Activities at Lawton Manor Care Home

We have always considered The Clonter Opera as great friends of Lawton Manor and they have remained so throughout this last year.  We have once again received individual boxes of exquisite cakes.  The delicious delivery of afternoon tea for residents was a wonderful gesture and we all enjoyed listening to recordings of "Songs from The Shows"

We look forward to such times when we can attend a concert at the Clonter once again

For residents at Lawton Manor care home in Church Lawton nr Alsager, the long awaited reunion with one family member has become a reality, as one single named visitor is now allowed to visit each resident in their bedroom.

There has been much anticipation of this moment by families and residents alike.  Guidance was issued by the Government on March 4 and Barchester Healthcare, who run Lawton Manor care home, is proceeding with a safe and cautious approach to visiting. Strict protocols are in place with all visitors required to have a negative Lateral Flow Device test result before being allowed into the home, and infection control measures and social distancing in place for every visit, with hand holding allowed but not recommended.

Despite the need for testing and social distancing, it was still welcome news for so many residents and their family members to be able to meet in the comfort of their bedroom. Residents and their relatives enjoyed getting together and catching up face to face.

In the name of Love, we served a delicious three course Valentine's Day Supper for residents.  Love was the name of the game in the evening as we played games and held a Valentine's Day themed Pub style Quiz.  Resident's loved their prizes, not to mention that certain favourite tipples including Baileys went down very well indeed too!

We celebrated Peggy’s 90th birthday together with a delicious afternoon tea and a beautiful homemade chocolate orange flavoured sponge cake made by our hospitality team.

Peggy spent the morning opening her cards and presents with staff and resident friends.  Peggy received a magnificent Fortnum and Mason hamper from her Son.  Staff at the home presented Peggy with a beautiful bouquet created by florists "Flower Passion" in Alsager.

Peggy really enjoyed her very special day and was overwhelmed when her Son visited in the afternoon to present her with a "This is your Life" book and a rose plant.

Staff at Lawton Manor were delighted when colleague, Lydia completed her training to become a Care Practitioner, this new role which will enable her to support nurses in the home.

Lydia was presented with flowers at a celebration in the home to mark their achievement.

The Care Practitioner role has been introduced by Barchester Healthcare, the organisation that runs the home, in order to further develop talented care staff and enable them to give more support to the nurses working at the home.

We toasted the Bard whilst celebrating Burns Night over a tradtional delicious supper of Haggis Neeps and Tatties with a Whiskey Sauce followed by Cranachan with Scottish raspberries.  The evening gathered pace with a friendly group to share some poetry and listen Scottish Music.  We of course had night caps by way of a wee dram.