Activities at Lawton Manor Care Home

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Lawton Manor care home in Church Lawton 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.

Team members and residents at Lawton Manor marked National Vegetarian Week by taking part in exciting virtual events and enjoying a variety of delicious vegetarian meals.   Apart from tasting meat-free meals, prepared by the home’s talented chef, the residents had the opportunity to learn more about the importance of incorporating vegetarian food into their diets. And also to find out more about the positive environmental effects of eating vegetarian.

National Vegetarian Week is an annual event to educate people about the benefits of a meat-free diet. During National Vegetarian Week people are encouraged to try going meat-free for a week, with vibrant and exciting vegetarian recipes being promoted and shared.

Dominoes is a great game to bring intellectual stimulation and can be played in different group numbers.

Many of the residents take pleasure in playing dominoes and find it relaxing, they also enjoy making new friends along the way.  Here Gents enjoyed an afternoon tournament!

A Carer at Lawton Manor in Church Lawton near Alsager has received a prestigious Long Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for Ten years.

Sylvia Clegg, started at Barchester in 2011 and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.

Rebecca Whitehouse, General Manager of Lawton Manor said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating Sylvia’s ten years of loyal service with Lawton Manor. Sylvia has demonstrated her dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Lawton Manor when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Sylvia!”

These were the happy scenes at Lawton Manor as hairdressers were finally allowed back into the home.

Just like the rest of the country, residents had been waiting patiently for months to get their hair styled and so they were delighted to be able to book in for a long overdue cut and blow dry.

Residents at Lawton Manor took advantage of the early Spring sunshine to take a drip out on the mini-bus to enjoy a walk.  Residents, Michael and Lesley both enjoyed a walk around Westport Lake, they enjoyed feeding the ducks and geese and both agreed the weather had been pleasantly kind.  Residents are looking forward to their next trip out!