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 Little Helper
Rothsay Grange had a little helper to call bingo, Ronnie is Pauls grandson who has come in to see his grandad since a baby.
Ronnie always like to help out and today he was calling the bingo, making sure everyone crossed off the right numbers and helped with refreshments.
He has grown up so fast, he told us about his school and that he is 5 years old.
Happy Easter
The run up to Easter Day was very busy for staff and residents.
Easter art and crafts: Making cards for loved ones, decorations for our rooms and lots of other things, Easter baking: Making our Easter cake for the Easter completion, Nest, cookies and other sweet treats.
We were kept very busy! A restful Sunday we all looked forward to but NO, it was the Easter bunny turning up to hand out eggs to us all!
Then the afternoon we thought we could put our feet up but that too was full of Easter themed fun and games we even won prizes! We all had a great time.
Therapy dog 'Rag' comes to say hello!
Rag is coming up to Two years old now and we have had the pleasure of seeing him grow from a ball of fluff up to today.
The residents love seeing him and he knows that they will have little treats for him. Rag knows he can only sit on the bed with the red blanket down, he is so very clever.
Rita said she was happy for him to stay with her as he looked so comfy with her.
It is amazing what animals do for us all, Rag had a nice walk home via the pub so dad could have a little down time on his day off.
Rag joins us once a month so if you would like to see him next time please do give us a call, come and have a cup of tea and some cake and a cuddle with little Rag.
Marcus Performs for Rothsay Grange
On the 1st March the residents of Rothsay Grange welcomed back Marcus, we had a great afternoon.
The residents sang along and chatted to him. We had some of our lovely residents get up and have a dance too.
As always we had some very yummy homemade cakes to eat along with tea a plenty.
Nutrition and Hydration Week
From 13th through to 19th March, Rothsay Grange residents were treated to different trolleys of goodies for Nutrition and hydration week.
This is just a few of the days goodies on offer.
They were also treated to cocktails and mocktails afternoon, smoothie making, Chocolate making and eating.
We chatted about the benefits of fruit and veggies in our diet. We also reminisced about baking for loved ones.
Mayor visits Rothsay Grange
We welcomed Councillor Alan Dowden of Test Valley, and his lovely wife Cllr Celia Dowden for a visit to the home last week. Cllr Alan met staff members and residents and was taken on a tour of the home and gardens to see all fantastic facilities Rothsay Grange Care Home has to offer.
It was a triple celebration for Rothsay Grange Care Home as not only that we were celebrating Christmas, it was also the birthday of Cllr Alan and the announcement of a GOOD overall rating from the CQC inspection that took place recently at Rothsay Grange Care Home.
The residents enjoyed chatting to Cllr Alan and his wife showing off their home, everyone shared a wonderful Christmas buffet with a home-made cake to wish Cllr Alan a Happy Birthday, courtesy of head chef Debbie while enjoying singing and dancing from Beth Hough.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
