Activities at Lanercost House Care Home
Our dedicated Activities Coordinators offer a wide range of mentally and physically stimulating activities for residents and families to enjoy. There are regular outings in the minibus to places of interest, such as local cafes, garden centres and parks, as well as visits from entertainers, musicians and singers - and also from PAT dogs. We host various events, such as themed days, cheese & wine evenings, in addition to offering one-to-one activity sessions, including pampering, games and puzzles. Our activities staff strive to ensure residents participate in any way they can with activities that reflect their capabilities and interests.
Emily Stubbs
I joined the Lanercost House family in June 2021 as a Care Assistant and then joined the activities team in May 2022.
I love bringing joy and fun to residents, relatives, and staff on a daily basis as well as planning and organising themed days, events, and celebrations.
I think the activities’ role is very important for Residents' well-being. Whether they like to keep active with armchair exercises, join in with our weekly quiz or hop in the minibus for a day out - there is something for everyone. I aim to ensure that each Resident's interests and hobbies are supported.
I am passionate about creative and sensory activities and I love to sing and dance together with Residents. I love my job!
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 Lanercost House Care Home
International Men's Day
We like to celebrate the men in our home every day, but today we decided to make it a little more special and treat them with some sweet treats as we think they deserve it.
The cakes went down a treat and the all the residents said how beautiful they tasted.
Happy international Men’s Day to all the men out there
Children in Need Celebrations
We celebrated Children in Need by wearing our most comfortable pjs for the day.
We also had a pic and mix from our sweet shop trolley which went around the home, and a teddy bears afternoon tea with our pen pals from the local school where we enjoyed doing some children in need worksheets too.
We had such a good day and are happy we raised £75 for BBC Children in Need.
The Remembrance Puppet Show
This month we enjoyed a special puppet show to remember those who gave their lives so we could live today.
As we honour the past, may we put our faith in your future; for you are the source of life and hope, now and forever.
'They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.' - For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon.
Pen pals visit from Newtown Primary School
We always have lots of fun when our penpals from Newtown Primary School come to visit us! This week we got our crafting skills out again to make the pieces of a tree which we will put together to make a nice autumn tree display.
Anne resident here said “I really enjoyed myself this afternoon, the children make me feel young again”
Couples trip to Houghton Hall Garden Center
We decided to organise a couples trip to the garden center, as a wife of one of our residents really wanted to get him out and about. So we decided to take along a husband and wife who stay in the home and make it a day out for couples.
We all had a good time exploring the garden center and we finished it off with coffee and scones.
Wear it Pink Day
Today we celebrated wear it pink to raise money for Breast Cancer Now.
What a day it was! There was different pink activities going on around the home and residents and staff all dressed in pink! We finished the day off with tea and cakes in the bistro where we drew the raffle for the pink hamper and the winner was Sue! Congratulations and enjoy your treats.
We managed to raise £70 for Breast Cancer Awareness.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas!
The Countdown to Christmas is on! We have lots of exciting activities throughout December and would love you to come and join us, give us a call for more information.
