Activities at Mortain Place Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Alex Leftley
I was working in the print trade when a friend of mine became very unwell and I had to find a nursing home for her. Due to the dedication of the staff, my friend had another 18 months and I was able to take her out after being house bound for many years.
I felt that I wanted to do a job that made a difference and became a carer. I went back to school and redone my GCSE,s and then went onto do my level 3 diploma and am always enhancing my skills and knowledge. I came to Mortain Place as a senior carer on Normandy Gardens and worked my way up to Community Lead. I have chosen to move to the activities team to help support the life enrichment programme and help improve the life experience’s of our residents.
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 Mortain Place Care Home
Absolutely Quackers
Ollie's Army Garden & Landscaping kindly donated a beautiful wooden home for our feathered friends to sleep in.
When Ollie came and said about building a larger home for the ducks, he came up with the idea of making it a time capsule as well. Every resident of Mortain Place, who was here on the day, has their initials put in the concrete, so a lasting piece of history of our residents.
Our ducks and chickens are very happy here at Mortain, thank you Ollie and Ryden!
Starlight Stroll
We were extremely grateful to be able to take part in this years Starlight Stroll in aid of St Wilfrids Hospice.
We walked 5 miles along Eastbourne seafront with over 800 other participants. The sun was setting, and people were dedicated to make it to Holywell and back to Prince's Park.
Well done to all who took part!
A visit from Poppy
We have a new regular visitor here at Mortain Place. The sweetest little teacup chihuahua, Poppy.
Poppy is 2 and a half years old and has brought so much joy to staff and residents. We look forward to seeing her and her own Bernie each week.
Animals bring so much happiness to our residents, so little Poppy will be a regular fixture, as well as our giant furry friend, Hudson.
Its Grease lightning!
For our theatre club this month we went to the amazing Grease at the Eastbourne Congress Theatre.
Our residents had a lovely time singing and dancing along to this classic re make. We followed the story of Sandy and Danny, and were taken on a story with them and their friends, based at Rydell High!
Wonder what we will see next...
Wills & LPA surgery
Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Alex Smith into our home. Alex works at Gaby Hardwicke solicitors and hosted a Wills and LPA surgery at Mortain. This event was held for our residents families, as well as members of the public.
We would like to thank Alex for coming in, and would highly recommend her services.
Sponsored walk for St Wilfrid's Hospice
On Friday 9th of August, staff, residents and relatives participated in a sponsored walk along Eastbourne seafront.
They walked from Mortain Place to the Pier and back which equated to 5 miles!
This walk was in aid of St Wilfrid's Hospice star light stroll who the team were raising money for. Well done team Mortain!
