Activities at Lydfords Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Carole Hierons
Hello, my name is Carole and I am the Activities Lead here at Lydfords.
I have worked in this role for many years and I would not to do anything else.
My job is to plan and oversee the amazing life enrichment activities and trips for all of our residents. It is such a rewarding role and I love planning and doing crafts with everyone.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Lydfords Care Home
Blenheim Palace Winston Churchill Virtual Talk
Our residents were thrilled to join Antonia Keaney - Blenheim Palace’s Historian for an intriguing virtual talk on Winston Churchill.
The private resources of Blenheim Palace were drawn upon to afford very new and refreshing insights into this remarkable man. During the talk Antonia shared fascinating information about the breadth of talent, achievement and personality of the "Greatest Briton": soldier, politician, statesman, painter, writer, orator, family man - and bricklayer!
We all had a wonderful time and enjoyed learning more about UK’s former Prime Minister.
Remembrance Day Parade
Lydfords Care Home in East Hoathly commemorated Remembrance Day on Sunday 14th November, where they joined the rest of the United Kingdom in holding a two-minute silence at 11am.
As well as marking Remembrance Day by wearing poppies, residents were thrilled to be able to watch the local bonfire societies Remembrance Day parade to commemorate the members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty.
Lydfords Home Services Advisor, Laura Tee, was honored to have been asked by East Hoathly Carnival Society to carry one of the fire poppy banners in the parade, each one signifying a local hero killed in the line of duty in the First and Second World Wars.
Afternoon Tea
Our residents enjoyed tucking into a delicious afternoon tea of freshly made scones warm from the oven, finger sandwiches and miniature cakes, all washed down with a hot pot of tea and good conversation.
Hairdresser visits and trips out
At Lydfords we have a range of hairdressing options. We have our very own fully equipped in-house hair salon, in which residents can have their own hairdresser come to visit.
Alternatively, East Hoathly has a hair salon on the high street, just down the road from Lydfords, that some of our residents chose to visit for a spot of pampering outside of the home, we facilitate whichever option our residents prefer!
Remembrance Day artwork
Today our residents have been creating some art work for a display for Remembrance Day.
October Employee of the Month
At Lydfords we believe its important to show that we value our team.
Erin, Lydfords Head Housekeeper, was nominated by other team members as Octobers 'Employee Of The Month', to say thank you for all the hard work in keeping Lydfords clean, safe and looking beautiful and for being such a lovely positive member of the team.
Pictured: Erin, Head Housekeeper, receiving her award and thank you gifts from Brendan Caffrey, General Manager
