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.
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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
Moonlight dreams naughty elves
This week, we had another visit from Moonlight Dreams (East Sussex School of Circus Arts)
They brought their naughty little elves to cause some mischeif around the home and put lots of smiles on lots of faces. They also came to judge our Christmas tree competition, and decided Pevensey View were the winners!
Thank you to all involved!
Financial Planning for later life
We were recently joined by the fabulous Rachael Panteney from Willow Tree Financial Services.
She presented a very informative talk about many different subjects, and I am pleased to say we had a very interactive audience! They asked many questions and it went so well we are looking to pop this event on our schedule every 3 months
Thanks again Rachael!
Christmas card making
He's behind you!
We took a trip to Eastbourne Theatres to watch Snow White! Our residents had a wonderful time at the Pantomime laughing along and getting involved. They loved it so much, we decided to take two trips!
Going to the theatre is one of the many activities we do outside of the home, we like to get involved in as much as possible!
Halloween Fun
We had lots of fun this Halloween! We spent the evening in the Bistro looking out for Trick or Treaters and playing games. We had a pumpkin fight with small squishy pumpkins, played charades and had lots of laughs.
We try to celebrate all the holidays here at Mortain Place as we have residents from all different backgrounds and walks of life.
RNLI museum
Last week we took a stroll along our sunny seafront. We got a lovely hot coffee and soaked up the rays whilst the sea ran in and out over the stones. After our walk, we stopped off at the RNLI museum which is full of interesting things, then headed back to our mini bus, back just in time for lunch. We are extremely lucky to be situated in the sunshine coast and so close to many local attractions.
