Activities at Rose Lodge 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!
Jane Ritchie
Hello, my name is Jane and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Rose Lodge and I have been here since 2010 .
My role is to engage and stimulate our residents by offering a range of activities for them to enjoy. I want to get everyone involved and make our home community and atmosphere as positive and welcoming as possible.
Making sure that our residents have things to do that they really enjoy doing is something that I am passionate about, It is so important to make sure that they are happy and enjoy all of the activities and events that we do with them. We enjoy creating new and special memories together.
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 Rose Lodge Care Home
Horse Racing Afternoon
Today, Activities Lead Jane and Volunteer Cheryl bought the Grand Nationals to Rose Lodge. Residents got prepared with a fabulous lunch wearing their chosen Ladies Hats before the big race in the afternoon.
Everyone gathered in the lounge and each resident had a booklet to choose their special horse. The lounge was a buzz with excitement as the horses sprinted towards the finish line on the TV. During the nail biting events everyone enjoyed scrumptious refreshments and chocolates while reminiscing.
Resident Vera shared with us all that she always used to place a bet on the Grand Nationals and loved reliving this experience with everyone.
Cocktail Making
To mark World Cocktail Day, residents were joined by a local, family-owned and run distillery, Fenspirits. Residents and staff were fascinated by Owner Anthony's talk and enjoyed learning about their history and of course, trying an array of interesting and delicious spirits and cocktails. Tesco's Community Champion Julie, joined us and helped us give the delicious drinks names.
Resident Vera reminisced about running a pub and shared fond memories of making cocktails for the ladies.
Aqua Painting
Residents had a delightful time painting with Aqua Paints this week. These wonderful templates are designed to create conversation and support creativity and cognitive skills. The Aqua paints have a simple clear black outline of the image to help guide the painter, which makes them perfect with those living with dementia.
The results are absolutely beautiful and residents loved seeing the white pages come to life with water. Once these vibrant images were displayed, we loved reminiscing and sharing stories about them.
Ruby, a resident said, "I remembered these prams like it was yesterday".
Grand National
Activities Lead Jane and Volunteer Cheryl bought the Grand Nationals to Rose Lodge. Residents got prepared with a fabulous lunch wearing their chosen Ladies Hats before the big race in the afternoon.
Everyone gathered in the lounge and each resident had a booklet to choose their special horse. The lounge was a buzz with excitement as the horses sprinted towards the finish line on the TV. During the nail biting events everyone enjoyed scrumptious refreshments and chocolates while reminiscing.
Resident Vera shared with us all that she always used to place a bet on the Grand Nationals and loved reliving this experience with everyone.
Head Housekeeper celebrates 10-years Long Service
Head of Housekeeping at our home has received a prestigious Long Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 10 years. Jackie Watson, now Head of Housekeeping, started at Barchester in April 2014 and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.
Megan Jones, General Manager said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating 10 years of loyal service with Jackie. She has demonstrated her dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Rose Lodge when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Jackie!”
Come sing!
Residents across our homes and hospitals had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper from Biiah as he led an amazing sing-a-long session for residents to enjoy.
Residents who joined the event were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ by Jimmy Cliff and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles.
Across our homes there were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway to summer and we have lots of fun filled activities planned - all welcome.
Monthly 'Knit and Natter' Group
Join us for our monthly knit and natter group - open to all in the community!
Monthly Coffee Morning
Join us for our monthly coffee morning - enjoy some delicious refreshments and make some new friends.
Emergency Services - Take a break with us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - come and take a break with us!
Become a volunteer
Would you like to volunteer at our home and make a positive impact on our residents' day to day lives? See here for more information.
