Activities at Cumberland Grange Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Gosia Maliga
I have been in the care sector since 2008, and I also have a degree in teaching. I am here to arrange and run a varied range of activities for our residents to take part in, keep them entertained and enrich their lives. From flower arranging, quizzes, arts and crafts to movies in the cinema, I try to make sure there is something for everyone here to take part in, and tailor events to suit each resident.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Cumberland Grange Care Home
Great Talent Uncovered
Pete the Poet returned to take some residents on a creative journey of painting a watercolour landscape, poetry and bit of song thrown in for fun. Pete is a popular guest here at Cumberland Grange and he never fails to entertain and surprise.
The creative talent we uncovered was exceptional!
Family Duo Entertain
The very entertaining Father, Daughter singing duo of Daz and Steph came to entertain our residents for the first time. What a great experience we had. Very entertaining and we can't wait to see them again.
When Oscar came to visit....
Look who popped in to say hello to some of our residents, the wonderful Oscar, who visited Cumberland Grange, along with mum Melissa who is a Care Assistant here.
Sometimes visiting new places and unfamiliar environments can be a bit of a challenge to young children, however Oscar was an absolute star and really enjoyed being with our residents and absolutely loved all of the attention!
Anyone for Indoor Sports?
As Wimbledon fortnight begins and the raindrops start falling, like all the players competing in SW19, we also have been forced indoors to undertake our sporting activities.
After a lunchtime barbecue, a few games of indoor tennis and badminton were just what was needed to get everyone’s energy levels up again, followed by some freshly baked lemon drizzle cake for afternoon tea.
Well done Team Cumberland!
We are super proud of staff members Bob & Chris who joined the Tour de Barchester peloton on the first day of this year’s event, as they started off on their 276 miles journey from Exeter to Purley
To show our appreciation for their effort and support for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation event, they were presented with a commemorative medal and water bottle holder.
Well done Team Cumberland!
Reaping the Benefits of our Gardening Club
Being outdoors in the fresh air when the weather is this glorious, is such as simple pleasure and our weekly gardening club allows residents to be involved as much, or as little as they please.
Whilst some people are fairly active and get involved in potting, digging our raised beds, planting and pruning, others simply enjoy being outdoors and watching what’s going on in our lovely sheltered garden.
This week it was time for planting out some more of our seed grown fruit and veggie plants, to add alongside our sweet tasting strawberries and courgette plants which are flowering nicely.
