Activities at Lucerne House Care Home
At Lucerne House our person-centred activity programme has been tailored to suit the residents living in our home. It is constantly developing due to the direct feedback from our residents and enables them to take part in existing hobbies and new tasks that aim to stimulate creativity, intellect, physical ability and improve well being. With music groups, pub outings, cooking, gardening, one to one time, entertainers, quiz's, bingo and more, there is never a shortage of things to do.
We also have external providers who visit the home. We have Rachel Sherring who provides Yoga Sessions, Lorrain Christopher who is available every Wednesday and Thursday for hair appointments in our on site salon, Sharon Rees who visits on a Wednesday to provide massage therapy sessions in the comfort of your chair and regular Church Services which do include a monthly Holy Communion. We are always open to new suggestions, so if you do have any, our activities team will always be happy to listen.
Alex Petersen
I have been at Lucerne House since November 2011. I started in the kitchen before moving to the Activities Team. I have a background in music and theatre and was very happy to be able to share this with residents in the home. After a short while, I was promoted to Head of Activities, and earned my NAPA level 2 qualification in Activity Provision.
In the role of Head of Activities, I am focused on ensuring that residents can continue to enjoy existing hobbies and interests, but also pursue new avenues of stimulation and activity. I am always looking to bring new experiences and means of engagement to the home, be that through massage therapy, yoga, engaging with the local community or many other things. At Lucerne House, our person-centred approach allows us to make every resident feel valued and comfortable enough to express themselves however they see fit.
My goal is to ensure that every person living at Lucerne House feels confident enough to make independent decisions and that each of them have a robust choice of activities and interests to engage with. I am always open to suggestions, so if you do have any, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Lucerne House Care Home
Halloween Competition
We want to thank everyone in our community for supporting and entering our recent event. Lucerne House hosted a virtual Halloween costume contest. This was shared on many Facebook groups and local areas including our local primary school. We had some great entries and our residents loved seeing everyone who entered. We were taken by how well everyone had done and that if we could, we would have awarded everyone as a winner. Our residents studied each entry at our judging event. It was a close call but three winners were chosen. The winners all received a hamper with sweets, treats and crafting materials to enjoy.
Halloween Celebrations
Halloween at Lucerne House has seen some really fun events and activities. Residents have been dressing up, attending parties and have been carving our pumpkins. We have also been running a virtual costume contest on our Facebook page, with the 3 winners receiving a hamper with sweets, treats and crafts materials. We now look forward to the festive season with lots of fun events and activities to enjoy.
Return to Chatterbox Café
Residents have had a great time at Chatterbox Café, a locally run café in our local community centre/village hall. We had a great time meeting others from the village, chatting with Julia from the group and enjoying a selection of drinks with sweet and savoury treats.
We look forward to visiting the café each week and to other outings we have planned for our residents in the coming weeks and months.
A Landmark Birthday
We had a big birthday at Lucerne House, when one of our residents, Bessie, reached the grand age of 107. Bessie was joined by family and staff to mark this special occasion. Everyone at Lucerne wished Bessie a very happy birthday and raised a glass to her 107th year.
Community Competition
We have enjoyed receiving entries to our hanging basket competition this month at Lucerne House. We ran the completion from our Facebook page, asking our friends, relatives and members of our community to send on pictures of their hanging baskets and garden arrangements. There were some fantastic displays.
Our residents chose the winning entry, pictures below, and they received a luxury hamper as their prize. We have many posts and events updated regularly on our Facebook page.
Animals return to Lucerne House
We were so pleased to welcome back Katherine Nias and her animals from “AniMates” this month. Due to the pandemic we have not been able to see them but now there is some easing in restrictions, we have had a great time with them. We were introduced to Gary and Charlie, the Guinea pigs, Hetty the Chinchilla as well as welcoming back Tenner the dog and Rosie the Tortoise. The time we spent with the animals brought lots of smiles, joy and triggered memories of times that our residents had spent with their own pets. We look forward to regular visits from Katherine and her animals in the coming weeks and months.
