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.
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
The 'King' was in the building!
Aloha from Harton! Whilst we did not travel to Hawaii we certainly had an electric atmosphere in our home as we welcomed, Mike Memphis as Elvis - in the community back with a fantastic afternoon show. Despite not being able to hold the show outdoors due to weather conditions, we thoroughly enjoyed singing and dancing with the ‘King’ in our reception area.
Everyone had a brilliant fun filled afternoon.
A breath of fresh air
We love to spend time in our wonderful garden. We often spend time on the patio simply relaxing, enjoying each other’s company chatting and sharing memories, listening to music whilst keeping hydrated with light refreshments and home-made treats.
A trip to Seaham
We decided to take advantage of the good weather to take a trip on the mini bus and enjoy a ride along the coast to Seaham, a place we love to visit to see the famous statue of soldier, Tommy.
Tommy is a statue of a First World War soldier by artist Ray Lonsdale, displayed close to Seaham war memorial, on Terrace Green by the seafront in Seaham and holds many fond memories for our residents and the many times they have visited Seaham.
Resident, Peggy enjoyed observing the motorcycle as her husband used to be a passionate motorcyclist; bringing back an abundance of fond memories!
Virtual trip to Cornish Seal Sanctuary
A big thank you to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary for the fantastic live virtual event today!
Residents across our services loved seeing the seals up close and learning about the incredible work the sanctuary does to protect them and other wildlife in Cornwall as well.
Everyone truly enjoyed the experience.
Birdwatching with the Bairns
We are so happy and proud to share that our resident group The Harton Hinnies have received #National Lottery funding from @TNLComFund for our project called “Birdwatching with the Bairns”. The project will explore the migration routes of birds flying to our North Eastern shores.
We are looking forward to watching this project takes flight working with leading creative ageing charity @EqualArts supporting our older people and those living with dementia. Our home have a fantastic collaboration with Equal Arts thanks to Jos Forester-Melville, the Henpower programme manager, and Douglas Hunter, the chief executive at Equal Arts.
Thank you to National Lottery players for helping to #MakeAmazingHappen.
Homes join 100th virtual event
Residents engaged in a variety of questions ranging from historical trivia to visual puzzles and brainteasers.
For those joining everyone had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
Upcoming events
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Come and take a break with us! We offer a warm welcome, refreshing drink and there may be a cake or two available too.....
