Activities at Lawton Rise Care Home

Our staff have worked hard to turn the hairdressers into a multi-functional room. 

In the day, it’s a hairdresser’s, at nighttime it’s a lovely calm environment to sit and relax and enjoy watching the lights. Since being there, it has been a popular space to sit and reminisce. This has also created the perfect environment for namaste time, which is a favoured activity within the home. 

Jean always talks about how her mother and sister help her to knit her cardigans. This is something that Jean is proud of. 

So, the activities team asked Jean if she would be able to help the staff make a scarf for a little 6-month-old baby girl. Jean was happy to help and asked for measurements. 

Jean sat down and began knitting. Jean wanted to know all about the little baby and had many stories to share with the team. We now hold a knit and natter club around the home, so Jean and other residents can enjoy a past hobby with others and share meaningful stories with one another. 

Barbara used to be a lunch lady, and since joining us at Lawton Rise, she's enjoyed making tea and toast for residents in the morning, and enjoys helping the staff to set the tables and providing the cutlery. Barbara is always keen to lend a hand, whether this be a cleaning job, or offering friendly advice, Barbara is there for everyone. 

So for Barbara, our lovely staff came up with a great idea to show Barbara some appreciation. The staff had made Barbara her very own payslip, and then the following day the activities team printed out some money, laminated it and handed Barbara her ‘wages’.

Barbara's reaction was lovely to see, as this made her day. Barbara was anxiously waiting for her money since receiving her payslip, and when her money arrived she was made up, counting it and putting it in her purse. 

We had a lovely visit from the very creative Jo, art therapist for our home. 

Jo has joined us this month, for festive wreath making. Every session with Jo is different and is filled with different techniques in art, and is all about promoting your creative side. 

We have some really talented residents here at Lawton Rise. Some of our residents have worked in the royal Doulton’s and pottery for a long time, so they are very familiar with techniques in art, whereas some of the other residents don’t have any background or experience in art but would like to learn/ participate, and have developed real skills through art therapy, for example one of our residents Ken, had very low self-esteem in his first few sessions of art therapy, but now after having the reassurance that his art is actually unique, ken has found confidence in art therapy and now regularly attends sessions. 

In this session Jo had bought along with her, some crafting materials and then guided the residents, step by step, how to make a wreath from scratch. We had some wonderful wreaths to hang up on our doors to proudly show off! 

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Here at Lawton Rise Care Home our Christmas festivities have been in full swing! Our residents and staff members have been working hard to decorate the home and what a fabulous job they have done. 

Our cosy corner is perfect for photo opportunities with loved ones. As you can see from the look on Barry’s face, it’s a lovely place to sit and read, or to enjoy a hot beverage. Our residents have had some lovely photos taken and printed here, which are to be used as postcards to give to family and friends!

We wrapped up warm for a festive trip to Trentham Gardens, to see all the wonderful decorations and ornaments. 

Our residents, Mick and Sheila, had a wonderful time and were both amazed at how real some of the decorations looked. 

The afternoon was finished off with a tasty carvery and a nice glass of cool beer. Resident Sheila was impressed with the mini-village at Trentham and mentioned that it looked magical.