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Laurel Bank Care Home offers Nursing care, Residential care, Respite / Short stay.

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Activities at Laurel Bank Care Home

Activities are a fundamental part of a rich and varied lifestyle here at Laurel Bank Care Home, which is why we organise both physically and mentally stimulating social events for those we support. The weekly itinerary is ever-changing, and regularly includes art lessons, chair-based exercise, trips and visits from a variety of different animals, as well as one-to-one time for residents who prefer the peace and quiet. Our team actively tries to incorporate the hobbies and interests that are meaningful to residents into the activities schedule as encouragement to continue with much-loved pastimes.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Jaimy Lee Almond

Activities Coordinator

Hi, my name is Jaimy Lee, and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Laurel Bank.

I have worked in the care home industry for over nine years. I started working at Laurel Bank in 2018 as a carer, and then, I was promoted to senior carer which I thoroughly enjoyed.

I moved over to activities in 2020, as I was asked to help out and help encourage residents to join in. During this, I realised how much fun it could be and chose to stay on and got promoted to Activities Coordinator.

I love my role as every day is different and I try to make sure the residents are happy and engage in meaningful activities, this also helps support the transition for new residents.

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 Laurel Bank Care Home

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Bring me sunshine!

Bring me sunshine! What a beautiful day for a trip to the seaside, now that we are able to take residents out we took Janet and Vera for a lovely walk down Morecambe promenade, stopping at The Midland hotel for a tasty hot chocolate. Everyone had a great time and we can’t wait to do it all again!

Resident joy as pet therapy returns

There were so many happy faces today when we welcomed our PAT dog Aggie back into Laurel Bank for the first time since last February. We took Aggie room to room to make sure everyone that wanted to see her go the chance and she look just about as happy as we are!’

Residents enjoy floristry masterclass

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Laurel Bank Care Home in Lancaster were treated to an interactive virtual floristry masterclass courtesy of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski, from Blooming Haus.

Blooming Haus started with a small pop-up shop in Chelsea. They have since blossomed spectacularly on to the floristry scene as ‘floral engineers’, carving themselves an outstanding reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative floral design studios. The company is the vision of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski and his business partner, Michael Dariane. The pair bring a completely fresh approach to floristry and their ambition to push the boundaries of traditional floristry has laid the foundations of Blooming Haus’ success to date.

Residents and staff were invited to gather together flowers and foliage chosen by themselves and follow Michal’s demonstration to create their own displays. Residents’ arrangements will be entered into a Facebook competition judged by Michal and Michael to win Love2Shop vouchers.

Residents enjoy virtual cookery demo

To celebrate National Vegetarian Week, staff and residents at Barchester’s Laurel Bank care home in Lancaster were treated to an interactive virtual cookery demo courtesy of chef, Alex Connell, from Vegetarian for Life.

Chef Alex whipped up some tasty, healthy vegetarian snacks in a live, interactive cookery demo. Much to residents’ delight, Laurel Bank’s head chef Grant Pritchard had prepared the same recipes so that residents could try all the dishes. Residents sampled delicious, light and summery veggie dishes including Borlotti bean and dill pate, Greek fritters with Tzatziki and Coronation 'chicken' pastries. All finished off with a sweet and simple but totally yummy banana bread.

Mental Health Awareness Week

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Laurel Bank care home in Lancaster were treated to an armchair work out courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran, and Shackleton’s furniture company, followed by a mindfulness session led by Shackleton’s Emma Raybould.

Diana rose to fame as a glamorous fitness guru on BBC’s Breakfast Time in the 1980’s and has made an outstanding contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of people in the UK. She now brings that experience to Shackletons as their Health and Wellness Adviser.

Local vocalist entertains

Everyone here at Laurel Bank was thrilled to welcome our first live musical guest since before the pandemic! Local singer Ashleigh Wood was fabulous at our VE Day party in the garden where we all enjoyed afternoon tea including homemade scones with jam and cream, exactly what we needed in the glorious sunshine!’