Activities at Corrina Lodge Care Home

This weeks Hobby Club featured the amazing Jackie who took on the challenge of sewing on some Brownie Guide badges.

Not only is this a difficult challenge in itself, due to the thickness of the fabrics, but at 96 years old we think this is absolutely incredible. Jackie is a perfect example of showing us that we are never to old to enjoy a craft, hobby or learn a new skill.

Thank you Jackie, you have made one little Brownie Guide very happy

We had a wonderful time at our first Toddler Group this morning. There was lots of play and laughter between the children and residents.

Thank you so much to all who came. Our residents absolutely loved interacting with all the adorable children.

One of our lovely residents Margaret has started on a exciting journey singing with the local Rock Choir. Margaret has always loved singing and as a child sang in the school and church choirs in Monmouthshire South Wales. As a young woman Margaret started her nursing career which kept her extremely busy and singing then had to take a bit of a back seat. So she is really happy being able to spend time enjoying,with like minded people, the joy of singing in a choir again. We are really looking forward to watching Margaret's journey unfold.

Margaret is pictured here with the wonderful Danny who Margaret says is an absolute magician in the way he brings everybody's voices together

Corrina Lodge continues to welcome the wonderful Emma Baldwin, who is a qualified yoga instructor and tailors her classes to meet the needs and develop the practice of our residents. Emma’s classes aim to support a healthy body and sense of wellbeing and inclusiveness. Residents say that they can feel the physical and psychological benefits of taking part in their weekly yoga practice.

Emma will be visiting as part of our up and coming Wellbeing Day the Corrina Lodge Community are hosting for family, friends and the local community during February.

Happy Chinese New Year from the Corrina Lodge Community. It is the Year of the Water Rabbit focusing on relaxation, quietness and contemplation.

We celebrated by welcoming these lovely cuddly creatures to our home. Thank you to Debbie, who brought in some adorable bunnies, along with some other friends, to brighten up our residents morning. So many cuddles were had by staff and residents. We didn’t want them to leave!

We also enjoyed a lovely stir fry lunch and practiced some beautiful Chinese writing.

According to Chinese tradition this New Year is likely to be calm and gentle, bringing an energy that will help those looking for more of a balanced life.

We have recently started our weekly Hobby Club which is proving very popular and runs every Friday afternoon for our wonderful community here at Corrina. Family and Friends often join us which is wonderful. There is time to practice a new hobby or one you already enjoy, or simply just to spend time with family and friends.

Residents have been enjoying a mix of creative hobbies, including painting and needlework. Residents are working on some lovely projects they want to continue in the club. Over the coming weeks we are going to explore hobbies residents have suggested they’d like to try such as wool crafts, origami and nail art.