleasant aromas of lavender and jasmine. They felt valued and appreciated, and their smiles brightened up the whole place. We are so happy to see them happy!

What a wonderful day for our amazing residents at Chater Lodge! They got to experience a fantastic virtual reality head set, kindly donated by one of our staff members. They had a blast exploring the underwater world and meeting all kinds of sea creatures. They can't wait to see what other adventures await them in virtual reality!

What a wonderful day we had for St George's Day! We had so much fun celebrating the patron saint of England with different activities. We tested our knowledge with quizzes, enjoyed themed activity books and had a delicious meal served by none other than St George himself! It was a memorable and festive occasion for all of us!

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Chater Lodge Care Home in Ketton were treated to a fascinating session of sensory storytelling by Art Historian, Jon Sleigh, and the Historic Royal Palaces community team.

The Historic Royal Palaces are a charity who love and look after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world so that we can all enjoy them.  They tell the stories of monarchs we know, and the lives we don’t.  They let us explore these wonderful properties along with the animals that lived there and set our minds racing.

In his special virtual fur-filled session, Jon explored several royal palaces through the exploits some of their more unusual and unexpected inhabitants.  With four-legged companions in mind, residents were given the opportunity to experience the palaces in a whole new sensory way.

Excitement was in the air as we all celebrated the highly anticipated Coronation of King Charles III in style.

Our home was beautifully decorated with themed flags, banners and red, white and blue balloons, setting the stage for a grand royal afternoon tea party.

The whole home came together, along with families, friends and local community members to celebrate our new King and talk about the new era the country is entering. Our talented chef prepared an assortment of delicious sweet and savoury treats for all to enjoy, accompanied by a glass of prosecco.

Resident’s enjoyed the Easter celebrations, fun and laughter was had by all with Easter bunny Hunts in our beautiful grounds and each resident received a chocolate Easter egg and was told the significance behind the eggs given at Easter. Some Christians symbolically link the cracking open pf Easter eggs with the empty tomb of Jesus.