Activities at Kingfisher Lodge Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
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 since 2018 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!
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
Off to spot the Kingfishers
Our monthly residents meetings have a lot of focus on organising the trips that the residents want to go on. This trip was put into our residents heads by Bella one of our Duke of Edinburgh students. She loved her visit to Slimbridge with her school , that started the staff remembering going here too , but the residents had not been, “That’s our next trip” they all said together.
When we arrived, we were so excited to find out that the latest sightings at Slimbridge were of 4 kingfishers nesting in the mud banks, that very day. The staff at Slimbridge gave us lots of tips on how to improve our chances of spotting the Kingfishers on our way round, on the mud banks we only encountered the otters. But we were all soon cheered up by the beautiful flamingos. Lots of birds to see and even feed we had a great day walking through the beautiful grounds.
Everyone wants to go again to try and spot the Kingfishers
Visiting Aerospace Bristol
Everyone was looking forward to this trip , we talked about it in the residents meeting last month and today it’s become a reality.
All happy to be jumping on the mini bus with George and Kelly again , this time with the chef Karen joining us , because of her love of planes.
We’re off to Aerospace Bristol on an adventure to see some fantastic aircraft!
The stunning centrepiece of our visit was Concorde Alpha Foxtrot: the last of the iconic supersonic passenger jets to be built and the last to fly.
We all enjoyed spectacular projection show of three short films displayed onto the side of the aircraft telling its remarkable history before we were able to step aboard. Excitedly we also explored the exhibition gallery showcasing a fascinating collection of memorabilia including a pilot’s uniform, model and a flight deck. This sparked some memories and created conversations that'll never be forgotten between residents.
Aerospace Bristol is was an exceptional experience for all of us , and we spent at least at least three hours there. We were all still talking about what we had seen when we returned to Kingfisher Lodge and other residents picked up on our mood and quickly we were all sat down reliving our wonderful day.
The residents and the staff had an absolute blast!
We went on Baths amazing sightseeing bus!
What a wonderful experience for the residents seeing the great city of Bath and reminiscing their time around the beautiful city.
We came back to the home and talked to everyone about our day out which sparked a long chat about which Cities we all came from.
Visiting Chew Valley Lake
We enjoyed a lovely trip to Chew Valley Lake! We spent some time having a sing song in our minibus on the way to the lakes, and even played quiz on our journey! We got our winter coats on and enjoyed a lovely walk around the lakes, taking in the fresh air and sunny views! We stopped at a local fish bar and enjoyed an amazing fish and chip lunch. What a wonderful way to spend a sunny winters day!
A Special Visitor
We had a very special visit from someone last night…. Santa Claus himself!
Santa travelled all the way from the North Pole just to visit our residents and staff to see who was on his naughty and nice list!
We loved taking pictures with Santa and checking out his sleigh! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!️
A Big 100th Birthday!
We had so much fun today because one of our residents celebrated their 100th birthday today!
We hosted a rose themed afternoon tea, and indulged in plenty of cake & wine! And the King even delivered her special birthday card from the royal family!
A birthday fit for the Queen of Kingfisher Lodge!
