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.
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
Sponsored walk for St Wilfrid's Hospice
On Friday 9th of August, staff, residents and relatives participated in a sponsored walk along Eastbourne seafront.
They walked from Mortain Place to the Pier and back which equated to 5 miles!
This walk was in aid of St Wilfrid's Hospice star light stroll who the team were raising money for. Well done team Mortain!
Gladys celebrates 102nd Birthday!
Our lovely resident Gladys celebrated her 102nd Birthday in style. Rosie-Ann Page, a mezzo-soprano singer, along with staff, residents and Gladys' family sang her Happy Birthday in the bistro and she was presented with a delicious home made, candle lit birthday cake and a beautiful bunch of her favourite flowers.
St Wilfrid's Fundraiser
Our staff and residents will be taking part in a sponsored walk on Friday 9th of August to help raise money for St Wilfrid's Hospice Starlight Stroll.
In aid of this, we will be welcoming St Wilfrid's into the home on Wednesday 7th of August for a fundraising event from 10.30am - 3pm.
So why not pop down, have a cool refreshing drink and freshly baked sweet treat and find out more about this amazing charity.
The Starlight Stroll takes place on Saturday 14th September.
Menopause Awareness Event
We recently held a Menopause Awareness Event at Mortain Place.
We were joined by Katie Day from RDP International. Katie was extremely supportive and informative. She talked our guests through a powerpoint presentation and stayed to answer all their questions.
We will look to hold another event like this later in the year.
We helped raise over £1200 for Inspire Sussex!
We recently presented Inspire Sussex with a cheque for over £1200 for their mini bus fund.
We held a family fun day on June 1st and invited the local community to join us to help raise money for this wonderful charity. There were stalls, funfair tea cups, a raffle & tombola, a bouncy castle and more.
We welcomed Barwell’s solicitors who sponsored the event, Defiant Sports, Knockhatch adventure park, East Sussex school of circus arts, and many more talented musicians to a gathering in our garden.
After counting the funds, Alex Lefley – Activities lead coordinator called Domenico Della Valle – one of the charity’s leaders, to tell him how much money was raised and he came to the home along with service users, Rosie & Julia to collect their cheque.
Catherine Brewster, General Manager at Mortain Place said: “We are always keen to show as much support as we can to local charities. We work extremely closely with Inspire, and they come here every Monday evening for a swoove class. They hold a special place in our hearts’.
Mortain Place looks forward to maintaining the strong relationship with the charity.
Family Fun Day
We had a wonderful day for our Family Fun Day!! There was lots of impressive acts including East Sussex School of Circus Arts, Knockhatch, Stix Drummers, Tilsmore Band and more!!
We had stalls to browse, cakes to nibble on and bottles of champagne to be won in our tombola!
We are proud to announce we raised over £1200 for Eastbourne Inspire for their mini bus fund and the event's main sponsor was Barwells Solicitors.
