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
Easter Cake Competition
Residents and Staff have been getting their bake on to create an Easter Cake masterpiece.
We all put our heads together to decide on our design, which will be entered into the Barchester Easter Cake Competition. The competition has been launched nationally across all 250 Barchester homes, so there is some stiff competition. We put our heart and soul into our little cake and hope the judges can see the love that went into making it.
St. David's Day
We celebrated St. David's Day by keeping busy with activity books from Oomph on Demand and engaging in discussion about St. David and his background.
St David’s Day is a fabulous day celebrating the patron saint of Wales – Saint David. The holiday dates back to the 12th century when it was celebrated by monks.
People usually wear traditional Welsh costumes such as men’s caps, women’s bonnets, leeks, or symbolic daffodils. Additionally, parades are held where there are Morris dancers and traditional Welsh costumes.
We treated our Residents to some delightful bunches of dafodil's in celebration and to brighten up their day.
Cheese & Wine Afternoon
We recently enjoyed a cheese and wine afternoon accompanied by a few games of classic bingo.
The ladies all seemed to have a wonderful afternoon. Bingo is becoming more popular with our Residents as they enjoy the social get together. Families joined us for the occasion too and it did get a little competitive - all the more fun we say!
Is there any other way to celebrate having an extra day in February than indulging in a scrumptious selection of cheese and devine wines? We think not.
Monthly Visit to The Lookout Hub
We really enjoy our monthly visits to The Lookout Hub and to see the ladies from Age UK Carlisle and Eden. Residents enjoy taking part in the dementia friendly arts and crafts session they provide.
This time we had a go at doing some paper weaving to make placemats, these were very good and we had a brilliant time doing it. While we were there we saw Roy the cat, who we loved meeting and giving our attention to!
A Very Happy Valentine's Day
This valentines day we celebrated love and friendship by joining together in the bistro for an afternoon tea with music and good company. Some of us enjoyed getting a picture in our picture frame made by residents and staff and receiving a special treat.
Throughout our Valentines Day, so much love, laughter and joy was shared, as well as fond memories created!
Pancake Day
What a flipping good day we had, everyone enjoyed trying to flip pancakes, some were more successful than others - including the staff!
Our favourite part was tucking into them and layering on all the different toppings - chocolate was a firm favourite.
Shrove Tuesday marks the lead to Easter. The celebration itself is observed as a day those who are practising lent can indulge in sweetness before withholding them for 40 days!
