Activities at Leonard Lodge 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.
Our activities team offer a wide range of social events, from the very popular Friday morning bingo, to gentle exercise sessions, skittles, regular animal visits and arts & crafts sessions. We are fortunate to have a team of volunteers who stop by weekly to provide additional support, allowing residents the opportunity for one-to-one sessions. These sessions could include anything, even something as simple as playing a game of Scrabble or just having a cup of tea and a chat. We believe that it is essential to support people in such a way that they are able to continue to live full and happy lives doing the things that they enjoy.
Lynn Amiri
My name is Lynn and I lead the Activities Team here at Leonard Lodge.
Since working at Leonard Lodge I have dedicated myself to ensuring that each of our residents can continue to partake in the hobbies that they have enjoyed for years. It is important that all of the residents here have access to life enriching, fun and social activities.
The whole home supports my team and I to organise activities, events and entertainment tailored to every residents preferences, abilities and needs. Each year we have a fantastically full calendar, and we look forward to the future when we can invite the families of residents to join us in the home again.
I am married with two children and two rather annoying rescue cats. I lived in Italy for a number of years and love all Italian food, especially when somebody else cooks it for me! I love to read, especially crime novels. I am a regular theatre goer with a passion for musicals. I like to sing and dance (albeit badly!).
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 Leonard Lodge Care Home
Sensory with Meghan
We welcomed Meghan back to Leonard Lodge for one of her amazing interactive sensory afternoons. Residents were able to play a variety of games, some competitive , some more relaxing but all good fun. Our residents got involved both physically and intellectually and they all agreed they had a great afternoon and look forward to Meghan visiting again.
Flower Power
Residents had a fun afternoon with flowers. Residents enjoyed smelling the flowers, feeling the different textures and marvelling at natures array of wonderful colours. We discussed favourite flowers and memories connected to flowers such as wedding days and Valentines days. We reminisced about residents gardens and talked about our beautiful Memory Lane garden which has been a riot of colour this year.
Trip to Southend
We were thrilled to be joined by residents families on a day trip to Southend. We strolled along the seafront and enjoyed the fine weather. We ate ice-cream from the famous Rossi's ice cream parlour and admired the views across the sea with the longest pier in the world in the background. Finally we enjoyed a traditional fish and chip lunch. We had a great time. At Leonard Lodge this is what we like to do - create memories for our residents and their families and ensure our residents are leading full enriched lives.
Walking Club
We made the most of the last sunny days of summer by going out for a walk. We battled uneven pavements and overgrown pathways but had a lovely time spotting butterflies and wildflowers and chatting to local residents while reminiscing about past summers.
At Leonard Lodge, we love going on our monthly walks, especially when families and friends join us. Shared experiences are the best experiences, and we ensure our residents remain connected with their loved ones whilst they live with us.
BGT Star Entertains Residents
We were treated to an afternoon of music and fun with Dennis Frere-Smith, musician, singer and comic as seen this year on BGT. Dennis played the trumpet and the ukulele as well as singing. Dennis encouraged audience participation by giving out instruments and handing round his microphone, asking residents to join in with the songs. Afterwards Dennis joined us for tea and cake and shared anecdotes from his time on BGT and his travels as a musician.
Violinist Caroline
We enjoyed an afternoon of classical and contemporary music ranging from the 1940s to the 1970s with the amazing violinist Caroline Jory. We loved seeing Caroline's artistry and joy during her performance. Caroline had us singing, clapping and dancing along to a wide range of songs and we can’t wait to invite her back again.
