Activities at Ritson Lodge Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
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!
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 Ritson Lodge Care Home
Mothering Sunday High Tea
National celebrations and family-friendly events are just some of the ways that we ensure the residents at Ritson Lodge remain connected with their loved ones and the wider community.
Our Head Chef Tom provided a sumptuous High Tea for Mothering Sunday and our Residents and Relatives enjoyed some quality time together on such an important day.
Ensuring that we host events that relatives and friends can join is very important to us here at Ritson Lodge.
Paul's 20 Year Service
It was a very special day at Ritson Lodge as we recognised one of our unsung hero's Paul Harte.
Paul is Head of Maintenance with many responsibilities that ensure the safety of our Residents at Ritson. It was Paul's 20 Year Service Award this week. There was a great turn out from the Residents and Staff as he is a well loved and respected member of the Ritson Team and always willing to go that extra mile for the residents.
Furry Fun at Ritson Lodge
Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program and features regularly on our resident-led weekly activity planner.
Our Residents enjoyed visits from some four legged friends this week. There were smiles all round and even the odd treat or two and not just for the visitors as we all enjoyed some afternoon tea and cake.
Residents at Ritson Lodge love the animal therapy sessions that our dedicated Activities Team organises . As one of the foundations of our Life Enrichment program, we know that animal therapy can help reduce blood pressure and improve overall cardiovascular health.
Time to sow
At Ritson Lodge we support our residents to continue with their favourite hobbies, and encourage them to share and teach others about these too.
We decided to make an early start to the growing season with the onset of some glorious weather. Our Residents on Memory Lane have access to an outdoor terraced garden area where we hold weekly gardening club.
At Ritson Lodge we know that being able to continue lifelong hobbies or interests is a key part of our resident's identities, and we make every effort to encourage and support each resident to be able to do so.
Spring painting fun
Art projects can provide a calming, rhythmic experience similar to music, which can reduce anxiety and agitation often associated with dementia. By taking regular feedback and requests from our residents we can enhance our life enrichment program to suit the interests of the residents.
“Spring has sprung” and our Memory Lane community decided to paint beautiful tulips using a fork as a template to help them paint and there were smiles all round.
Activities like drawing, painting, or crafting can help maintain cognitive function by encouraging problem-solving, decision-making, and creative thinking.
A busy start to Spring
At Ritson Lodge Care Home we support and encourage our residents to continue doing the things they love whilst also making new friends and exploring new adventures.
Our Residents have been entertained, provided room service by flipping pancakes, and started to get the garden ready.
By taking regular feedback and requests from our residents we can enhance our life enrichment program to suit the interests of the residents.
