Activities at Marriott House and Lodge Care Home

On Thursday 7th April we enjoyed a visit from Creative Talks. This month's talk was entitled 'Great British Radio & TV Shows'. The hour long talk included a whistlestop tour of Radio and TV shows throughout the years, which utilised discussion, music and much more! The talk provoked lots of discussion and reminiscence. The May talk will be on Thursday 5th May at 11am and will be titled 'The Chelsea Flower Show & Fashion on the Kings Road'.

The benefits of animal therapy are well documented. Simple interactions, such as stroking an animal, is beneficial to people of all ages. With this in mind, on Tuesday 5th April 2016, Marriott House & Lodge arranged a special visit from Wild Science. Residents, staff and visitors gathered in the lounge and met an array of animals including, rabbits, guinea pigs, hedgehogs and many other furry creations.

This type of animal therapy is ideal for less-mobile individuals to interact with animals and benefit from a unique experience.

A resident of the home said, “I have thoroughly enjoyed this afternoon and the fact it was very hands on made it all the more enjoyable. I hope another visit is arranged for the future.”

Activities Coordinator, Nadia Fitzsimons, said “this event was a huge success that not only allowed the residents to have a unique experience with the animals that visited, but also provoked lots of reminiscence and discussion.”

If you were here on 1st April, you may have thought that staff and residents got dressed in the dark; we decided to hold a dress down and asked everyone to wear some outrageous outfits for fun. As you can see, they showed up in some very odd clothing.

Over Easter a range of activities were organised, which included cake competitions, Easter egg hunts and some Easter-themed activities. Residents and staff joined together to make Easter bonnets and the winner was rewarded for their efforts with some Easter eggs.

At Marriott House and Lodge we have been busy writing poetry and putting it all together for World Poetry Day on the 21st March 2016.

The residents of Marriott House and Lodge have been holding prose and poetry sessions, which have become increasingly popular.

In the lead up to world poetry day on Monday 21st March some lovely poetry has been written with the support of the activities team. These have all been placed in one book for world poetry day and the residents intend to continue to add to these throughout the year.

A resident from Marriott House said ‘I never thought I could write poetry but with Amy’s help it has been so much fun, these sessions are full of fun and laughter!’

Amy Hayler, Activities coordinator at Marriott House and Lodge care home said ‘Poetry has always been a love of mine so being able to share this with the residents is fantastic. I am so proud of our achievements and I am pleased that the residents find this as rewarding as I do.'

Please click here to take a look at the poetry book they have put together!

The home was decorated with St Patricks day decorations that were made by the residents and activities team. There was a special lunch and Irish themed activities throughout the day!