Activities at Rose Lodge Care Home

Residents had a lovely trip to Worzals cafe on our minibus this week. Residents enjoyed looking through the menu and the choices of what they would like to eat and drink. We all sat down to try some delicious cakes and toasted tea cakes along with the residents choice of hot drinks.

We were all chatting away to each other and discussing our upcoming life enrichment activities with the Activities Team, Jane and Sarah. The residents were thrilled and kept commenting what a lovely time they all had and thanked the whole team. It was just a wonderful outing in the minibus and we can't wait for many more.

Rose Lodge care home, in Wisbech, was full of animal mischief on Thursday the 4th of April when the mobile zoo came to visit the home.

Residents at Rose Lodge were pleasantly surprised to see animals such as chickens, guinea pigs and lizards roaming around their lounge as ‘Michelle’s Animal Therapy and Petting Zoo’ paid a visit.

General Manager Megan Jones said: “Our residents have really enjoyed their unusual visitors today.  We knew that having the mobile zoo here would be a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus.  We are always looking for new activities for the residents and today we have seen the seen the enjoyment and the therapeutic influence animals can have on people.”

Resident Richard was very excited by the animals visit, he said: “The bearded dragon was very interesting and I also enjoyed holding the rabbit!”

We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.

Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.

The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.

We continue to celebrate a varied life enrichment programme and across our services we linked up with other Barchester care homes and hospitals up and down the country for some interactive Beat the Clock games. 

Our residents truly enjoyed solving word puzzles, conundrums and mathematical problems as part of Barchester’s very own game show series.

Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

Residents completed a special project with Debbie from Gratitude 43! We thoroughly enjoyed designing our 'Make a Wish Postbox' with beautiful decoupage. The various themes placed on our postbox are all subjects that are personal to the residents at Rose Lodge, from football to flowers .

With the completion of this postbox, residents are encouraged to write their wish or ambition on a piece of paper and pop it inside the box, ready for our staff to help complete them! We are so excited to help residents live life to the fullest!

Here at Rose Lodge residents took part in a themed baking club this week, helping us get ready for Easter! We spent the time planning and creating our delicious Easter Cake for the Barchester Easter Cake Competition. We think it looks amazing. We made a chocolate tiered cake with chocolate cream and of course eggs on top .

Elizabeth, a resident said, "I've always loved baking. Every week at the baking club we always make something different and I love catching up with the ladies for a chat".