Activities at Newton House Care Home
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Newton House Activities Team
Amanda, Sabrina, Karen and Jill make up our fantastic Activities Team here at Newton House. They develop and oversee an active living programme for each resident, which encourages mobility, social contact, independence and fun. Each and every person can thrive and live to their full potential with no day ever being the same. They bring great enthusiasm and spark to Newton House and have one passion, which is to deliver an amazing and vibrant activities programme to cater to all tastes and abilities.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Newton House Care Home
Our Trip to Wyndham Park!
Trip out to Wyndham Park.
Another glorious day... and another trip out♥️
This morning residents enjoyed a lovely visit to our local park, taking in the beautiful sceneries of the waterfall, dogs paddling in the water and the families having fun in the sun with their little ones.
We had lovely conversations, reminiscing about residents previous jobs, hobbies, family memories, holidays and we even had a little sing song together.
Lots of lemonade was drank and lots of laughs had!
Cupcake Day for the Alzheimer's Society
Today we have celebrated Cupcake day at Newton house to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s society.
We were overwhelmed to receive 196 cakes from the WI and friends for our cake sale. Members of the WI whom were unable to bake kindly donated £35 to this worthy cause.
Shelley Marsden and the Barrowby WI president Janet Saunders, delivered the cakes to Newton House today. Thank you all so very much In helping to make this worthy cause such a success.
We cannot wait to announce on Monday how much money Newton House and Grantham WI have raised with the sale of these delicious cakes for the Alzheimer’s Society
Celebrating 39 years of Marriage at Newton House!
Happy 39th Wedding Anniversary
A huge happy anniversary to Mr & Mrs C, who are celebrating 39 wonderful years of marriage today.
Enjoying their special day together at Newton House with an exchange of gifts, cake, champagne, reminiscing and just enjoying each other’s company.
They really are an incredible couple whom fill our hearts with pure joy and put the biggest smiles on our faces when they are together.
National Carers Week - Thank you Newton House!
This week we are celebrating National Carers week,
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the challenges carers face and to recognise the contribution they make to families, residents and their communities.
Mr C today presented Senior carer Kerrie her certificate and box of delicious chocolates.
He said “Kerrie always puts a smile on my face, and how the care team always go above and beyond “
Kerrie is new to Newton House and she is very much enjoying being part of the fabulous team. She has great work ethic, friendly and above all she is incredibly hardworking and cherishes her residents. She also has a wicked sense of humour and makes both staff and residents laugh & smile daily
A big thank you to all of our wonderful care team
We shall be introducing a different carer each day this week, and celebrating their hardworking and awesomeness.
Here is the beautiful Mrs M presenting the fabulous Irina her tasty chocolates and certificate in celebration for National Carers Week.
Irina is an incredibly hard working carer, who always goes above and beyond in ensuring that our wonderful residents live in well-being each day.
Irina has worked at Newton House for just over a year and she is loved by both staff & resident.
Mr F today presented Senior Care assistant with her yummy chocolates and certificate, in celebration of National Carers week
Poonam Gajjar has worked at Newton House for 12 years and she is an asset to team Newton. She is a pleasure to work with and brings joy and laughter to our wonderful residents daily lives.
Poonam said “she loves caring for the residents everyday and making them laugh and smile”
Thank you Chantry Dance Company!
. Chantry Dance Company .
What fabulous performances today at Newton House with the incredible Chantry Dance Company.
Our very first in house performance since lockdown began and it was most definitely worth the wait.
Both residents and staff thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we’re delighted to welcome the Chantry Dance company into their home.
A massive thank you to Paul Chantry Dance for arranging this wonderful event and to all of our fabulous staff involved in ensuring that the event ran smoothly and safely.
Join our friendship and flower arranging group!
Another fabulous Friday friendship group!
Our residents have today enjoyed Friday friendship group, participating in flower arranging and making some wonderful creations for their communities.
Mr T presented his beautiful flower arrangement to his nurse Margaret, and she was thrilled to receive them
We ended the session with a fantastic game called “getting to know me” using flash cards and reminiscing over specific events in our residents lives.
We wish you all a wonderful weekend
Upcoming events
Newsletter - October
We are delighted to share our latest newsletter - October edition. We hope you enjoy reading!
Christmas Respite at Newton
Come and join us for our Christmas festivities and great food.
Young Carers Cafe
Join us with for our Young Carers Cafe, presented by 'Farrow and Friends' every third Wednesday of the month from 5pm to 6pm.
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitiation for you to join us - all welcome.
Coffee Morning
Join us on the last Friday morning of the month for our coffee morning.
Knit and Natter
Join us for our monthly Knit and Natter group on the Third Tuesday of every Month.
Respite - Are you looking for a little care break?
If you are looking for a little break pop in and see what we have to offer.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the special impact volunteers have on our residents lives. If you feel you could make a difference we would love to hear from you.
Emergency services - take a break on us!!!!
We offer a warn drink any time you need one!!!
