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
Whats on the tray??
We tested our residents memories today with a game of "Whats on the tray" whereby we put some random items on a tray which the residents study for 60 seconds. The tray is then taken away and the residents have to jot down every item they can remember. We had a lot of fun with this and were impressed with how many of the items our residents managed to remember.
This is a team game so it is always interesting to see who remmebers what and it makes it a bit more fun to have a competitive element to the game.
Pre lunch brain teasers
There were many laughs shared during a crossword and word search session today before lunch. Our residents love getting involved in the many different activities we have each day but sometimes you can't beat a couple of good brain teasers.
World Religion Day
This week we celebrated World Religion Day. World Religion Day is celebrated every January on the third Sunday of the month. Its aim is to promote understanding and peace between all religions, encouraging people to learn about other faiths and their followers. The first such day was observed in 1950.
We had many discussions about what religion means to our residents, how is has affected their lives and how they have got involved in various religious activities throughout their lives which created a lot of very interesting stories.
We also tried diffferent foods that are synonymous with particular religions. In the pictures you can see residents tucking into Jewish favourite Halva which was made by our wonderful kitchen team.
Employee of the Month
We are pleased to announce that Decembers Employee of the Month is Stephen Barber.
Stephen has proved his adaptability by helping out in other departments throughout December and has been very highly praised by the residents and teammates for his commitment to Mortain Place.
Stephen said "I did not expect this at all. It is really nice to hear that the residents appreciated the work I do. I love my job and it is a pleasure to be here to help out wherever I am needed"
Congratulations Stephen from all at Mortain Place, your vouchers are on their way. Keep up the great work.
Christmas lunch
Employee of the Month
We are pleased to announce a little later than usual that our Employee of the Month of November is Jessica Taylor.
Jessica got a clean sweep of nominations from team members and residents in November and this in recognition of her hard work, warm and friendly manner with everyone she speaks to and her "can do" attitude around the home.
Congratulations Jessica, our vouchers are on their way to you.
