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
Summer in full swing
With the warmer weather upon us, residents have been enjoying many activities in our garden spaces as summer is in full swing at Lucerne House.
We have been knitting, potting plants, enjoying ice cream and even baking, all while soaking up the sun.
When the sun has been a little too hot, we have been enjoying other events in our communal kitchen’s, lounges and dining spaces.
In June we celebrated the British Nutrition Foundation, Healthy Eating week.
Residents, staff and visitors at Lucerne House, turned their talents, once again, to food preparation, making a fresh salad and a fruit salad, full of healthy ingredients to celebrate healthy eating week.
Following this we had pampering with Kirsty, one of our activities team members, hairdressing with Lorraine in the salon, a spontaneous ice cream sundae trolley which travelled around the whole home and to cap off a wonderful few days, we enjoyed a delicious BBQ at our regular, fortnightly social evening. We even used the salad our residents had made to compliment the burgers and sausages.
Our attentions, looking forward are to our next cultural event, which has been chosen as a Spanish night. We plan to make paella, Spanish omelettes and for dessert, homemade churros. Not only that but we have lots of outings planned, including lunch by the beach, restaurant evening outings, garden centres and more.
Hot weather and lots to look forward to certainly mean that Summer has well and truly arrived at Lucerne House.
Long Service Award
We invite you all to join us on congratulating Jacqueline, Healthcare Assistant, at Lucerne House, on her landmark 25th Year with Barchester.
Jacqueline was presented with chocolates, a special pin badge and a voucher, by Sally Coletti, General Manager, on behalf of Barchester Healthcare to honour her dedication and unwavering commitment to enhancing and supporting the lives of residents, living at Lucerne House
From Sally and all of us at Lucerne House we want to say "Well Done Jacqeline", we are all very proud of you.
A 'Pizza' The Action
Continuing our summer of outings our residents got a "pizza" the action, in Exeter, as they enjoyed a lunch at Pizza Express.
We had a lovely time, chatting and taking in the sights of Exeter Cathedral whilst enjoying our pizza's. We even managed to box up our left overs to enjoy when we felt hungry later. Each of our residents have told us of places they wish to go. Our mission, is to ensure, where possible, each resident is able to fulfil that ambition in the coming weeks and months.
Our Summer of outings has begun
What an amazing time we have had recently at Lucerne House as we have started our summer of outings.
Whilst some of our residents were enjoying a Holy Communion service with Reverend Mike Partridge from St Michael's Alphington , Roger, Mick and Brian, who was joined by his friends, took a trip to Bridge Motorcycles and cafe 53. They had an excellent time, with coffee, cake and a browse of the showroom. All of the men were completely taken by the motorcycles and, in particular, the display of the 1953 Vincent Black Shadow.
That afternoon, whilst some were playing Countdown, it was the girls turn to venture out, with a trip to Exmouth Sea Front. It was the perfect way to spend the afternoon, basking in the sun with a delicious ice cream.
We have got lots more trips planned for our residents over the next days, weeks and months.
Chelsea Flower show celebrations
To celebrate Chelsea Flower show, which started this week, residents have been making posies to decorate our dining areas.
We have had a great time, creating all sorts of arrangements and discovering that some of our residents have a real talent for flower arranging.
To cap things off, in honour of national donut week, we all enjoyed hot drinks and donuts whilst admiring our creations.
Special Help for High Tea
On a sunny May afternoon, residents at Lucerne House had a lovely time at our high tea. We enjoyed mini éclairs, cucumber sandwiches, macaroons, cream slices and more.
The event was made extra special with our special visitors, Jacob and Matilda Petersen, children of our Head of Activities, Alex Petersen. Together they have been sharing stories from school, chatting to residents and helping to serve. Matilda was responsible for taking the drinks orders and Jacob was on food duty, even popping in to see residents who were relaxing in the comfort of their rooms.
We have all had a lovely time and Jacob and Matilda are looking forward to coming back to Lucerne, in the summer.
