Activities at Rothsay Grange Care Home
The activities coordinators at Rothsay Grange work 7 days a week to ensure there is a variety of planned group and one to one activities to suit all individual needs. The activities consist of weekly running activities such as chair zumba, Music therapy, an Arts club and many more. We also run a weekly minibus trip to local places of interest giving everyone a chance to have a trip out of the home.
Rothsay Grange also knows how to have a good old tea party alongside some fantastic entertainers and productions that visit the home on a regular basis. Irene and Aimee feel its very important to have the residents that live here to have a fun and fulfilled life and encourage them to attend as many activities as they wish.
Irene & Leah
Irene and Leah have been working together since 2019, and thoroughly enjoy planning and providing activities for our residents. They are a great team and always bring joy and fun to wherever they are in the home.
Leah has worked at Rothsay since she was 16, as an apprentice carer, and has worked her way into a position that she loves.
Irene has many years’ experience in working with vulnerable adults and children, and also started working here as a care assistant several years ago, before moving on to senior carer and then into the activities coordinator role.
Both love seeing the way that residents' lives are enriched with the activities they provide, and love interacting with all the residents in our care.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Rothsay Grange Care Home
Our Resident Ambassadors Have Been Busy
Our Resident Ambassadors Peter and Jackie have been very busy over the last few weeks as they have carried out their roles by representing our residents at various events. Peter was delighted to be able to welcome the Mayor of Test Valley Councillor Phillip Lashbrook and his wife Linda to officially launch Rothsay's new look following refurbishment, while Jackie welcomed and thanked Carol from Smile & BEe KIND a local group in Andover who carry out random acts of kindness and dropped in some tasty treats for residents. Lastly, but not least, Peter toured the home on International Women's Day handing out bouquets of flowers as he went and even serenading the lucky recipients with a song! It's been a very busy few weeks here at Rothsay so a big thank you to you both for being such great Ambassadors for the home.
Rothsay Officially Celebrates its New Look
There was a great party at Rothsay as, following completion of the refurbishment, the home’s new look was officially opened by The Mayor of Test Valley, Councillor Phillip Lashbrook accompanied by his wife Linda. With the home looking festive the ribbon was cut, toasts were made and visitors from the community and our wider Barchester family, which included our Managing Director (South) Natasha Lazovic, were able to enjoy a tour of the home and a delicious buffet prepared by the home’s chefs. Residents also enjoyed a party which featured music from Little Joe where there was a fantastic celebratory party mood with lots of smiles, plenty of dancing and a great atmosphere as everyone ushered in the start of a new era for Rothsay Grange.
Valentine's Roses Are Red at Rothsay!
Residents, friends, family and staff enjoyed a lovely Valentine's celebration at Rothsay where they were entertained by Just the 2 of us. Amongst the delicious tea there were suitably heart-shaped cake and biscuits prepared by the home's chef, the dining room was dressed to reflect the theme of the day, there were red roses for everyone to take away and there was plenty of fun, laughter and dancing during what was a happy afternoon filled with smiles. There is nothing we like more at Rothsay than a celebration - here's to the next one!
Breakfast Club is a Hit with Residents.
The ‘Breakfast Club’ at Rothsay is now running three times a week at different locations around the home with details always on our activity sheets. The team serve up a delicious array of pastries, jams and preserves, hot drinks and more and the club is proving popular and is getting quite a regular following. What a great way to start the day sitting around a beautifully laid table with some friendly chat, a browse of the paper perhaps or listening to the radio and of course delicious food! After breakfast there are always activities on offer and a popular favourite is a gentle session of relaxing colouring. Perfect!
Mark Way School Visit for a Pancake Tasting Morning
Rothsay residents welcomed back a group of pupils from The Mark Way School who came and shared in a brilliant morning of pancake eating and fun! The pancakes were served with an array of toppings prepared by our chefs which all went down a treat and necessitated eating more than one, and there was lots of chat and fun around the table as we tried to decide which topping was our favourite - food for thought indeed! The boys also turned their hands to pancake tossing with mixed results as it's definitely more difficult than it looks, and then completed their visit by doing the washing up - absolutely the perfect guests. Thank you to the class and teachers for sharing their morning with us, we are looking forward to seeing them again soon.
Sharing Moments Means a Lot
It’s always busy at Rothsay but as well as the wonderful larger events we hold, providing meaningful activities is also about the quieter moments and smaller group or individual activities that we share with our residents around the home. Knowing our residents interest’s and likes helps us to programme activities that encompass these interests, but there is always room for spontaneity too, and if our residents want to do something else or an opportunity presents itself unexpectedly we are happy to oblige! Baking Club and making snacks are favourites, as are games such as 'Four in a Row '. Just in the last few days we have had a bit of impromptu flower arranging when a bouquet arrived, selected some plants at the garden centre (and had tea and cake!) and read the local paper - just a snapshot of the moments we have shared.
