Activities at Lawton Manor Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Chloe Cameron
This is Chloe and she is our Activities Coordinator here at Lawton Manor. Her job is to physically and mentally stimulate our residents by offering a range of activities for them to enjoy. She wants to get everyone involved and make our home community and atmosphere as positive and welcoming as possible.
Making sure that our residents have things to do that they really enjoy doing is something that Chloe holds very close to her heart. It is so important to make sure that they are happy and enjoy all of the activities and events that we host for them. A lot of our residents also enjoy our special trips out on our Minibus as we create new, special memories together.
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 Lawton Manor Care Home
Out and About at All Saints Church Craft Fair!
Kimberley and Beth joined Sarah and Joan for a lovely trip to the All Saints Church Craft Fair this week. Sarah and Joan are two of our more crafty residents, so this was their ideal day out! There was plenty to browse, and it did wonders for both Sarah and Joan's creativity. They both came away with lots of ideas of things they want to do over the next couple of months, and maybe even create for our home's Christmas Fair!
It was so much fun exploring the variety of stalls! Kimberley and Joan enjoyed a relaxing cup of tea and a good chat, while Beth and Sarah did a bit of shopping.
We love getting out into the community and always look forward to more events like this!
Trip to Astbury Meadow Garden Centre
Chloe & Kimberley from our activities team had a wonderful outing to Astbury Meadow Garden Centre with residents Ann, Doug, Neil, and Neil's wife Gill!
Now that 'spooky season' is coming to an end, all of our local garden centres are starting to bring out the Christmas goodies! So we took a trip out and had a great time browsing through all the beautiful Christmas decorations, and even made a stop at the café for a delicious lunch! Doug absolutely loved his fish and chips.
What garden centre should we visit next? We can’t wait to explore more!
Neil Meets his Great-Granddaughter
Neil had the incredible joy of meeting his beautiful great-granddaughter, Harriet, for the very first time since she was born. To make this moment even more special, little Harriet was wearing Neil’s 95-year-old christening gown, a family treasure passed down through generations.
Our amazing carers, Jill & Katie, were there to witness this unforgettable reunion, and there wasn’t a dry eye in the room. The love and happiness that filled the space were simply overwhelming – truly a once-in-a-lifetime moment that will be cherished by all.
Tears of joy, smiles all around, and memories made forever.
Harvest Festival Donations for All Saints Church
We’re incredibly proud of our amazing activities team, Kim and Teri, who took Joan this morning to donate some of the wonderful harvest food handed in at the Harvest Service yesterday at All Saints Church!
Lawton Manor is honored to be part of such a supportive and generous community. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to raising these vital items for the Food Bank in Alsager. Your hard work and kindness truly make a difference!
Halloween Crafting
Our residents Joan, Bryan, Barbara and Doug got their creative hats on with our crafting session for Halloween, which meant we all got the chance to paint some pumpkins! We got decorating ready for our pumpkin competition, using paint sticks to put our fine motor skills to the test.
Painting these intricate designs onto our pumpkins also gave everyone the chance to use their imagination for the spookiest, most creative pumpkin! Of course, we did it all with tea and cake right alongside us. Lots of fun was had by all.
Baking for our Well-being
We recently put our pinnies on and got our rolling pins out ready for our weekly well-being session! We try and do these baking sessions for our mental well-being each week, as our residents find them very therapeutic and a nice distraction.
We all loved baking our cupcakes, decorating them, and of course eating them afterwards! With the Halloween season coming up, we decided to make ghost shaped shortbread and used icing to decorate them to keep them white. We also rolled out some marzipan to put a finishing touch to our cakes. Baking is something a lot of our residents hold close to their heart, so baking sessions are always enjoyed by all!
