Activities at Marriott House and Lodge Care Home

On Thursday 19th May, Marriott House & Lodge celebrated its staff by presenting a number of awards.

Jeth Parker, Care Assistant in the Lodge, was awarded her 10 year service award. Jeth started at the home in May 2006 and has worked with residents and relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.

Emilie Eastman, Care Assistant in the House was named Employee of the Month; she was awarded for the high quality care that she provides the residents with, and for her excellent relationships with relatives.

Our nurses were presented with their gifts for International Nurses' Week.

This was also the first time staff had been rewarded using the new Barchester Rewards Points scheme; staff were nominated for these awards by their heads of department and in conjunction with the General Manager.

These rewards are designed to recognise the contribution and achievement of individuals in a variety of ways.

Our Activities Coordinator, Amy, has been holding weekly book discussion sessions. The group are currently reading through Pride and Prejudice, which is proving to be a huge success! They are spending time at the beginning of each session recapping where they have got up to, and they then discuss what they have read during the afternoon. All residents are welcome to attend.

Marriott House and Lodge care home, in Chichester is currently looking for volunteers!

Can you spare a couple of hours a week?

Do you enjoy spending time with others?

Would you like to make a real difference to someone’s life?

Marriott House and Lodge Care Home, in Chichester, needs you!

We are looking for volunteers who can help with trips out, assist with activities and events, or spend some time chatting to the residents of Marriott House and Lodge.

We are also launching a ‘buddy scheme’, whereby, we would like to match volunteers and residents to spend time with each other on a regular basis.

Nadia Fitzsimons, Head of Activities, says: "We are always keen for our residents to maintain links with the community; volunteers are key to this. Volunteers are also key to us being able to provide a range of activities and events.”

Volunteers need to be friendly and approachable, have good listening and interpersonal skills, and have a caring, non-judgemental attitude and empathy with our client group.

Any volunteer is subject to a DBS check, the cost of which would be covered by the home.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Nadia Fitzsimons at Marriott House and Lodge

On Thursday 5th May, we enjoyed a visit from Creative Talks. This month's talk was about 'The Chelsea Flower Show & Fashion on the Kings Road'. The hour-long talk included a discussion about the history of the topics. We experienced this through music, pictures and films. The talk provoked lots of discussion and reminiscence. The June talk will be on Thursday 9th June at 11am and will be entitled 'Queen Elizabeth II - A Celebration'.

On Friday 29th April, we were joined by Bernie from Break the Fun Barrier; the afternoon included singalongs and karaoke. Residents, visitors and staff all joined in with some singing and toe tapping!

On Thursday 21st April, staff, residents and visitors enjoyed an afternoon of celebration, followed by a street party to celebrate Her Majesty’s 90th birthday and St George's Day.

It was a significant day for everyone at the home, especially as many residents have lived throughout the Queen’s entire reign and remember her coronation vividly.

The entire home was decorated in Union Jacks and staff and residents were dressed in red, white and blue. The afternoon got off to a flying start with musical entertainment from The Simpsons Duo and a royal-themed quiz, which was followed by a street party-style supper.

General Manager, Theresa Shell,  said, “we all had a great time celebrating the Queen’s birthday and we send her our warmest wishes as she enters her 90th year. The party at Marriott House and Lodge was a real community event with lots of friends and family joining us. Our fantastic hospitality team made sure all our guests got the royal treatment!”