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
Easter Cake Competition
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".
Mothers Day
Residents had a fabulous morning with the in-house entertainment by KJ and the Catt. We all loved singing along to the beautiful songs and of course lots of dancing too. All of the ladies received a bunch of flowers from Rose Lodge for Mothering Sunday.
Several loved ones took us up on our offer to join a special Sunday Roast with their Mothers, made by our amazing hospitality team.
High Sheriff Dr Bharatkumar Khetani Visits!
High Sheriff Dr Bharatkumar Khetani joined residents at the home to view their facilities and enjoy refreshments on Wednesday 13th March just a couple of weeks before he is due to step down as High Sheriff. During the visit many topics were discussed but most were in regards to the work High Sheriff Dr Bharatkumar Khetani has been doing over the past year and the many events he and his wife, Pritty, have attended as well as the work the activities team at Rose Lodge do to enrich the lives of their residents.
High Sheriff Dr Bharatkumar Khetani and his wife were impressed by the work the home team do every day, especially the variety of activities the home have going on like their community knit and natter which takes place every month as well as their more frequent activities like bingo and games night.
London Ladies
As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations, Residents from across our services were thrilled to join tour guide, Mandy Morrow, for an exciting talk about some Legendary London Ladies.
Mandy shared the fascinating stories of eight ladies with us, from the one of the richest heiresses in the world to the original 'Roaring Girl'.
Everyone who participated truly enjoyed the experience and were delighted to take a walk down memory lane.
Eyes down for bingo bonzana
Across the country our homes and hospitals came together to find out which care home or hospital had the best Bingo players as we teamed up for Barchester’s Bingo Bonanza.
Residents were treated to some exciting virtual games of Bingo as part of Barchester’ very own game show series.
Everyone who participate had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
In House Entertainment
Our residents had a lovely morning with entertainment by KJ & the Catt. We all joined in singing along to the lovely songs and we also took to the dance floor which brought back lots of lovely memories for us.
Getting together with everyone and chatting to each other is good for us all. One of our residents requested the last song: 'We'll meet again'
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.
