Activities at Newton House Care Home

Our residents, relatives, and guests were delighted to welcome the local fire brigade into our home.

We had a wonderful time speaking to the brilliant members of the local emergency services and our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to try on the fire brigade hats and see the fire hose in action. 

The biggest treat of the day was having a close up the look at the stunning Fire Engine. 

November 23rd marks 'National Support Workers' Day by the Royal College of Nursing.

Nursing support workers are the bedrock of our wards, clinics and community teams. The term ’nursing support worker’ encompasses hundreds of different job titles and roles, including health care support workers, assistant practitioners, nursing associates and health care assistants.

They work independently, alongside registered nurses and as part of wider multidisciplinary teams in all health and social care settings.

On this special day it was a privilege for our homes community team to visit Louise and her wonderful team on the Harrowby Ward at Grantham General with some goodies and to be able to thank them in person for their tireless dedication and hard work.

Staff and residents at the Newton House Care Home in Grantham were delighted to welcome Kathy Lote from ‘Wellbeing Lincs’ into our home as she spoke at about the wonderful work taking place at ‘Wellbeing Lincs’ to our neighbours and friends from the local community.

General Manager of the home, Sonia Fairhurst said: “It was a delight to welcome Kathy Lote into our home and for her to meet individuals from the local area. It’s a great chance to share stories, make new friends, and of course, enjoy our wonderful spread provided by our hospitality team!’

The Newton House Care Home in Grantham saw our colleagues and residents hold a country and western day in style by hosting a day of cowboy themed fun with a ranch inspired party, musical entertainment and fancy dress.

The day saw our residents and family members come together and enjoy a Wild West themed quiz! This prompted much discussion over everyones favourite western classics.

The afternoon saw our day of cowboy fun reach a climax as we welcomed back home favourite singer Steve Carmel as he gave a rootin’tootin’ music performance which had his audience of residents and family members singing along and dancing to a collection of country and western classics.

Newton House Care Home in Grantham celebrated the works of talented local artist Matthew Cutforth by holding an art exhibition of his work on Tuesday 7th November.

Matthews’s speciality and passion is African Wildlife, which he specialises in and brings to life through his work.

The exhibition featured and included a range of his most recent pieces, which were available for members of the local community, relatives and residents to purchase or order.

Refreshments and snacks were prepared by the home’s hospitality team featuring a selection of cheeses and wine.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Newton House Care Home in Grantham welcomed back Neil & Nicky from Clearer Productions for a beautiful music performance.

Beaming faces lit the room at today’s magical live musical performance from the talented Neil & Nicky as they belted out songs from the cabaret circuit including hits by Judy Garland, Peggy Lee and Shirley Basset’s ‘Hey Big Spender’

General Manager. Sonia Fairhurst, said “Music has been recognised as an effective way of engaging people including those with dementia which make up a large proportion of care home residents.  Music evokes memories, it unites and connects people, no matter what their age, to a moment in time and brings joy both to those performing and those listening.”

Our resident ambassador Beryl said “The whole show was inclusive and seeing the beautiful dresses was such a delight, and the wonderful shoes too much. Nicky and Neil are so very pleasant to us all”