Activities at Harton 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.
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 Harton Grange Care Home
A Trip to see the Reindeer
As we got closer to Christmas day we took some of our residents to see some reindeers at Richardson Garden Centre.
We first had a look around at the lovely Christmas decorations and then we went along to the main event to see the 3 reindeers that were there. Margaret a lady who lives at Harton Grange absolutely loves animals and was very excited to see the reindeers.
She said she has never seen one before up close and it was amazing. It is so important to us at Harton Grange that our residents live their life to the fullest and are able to make treasured memories and do things that brings them joy and has meaning to them for Margaret this was seeing the reindeer and it made her day.
Christmas Evening at Simonside Outdoor Adventure
At Harton Grange we were invited to Simonside Outdoor Adventure where some of the young people there had put on a fun Christmas evening for us to enjoy.
The event was organised by Zoe a volunteer here at Harton Grange. There was gingerbread house building, bingo, pass the parcel and great food and chat.
We all want to thank the young people for their warm welcome and for giving us a fantastic night and some wonderful gift bags filled with presents.
It was a wonderful event and it was great to form connections that we will hold going forward.
Our Resident Activity Coordinator Take Up Her New Role
Diane, a resident at Harton Grange wanted to help out the staff and to get involved in the running of the home.
Diane is a lovely lady who likes to help people as much as she can and says that being able to do so is very meaningful for her. The staff at Harton Grange decided to ask Diane if she would like a role as the Resident Activity Assistant and she was very happy to take on the role.
Diane has her very own name badge and uniform and helps our activities team set up activities and helps plan for events.
She also helps out the care staff after meals, collecting the dishes and taking them to the kitchen. We all want to thank Diane for all she does to help out she is a star.
Christmas Fair
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together to enjoy a wonderful Christmas Fete.
There were all kinds of stalls on offer manned by volunteers, friends and family and local stall holders came along to sell their wares too. There were delicious cakes and a selection of stalls for people to browse.
The team would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who either manned a stall, donated a raffle prize or who came along to support the home. There was a fantastic atmosphere!
Home receives 5* rating in Food Hygiene Inspection
Harton Grange Care Home in South Shields passed a recent inspection by the Food Standards Agency with 5 Stars, the best possible rating.
The Food Standards Agency visited the home unannounced on the 12th November 2024, and the home, run by Barchester Healthcare, was rated 5 Stars with nothing to improve upon.
A Christmas Carol
Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.
This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes.
A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience.
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