Activities at Lancaster Grange 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.
Charlotte Thompson
We would like to introduce to you our Senior Activities Coordinator, Charlotte Thompson. Charlotte has worked at Barchester since 2015 and prides herself on delivering a person centred approach, valuing equality, diversity & offering tailored activities. Charlotte joined the team at Tennyson Wharf in October 2022 before moving back to us here at Lancaster Grange in January 2023.
Charlotte is pleased to be welcoming families and volunteers back into the home. Charlotte is a senior activities coordinator and enjoys supporting other homes in our region as part of her job role.
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 Lancaster Grange Care Home
Caterpillar Music – Intergenerational sensory group
What a wonderful way to start the week with the children from Caterpillar Music.
The residents of Lancaster Grange really enjoyed their session of an intergenerational activity held by Anna of Caterpillar Music Newark. Our residents socially engaged with the children this morning forming friendships and bonds. We sang & enjoyed using the sensory hand puppets boosting esteem & emotional needs. Our caterpillar children arrived this morning with a themed morning of the Wild West and Cowboys. Our residents soon became fully engaged with singing and social activities, creating many happy memories with the children and their parents.
Celebrating National Pizza Day at Lancaster Grange
National Pizza Day was a great success for our residents here at Lancaster Grange.
Our residents had a lot of fun making pizzas, choosing their favourite toppings, tasting and trying new flavours. Our pizzas were served in the evening and shared with other residents of their communities. A fabulous success, enjoyed by all. We teamed up our activity with Italian music & thoroughly enjoyed the culture experience.
Residents enjoy a trip to the local community, stopping at the Pub
This afternoon our residents at Lancaster Grange took a social trip to our local community and stopped at The Tawny Owl. Some of our residents enjoyed a walk with our volunteers, while others enjoyed a ride on the mini bus. We were welcomed by staff at the Tawny Owl and look forward to our next visit. Our residents really enjoyed drinking their favourite drink at the pub and look forward to sitting outside in their gardens during the summer. Some of our residents took advantage of a social game of snooker, Brian won his game and felt a moment of magic and thanked us for a fantastic afternoon.
Sensory Games and Crafting
Residents at Lancaster Grange had quiz games, and creative crafting today. Wanda from Activities was warmly welcomed on Thoresby and Clumber community. She had brought music and sensory games and farm animals themed aqua painting.
On Sherwood community residents had Quiz Games, memory card games, and continued working on a new Year's Calendar soon to be displayed, with paper flowers.
Quiz Night
Yesterday evening we held a fundraising Quiz Night here at Lancaster Grange. Resident’s families and friends were invited to join us in the cafe for a ‘Cheese and Wine’ reminiscence quiz evening.
We are very grateful for those who joined us and raised money for the specialist Dementia puzzles to be used on our Memory Lane Community.
Congratulations to the ‘Famous Five’ team for winning!
Murder Mystery
We’ve had fun, laughter and suspicion this afternoon at Lancaster Grange. Cherilyn our Activities Lead hosted as Agatha, a ‘Murder at Sea’ Murder Mystery afternoon.
Residents took leading character roles, from Lady Philippa Grange, The Philanthropist Sir Lancaster, Johnny Trump the Gambler ‘Silver Dollar’, the Philosopher Professor Hawkins, Ship Mates, Ships Cook Mrs Gourmet, Betsy the Ladies Maid, Grimmes the Ships Janitor and Activities Wanda played Lola the Showgirl.
The characters came alive with role play, questioning and improv.
No one guessed it was Betsy!!!
