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
Games afternoon
Who doesn't love a game. We often have board game afternoon's. They can become quite busy and very competitive here at Mortain Place. A chance for everyone to get those thinking caps on and enjoy some light hearted fun.
Coffee, Cake and Current affairs
We love to while away the sunny afternoons by meeting in our Bistro for a good catch up with our friends. The ones we have made and the ones we are yet to make. Making sure everyone is social and included in the fun we have is at the heart of what we do here. Come along and join us one day. The coffee is always hot and the cake is always homemade.
New arrivals at Mortain Place
After keeping our duck eggs well watered and at the correct temperature with residents and staff doing regular checks on their progress, we were thrilled to have three adorable new arrivals at Mortain Place. These fluffy little darlings have been creating quite a stir throughout the home and are getting lots of attention.
Flower arranging in the sun
Residents made the most of the lovely sunshine by making floral table decorations ready for Mothers Day lunch. We had many laughs while getting our hands dirty and the finished products looked wonderful.
Ducklings
We were very excited to take delivery of an incubator to the home which holds six duck eggs. The eggs are due to hatch on 25th March so residents will be monitoring their progress and are looking forward to welcoming some adorable ducklings into the world.
We have our paddling pool at the ready so they can have their first swim once they are ready.
Pets as Therapy visit
We were treated to a visit from Pets as Therapy who brought along with them a friendly goat and a box full of chicks for our residents to interact with. The cuteness overload was felt throughout the home with residents and staff not being able to resist these furry beauties.
We are very much looking to their next visit to see what friendly little souls they will bring with them.
