Activities at Edingley Lodge Care Home

Today our residents fancied a crafting session, so that's exactly what we did! Fully embracing the season after our Harvest Festival this week, we decided to do some Autumn-themed activities.

Our residents each made a wreath that they can display in their bedrooms, complete with leaves of orange, red and yellow, that they are all very proud of. After making their wreaths, our ladies weren't ready for the session to be over so they took to drawing and see what they could come up with just using the shapes of their hands and fingers. If you look closely, you can see some cows and some piles of books drawn with this technique!

Everybody had a wonderful afternoon and can't wait to display their creations

Residents, loved ones, friends and staff members at Edingley Lodge celebrated the Harvest Festival by creating a food hamper to donate to a local charity.

The occasion was also marked with light refreshments and decorating a themed table specifically for donations, which really helped everyone at the home get into the spirit of the festival. Food donations brought in by visitors will be gifted to our local church later on this week with the help of our residents!

Thank you to all our lovely ladies who got involved and helped but their stamp on our autumnal festival!

Some friends both celebrated reaching their 98th and 93rd birthdays on the same day on 3rd October.   Dorothy and Jenny, residents at Edingley Lodge care home in Newark met at Edingley Lodge back in May 2023 when they both moved in to the care home after it re-opened following a full refurbishment. Dorothy was the first official resident, with Jenny following only a couple of weeks later, and the two became friends and have been pals since. 
The home held a combined surprised birthday party for the friends and there was a homemade birthday cake for each of them and a huge celebration in honour of their coincidental birthdays.

What a brilliant time at our local pub: The Old Reindeer

Residents from Edingley Lodge thoroughly enjoyed themselves sampling some wine, fruity cocktails as well as the fantastic food!

Our resident Roy Celebrated his 98th birthday in the pub with the family,residents and staff.

Preparations for our Macmillan Coffee Morning are well under way!

Join us on Thursday 28th September to celebrate the World's Biggest Coffee Morning at Edingley Lodge Care Home, to raise funds for Macmillan.

At Barchester, we have been supporting families with pioneering dementia care in specially-designed, dementia-friendly Memory Lane communities since 1992.  We strongly believe people living with dementia should enjoy a fulfilled and happy life, with specialist support to continue doing the things they love every day.  All Barchester staff receive dementia care training to ensure we provide the best for our residents, and we embrace the very latest technology and techniques to ensure our residents can live a life that feels comfortable, enriching and connected.