Activities at Rose Lodge Care Home

Colleagues, residents, relatives and the local community came together to enjoy our Open Day and themed garden party.

We were privileged to welcome back Sidney Imafidon the Mayor of Wisbech and Julie our local Tesco community champion.

There was a variety of stalls and activities taking place and we had wonderful entertainment from the fabulous Karl Richardson.

Everyone gathered together and it was delightful to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments such as tea, coffee, cake and seaside themed scampi and chips which were prepared by our brilliant catering team, who worked hard to make sure a great time was had by all.

One of our residents said “ I have really enjoyed myself and was surrounded by laughter and great people”. A big thank you to everyone who came and supported and everyone who helped make the day extra special.

We were thrilled to host an afternoon of Cheese and Wine on Memory Lane. 

Our guests relished a variety of exquisite cheeses and select wines that catered to their individual tastes, all while the melodies of the Rat Pack played softly in the background. 

It was a wonderfully entertaining fun filled afternoon.

'You must have been a beautiful baby'

As part of 'National Photography Day' we welcomed our residents, relatives and colleagues to take part in a fun activity of 'can you guess the baby' as we asked those taking part to match the baby photo to the member of our team.

We had lots of fun guessing or comparing the staff member to the adorable baby photo and reminiscing about our childhoods, families and by gone fashion trends!

Claire, a much cherished member of our care team, was presented with her certificate for passing her level 2 diploma in adult care.

This was awarded to Claire by our Home Manager, Megan Jones.

Claire is a very popular and much loved member of the Rose Lodge care team, by our residents, their families and colleagues alike. It goes without saying we couldn't be more proud of Claire and everything that she has achieved.

Everyone here at the home congratulates Claire on her wonderful achievement.

This afternoon residents in our Memory Lane Community sat around the table rummaging and sorting through our sensory trolley items.

Vera said, "It was a bit messy and we put all the items back in the baskets where they belong".

After they were sorted we chatted about the items, bringing back lots of memories. Nora spoke about the bark from the tree and the conkers, particularly how you soaked them in vinegar, while our fathers would say 'Where are my laces kids'. As we had used them for our conker wars.

Rose Lodge care home, in Wisbech, was full of animal fun on Wednesday 31st July when some donkeys came to the home. Residents (and staff) at Rose Lodge were overwhelmed with happiness to see both Milly, aged 6, and her older sister Pixie, aged 8, roaming around the garden and home.

General Manager Meg Jones said: “Animals hold such a special place in so many of our residents’ hearts and we wanted to foster this love and be able to support residents, especially those who may find it difficult to go out on our minibus. Today has been wonderful to see the positive therapeutic influence these gentle animals can have on our residents. We have some of our residents living with frailties and dementia who responded really well to being able to pat and stroke both the donkeys”