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
Valentines Day
*Valentines Day Celebrations*
Valentine's Day is the last day of Valentine's Week. People pamper their significant other, crush or potential partner on this day with grand gestures, gifts, romantic dates, and more to express their love. Some people also mark Valentine's Day as a self-love day and indulge themselves by splurging on self-care or participating in activities they love. Whether single or not, Valentine's Day is all about being in love and celebrating love.
We celebrated this day of love with a beautiful romantic walk in the mist this morning. Then this afternoon the OLR Choir sang beautiful ballades, this was joined by family and friends. Everyone then moved into the dining room for afternoon snacks especially prepared with LOVE by our chef Mia.
Electric Wheelchair Donated to Resident
Mrs A kindly donated an electric wheel chair to Bernard who in turn wanted to thank her. What a precious moment of gratitude and lots of tears of happiness. Thank you Mrs A for your this special gesture.
Manicure afternoon for the ladies
Our very own activities coordinator doing his best to pamper our residents. Today was manicure and nail painting. Simon being full of fun and character had the ladies laughing all afternoon.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Our residents freshly cut trees have arrived and we have taken the time to decorate the trees how they wish.
To come take a look at our trees call us or like our Facebook page to see what we are doing through the Christmas period
Moustaches for Movember
Laurence, Alex, Bernard, Jose and Roy have done an amazing job this month raising funds for Movember! Look at the progress they've made over the month!
They have grown Mo'taches to help support the Movember charity who support men's health causes which don't often get into the spotlight, including prostate cancer support and suicide awareness, which is a great cause and aren't often supported.
Magic Table Mayhem
Our residents have loved their afternoon on our Magic table. The magic table is a series of interactive light projected games that some element of the following three stimuli, which research has shown are consistently able to have a positive effect on those living with dementia through the early, mid and later stages of the condition through sensory stimulation, relaxation, reminiscence.
Research has shown how effective interactive light care be in care home settings, and how beneficial it can be to residents’ well-being, especially those living with dementia. Some of these benefits include:
-Positive effect upon well-being by improving mood, reducing apathy and restlessness, as well as increasing engagement levels especially across the mid-to-late stages of dementia
-Improved engagement during family visits
-Improved relationships between staff and residents by facilitating playful activities
-Increased interaction between residents
-Increased physical social and cognitive activity
-Increased positive emotion and reduction of withdrawn-like symptoms
