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
Christmas Crafts
The Christmas festivities have begun at Mortain Place with the crafting of Christmas cards. We spent some time a few weeks ago cutting out last years’ cards to recycle and reuse, and have now created some beautiful home-made cards to send out to family and friends. We are spending dedicated time each week to write out Christmas cards together, ready to send out at the beginning of December.
Diwali Celebrations
To celebrate Diwali at Mortain Place, we got creative and tested our taste buds. We are always keen to experience and learn about different cultures, so started our afternoon by coming together to watch a short film about the festival. We then made colourful tea light holders from recycled glass pots and tissue paper. The kitchen team had prepared traditional treats for us to try, including a raspberry-coconut lassi—a bit like a milkshake! Now dry, the tissue paper pots are on display, glowing in the dark.
Remembrance Sunday
On this Remembrance Sunday, we have paid our respects here at Mortain Place. Residents and staff came together to watch the BBC One service, partake in the two minute silence and wear red poppies delivered by the Royal British Legion. In the weeks leading up to the day, we created a wreath of red poppies for our front door and our own version of the cenotaph.
Arts in Care Homes
Creativity is a huge part of our lives at Mortain Place, from music and dance, to literature and crafts. To celebrate National Day of Arts in Care Homes, we decided to go down the visual arts route by creating some spectacular pieces using only coffee filters, washable markers, and water! The results were absolutely amazing and we will be framing these to display around the home.
Welcome, Ducklings!
Staff, residents and their guests at Mortain Place are really excited as local community couple, Karina and Jez, from JK Hatchings, have given Mortain Place residents an incubator and 11 duck eggs to develop and hatch.
There is a lot of egg-citement at the home and throughout the week, residents were waiting to see any sign of the eggs hatching and keeping a close eye on any movement or cracks. They have even bought the new ducklings their own paddling pool they can use when they hatch.
Cat Competition
Mortain Place recently ran a lovable cat competition online for the Eastbourne local community. People emailed in pictures of their gorgeous cats for our residents to choose the best 3 from.
We had a huge response and choosing a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place was really difficult. It took an hour and a half to decide the best 3 for them all. The owners were delighted when they found out they had won a prize.
