Activities at Maple Leaf Lodge Care Home

Residents at Maple Leaf Lodge in Grantham have been discovering all things Antipodean in celebration of Australia Day, which took place on Friday 26 January. 

Residents took part in Australian-themed activities throughout the day including a virtual trip down under including a tour of Sydney Opera House, Sydney harbour, Ayres Rock and Bondi beach, which everyone really enjoyed.  The favourite activity of the day was however our very own bush tucker trial, where staff went head to head, eating a variety of disgusting foods. Staff members had to eat mealworms, fish eggs, kangaroo phlegm, a century egg and so much more.

Our residents shared a wonderful time together in our Namaste room, enjoying a sensory experience that was both calming and invigorating. The sensory lights and sounds helped to create a soothing environment that stimulated their senses and brought them joy and calm

We were delighted to see our residents so happy and comfortable within our sensory environment.

Our home celebrated international flower day on January 19th. Some of our ladies have been meeting their creative needs with flower arranging to display around the home. National Flower Day celebrates the colourful blooms and elevating scent of nature's most vibrant plants.

We used a selection of beautiful flowers and residents were left in complete control to design wonderful displays. Residents discussed their favourite flowers and resident Sylvia told us she loves roses. Everyone loves flowers and they look beautiful displayed in our home.

Our fabulous friends from Springwell Learning Community Lincolnshire came to visit our wonderful residents for a morning of arts and crafts.

Today the children and residents made turtles out of paper and tissue paper. Residents helped cut the shapes out and rip the tissue paper while the children made beautiful works of art. Resident Graham said how he really enjoyed himself and was shocked that he was doing arts and crafts.

It’s lovely to see the children and residents form bonds and we look forward to seeing them every Tuesday for the rest of the month of January.

Maple Leaf Lodge Care Home in Grantham, prepared a traditional Burns Night Supper to the tune of bagpipes and Scottish folk music and the fun continued well into the evening

Staff and residents at the home were involved in a number of activities including giving the time-honoured address to the ‘Great chieftain O’ the pudding race’ – the haggis and Scottish folk music.

 

Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs.

Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.

We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff.  It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.