Activities at Sherwood Lodge Care Home
Our Activities Coordinator is constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual activities for anyone and everyone to participate in. We have regular outings in the mini bus to nearby places of interest including local garden centres and parks as well as musicians and entertainers. We also hold bingo evenings which are helped out by our residents families. We also have a local pub nearby which the residents enjoy visiting from time to time for a spot of lunch or sitting in the gardens in the summer time. We try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests as best is possible. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Emma Powers
Hi, my name is Emma Powers; I am the Activities Coordinator here at Sherwood Lodge.
I have worked in the care sector for over two decades; prior to this I was a soldier in the UK Armed Forces where I gained exceptional powers of communication, organisation and teamwork. During my time as a carer I have gained my NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and have been employed as a Senior Carer. I chose to switch professional roles to activities as I find supporting both residential and dementia residents very rewarding.
I have been employed within Barchester for over three years, I love working for this company and am really excited to continue to care for all of its residents and their families.
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 Sherwood Lodge Care Home
Residents create their own masterpieces
Residents from Sherwood Lodge often get together to enjoy their regular art sessions which supports their creative ideas and encourages different methods of Art. This session was with a twist – as Residents were asked to colour in templates from classic artists including Picasso and Frida Khalo. The afternoon was very successful with colourful interpretations from Residents, Veronica and Mary.
This class is particularly popular with all and everyone thoroughly enjoys a get together with a cuppa and a slice of delicious cake. Residents enjoy the colouring as find it very calming and therapeutic. It enhances mindfulness and promotes a positive mental well-being.
Home creates time capsule to remember 2020
Since early this year life has been very different for all the relatives, residents and staff at Sherwood Lodge and at care homes all over. It would be unthinkable if all our trials, tribulations, highs, lows, laughter. Love and sorrow were ever forgotten. At Sherwood Lodge we have found the ideal method to remember, we have created a time capsule to be opened twenty years in the future – 2040. The capsule will be filled with snippets that reflect our lives over 2020.
In twenty years’ time we will be older and a new generation will hopefully having a much better time. The onlookers in 20 years will read our thoughts, learn how we coped and share our grief in the hope that our wonderful relatives, residents and staff can inspire people to overcome any obstacles that life may present.
The time capsule will contain our words and thoughts and items such as photos, badges, rainbows and the awful swabs used for testing for the Covid-19 virus to be revealed in 2040.
The good life!
Residents of Sherwood Lodge have been busy growing their own plants as part of the homes gardening club and life enrichment programme. Residents didn’t let the recent damp weather stop their avid gardeners as they took to the garden to enjoy a rare warmer day.
Residents Barbara, Mary, Ray and Joan planted some seedlings a few weeks ago and decided to take advantage of a rare sunny afternoon to re-pot them. We now have an anxious wait to see what happens – and hopefully identify what plants they are!
Keeping in touch
Residents Brenda and Audrey have received lots of cards and goodwill messages from their loved ones and have been keeping busy as they asked to write back to their friends and relatives. Brenda and Audrey enjoyed writing their cards with a refreshing cup of tea and a slice of home made cake.
International Literacy Day
International Literacy Day takes place on September 8 every year to raise awareness and concern for literacy problems that exist within our own local communities as well as globally. Barbara joined other residents in reading out aloud and discussing their favourite books for National Literacy day.
Play your cards right
Keeping active, having social interactions and being mentally stimulated is very important to Residents at Sherwood Lodge. Marian was crowned ‘Quiz Queen’ and champion ‘play your cards right’ contestant in a recent homes games afternoon.
As part of the homes life enrichment programme, Rob activities coordinator includes firm favourite’s in the homes calendar with fun-filled adapted games that they played over the years in a safe environment!
