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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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Residents address the 'Haggis'

Laurel Bank Care Home in Lancaster prepared a traditional Burns Night Lunch to the tune of bagpipes and the fun continued well through the day.

Staff and residents at the home were involved in a number of activities such as quizzes about Robert Burns, and drinking iron-bru, with a side of shortbread to mark the Scottish institution, including giving the time honoured address to the ‘Great chieftain O’ the pudding race’ – the haggis.

Home present cheque to local charity

Laurel Bank Care Home in Lancaster recently presented Ladies Who Lunch Virtual WI with a cheque for £720 to help increase the frequency of virtual meetings from one to two a month for women who cannot get to face to face meetings. Ladies Who Lunch Virtual WI is a branch of the Women's Institute, a national organisation for women, which is intended to advance education, promote sustainable development, advance public health and advance public citizenship. The grant had been awarded by Barchester’s Charitable Foundation, a charity that helps older people and adults with a disability or mental health problems across England, Scotland and Wales by offering grants to help people connect or re-connect with others in their local community.

Starlings with Royal Parks

Across our services our residents have enjoyed a wonderful live virtual talk about starlings, one of the UK’s most gregarious birds, hosted by Rachel Dowse from The Royal Parks London.

Rachel examined our long history with this bird and the importance of common species to our lives. Our residents had the opportunity to find out more about the great murmuration and why we need to pay special attention to these beauties before it's too late.

The virtual experience was truly enjoyed by all.

Residents enjoy their popular knit and natter group

Residents from Laurel Bank Care Home in Lancaster have invited members of the local community to come and join them for free knit and natter workshops at the home. These group sessions are a popular fixture on the homes life enrichment programme.

Taking place every Wednesday from 10.30 am onwards, guests and residents will all have the chance to get together to knit their own patch of a community quilt, and socialise with others in the community. The hospitality team at the home will be serving teas, coffee and cakes for all to enjoy.