Activities at Lucerne House Care Home

Our memory lane community was full of fun, fizz and laughter this afternoon at our Beer, Guinness and wine event.

All week, residents have been helping to make decorations and Guinness cakes which were all enjoyed this afternoon.

We tried our hand at an Irish names spelling quiz/drinking game and all raised our glasses to celebrate the day.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and for your support in making it all happen.

With Easter just around the corner it is time for Barchester Healthcare Easter Cake competition.

The event runs each year and sees homes from across the country competing against one another for the plaudits and even vouchers for the homes residents fund.

We are leased to present the entry, created by our residents, visitors and staff for this year.

We spent a morning baking the sponges and discussing our design. We even gathered some ideas for our upcoming Lucerne 70s festival on Friday 10th May.

Then, in the afternoon, we all regrouped in our Memory lane dining area and kitchen to finish the decorations. To add to the occasion, we also had various flavours of hot cross buns, including lemon and white chocolate, mixed berry and sticky toffee flavour to name a few.

Thank you to Sue, Sheila, Angie, Maureen and our residents for helping to finish the design. Our cake has the Easter bunny digging for carrots and Easter eggs surrounded by milk and white chocolate Kit-Kat fingers.

Well done to everyone who helped. We think you all did an amazing job and have our fingers crossed for the competition.

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you from everyone at Lucerne House.

Our residents have been busy preparing for the big day. On the Monday 12th February, our Memory Lane community was full of all things floral as we joined the Live Virtual Event of Valentine's flower arranging. Kathryn Delve talked us through her processes on how to create a Valentine's display which we then used to inspire our own arrangements..

Our residents enjoyed flexing their creativity and made some wonderful displays, ready for Valentine's day.

On Valentine’s Day, our residents have had a wonderful time, which began with a harp recital from Luc Walpot. Luc played various classical pieces as well as some popular love songs, to get us in the mood.

Then, in the afternoon, we had our Valentine's tea party, complete with chocolate dipped strawberries, baileys, prosecco, sweat treats and a Valentine's quiz to test our knowledge.

Thank you to everyone who joined us today, it made it all the more special sharing Valentine's day with you.

What a fantastic time we have had at our Social night dinner event.

Residents were greeted with their choice of fizz or orange juice before sitting down to dine with a selection of meats, cheeses, breads, crackers and fruits, all washed down with wine and even a cheeky baileys.

This was followed with a selection of sweet treats which perfectly complimented the meal.

Our residents have said it was lovely to be chatting and sharing such a lovely occasion with each other. The event was thought up by some of our female residents, who wanted to try something a little different that would be a great benefit and experience for others, living at Lucerne House

It has been a real success and they are already plotting their next event.

We have kicked off the New Year with lots of new events, entertainers and activities at Lucerne House. This has included making the most of our local community and Mini Bus.

We have been enjoying weekly trips to our local café, resumed our outings to St Michael’s Church for Knit & Natter and also explored the wider area. Residents have enjoyed trips to garden centres, local shops, high street and had quality time, with loved ones at our local pub.

Its only February and our feet have barely touched the ground. We are only just getting warmed up. We have many more outings planned which our residents are all really looking forward too.

Happy Burns Night from all of us at Lucerne House.

Our Burns Night events kicked off this morning at our cooking group, where we made Cranachan.

Cranachan is a Scottish pudding made with whipped cream, honey, whiskey, toasted oats and raspberries.

Then, in the afternoon, we enjoyed a Scottish themed social event, trying various Scottish treats, including:- short bread, caramel bars, tea cakes, potato cakes, cock-a-leekie soup and Irn Bru. We also had a quiz to really test out knowledge and Scottish music which, of course, included Auld Lang Syne.

To finish the day, we enjoyed our Burns Night meal. Alfred, one of our residents "addressed the haggis" before we tucked into Haggis with Neaps and Tatties, followed by our Cranachan.

It's been a lovely day and we would like to thank our residents for joining in the fun, our visitors for spending time with us, our care teams for supporting our residents to enjoy the day and our brilliant chef for making our wonderful burns Night meal.