Activities at Chater Lodge Care Home

Today residents and staff got together to welcome Iain who organised a lovely afternoon of activities for us all. We listened to the sounds of different birds, and then got to paint our very own and plant some bulbs in them. We can't wait to watch them blossom! 

All of us here at Chater would like to congratulate Zoe Postgate on getting to the finals of the Barchester Care Awards 2016 in the 'Home Trainer of the Year' category. Unfortunately, she didn't win, but she did win the divisional award! Well Done Zoe - you're still our winner!

On 13th October, residents and staff got together for our weekly Knit and Knatter afternoon. Even the General Manager, Wendy, was having a lesson! It was such a lovely atmosphere and residents were telling each other life stories. It's such a hit that we've been doing it almost every afternoon. 

On 17th October, Gavin came along and it was a great afternoon for all of us. Residents enjoyed singing along and even getting up for a little boogie! He'll be returning again very soon and we cant wait!

We would all like to congratulate Care Assistant, Renata Szwarc, here at Chater Lodge, who celebrated 10 years of employment.General Manager, Wendy, was there to give out her award along with all the staff and residents who came together to give her a lovely bouquet of flowers and a bottle bubbly! Well done, Renata, from all hear at Chater - here's to another 10 years!

Renata was also nominated for Employee of the Month. Although she never spoke a word of English when she first started here, relatives have said how much the residents adore her; she's kind and compassionate and always goes that extra mile.

In the evening, we all got together for our annual pub night at the Chater Arms! Staff and residents came along to try our homemade beer and food - and wine was served for everyone. It was a lovely evening with laughter and fun for everyone - roll on next year!