Activities at Kingfisher Lodge Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
George Tantrum
Hi, I am George and I am the Activities Lead here at Kingfisher Lodge. I have worked in healthcare for over 6 years and I have a passion for enriching the lives of the people in our home. We offer a wide variety of life enrichment activities within our home, from minibus trips and group outings all the way to spending some one on one time with our residents. If you pop into the home, the chances is you’ll find me, so come say hello!
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Kingfisher Lodge Care Home
Carers Week
Kingfisher Lodge celebrated the hard work that all their carers do. The carers were treated to something every day. Carers loved the daily surprises!
When the Queen Came to Visit
Residents at Kingfisher Lodge enjoyed the Queen visiting in the garden. A lovely afternoon was had by all eating cake and drinking tea in the sunshine. There was lots of singing, including 'Happy Birthday' to queen Elizabeth, and our national anthem. There was lots of laughing, as the Queen waved to all the residents and they practiced their royal wave back.
VE Day
Kingfisher Lodge residents enjoyed celebrations with the whole of Chestnut Walk, where they are situated in Saltford. The residents of both the street and the care home joined together, whilst still social distancing on their driveways.
Kingfisher Lodge residents enjoyed music, dancing, singing and socialising, flag waving, cream teas and the beautiful sunshine with staff. Everyone that joined in said it was a wonderful afternoon!
Easter Church Service
At Kingfisher lodge, we take some residents to a dementia friendly church service every month, also the local church come in to do a service in our home , this has been missed terribly by our residents.
So every Sunday we steam live the church of England church services from our I pad and this is enjoyed by lots of our residents.
Easter at Kingfisher Lodge
Easter at Kingfisher lodge this year was probably the hardest one we have had, without the hassle and bustle of all the families and children coming in to enjoy the visit from the Easter bunny and hunting for hidden eggs.
This year we still heard the bounce from the Easter bunny up and down the corridors, giving out Easter eggs or presents to every resident.
We were lucky enough to enjoy the wonderful weather too and spend the afternoon in the garden with our Easter quiz and arts and craft daffodil making.
A Kind Donation
We were so overwhelmed by the surprise visit from an employee from Iceland in Kingswood called Daniel. His grandmother is living here with us at Kingfisher Lodge. Iceland had some Easter eggs left on their shelves after the Easter holidays and generously donated them to us to share between our staff for the recognition of their hard work. Every member of staff over the few days after were eating chocolate on their tea breaks. Thank you Iceland Kingswood!
