Activities at South Grange Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Gillian Conway
Gill has worked for South Grange since 1996. Gill's role in the home is ensuring our residents enjoy a fulfilling quality of life. The programme that Gill and her colleagues provide is stimulating, creative and varied.
Gill enjoys the time she spends with residents and families. The team welcomes any suggestions made by residents and family members in relation to activities.
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 South Grange Care Home
Nurse is National Care Awards Finalist
Staff and residents at Barchester’s South Grange are over the moon because their Head of Unit, who is also one of their much-loved nurses, Olanrewaju Adegbite, has reached the final of the National Care Awards 2024. He has been shortlisted in the prestigious Nurse of the Year category.
Organised by Caring Times magazine, the National Care Awards are designed to celebrate the very best people and companies in the long-term social care sector, highlighting excellence and rewarding those who work tirelessly to provide consistently outstanding care. The awards are now in their 26th year and competition is fierce with each of the categories receiving hundreds of entries. The winners will be announced at a gala evening in the Platinum Suite at Excel, London on Friday 29th November 2024.
Home say fond farewell after 30-years
After more than 30 years of continuous service at South Grange much-loved Head of unit and staff nurse, Val McNally has decided to retire. Staff and residents at the home sent Val off in style with a tea party to celebrate, with cupcakes made by her colleague. Everyone at the home has very fond memories of Val and she will be sadly missed.
During her time at South Grange, Val has worked in all areas of the home but has served most of her time as Seven Arches’ Head of Unit where she was a valued team member.
The Wallace Collection
Residents across our services had a lovely time joining Emily and Marie-Therese from the Wallace Collection, for a virtual introduction to Reubens' Rainbow Landscape.
Residents truly enjoyed the sensory walk through one of the museum’s most famous landscape paintings.
Everyone who joined had a wonderful experience and can’t wait to put their creative skills to the test by painting some landscapes of our their in the coming days!
Halloween Celebrations
Residents and staff started their day by having a fun filled morning of Halloween games from spider target, witches hat toss and lots more!
Our afternoon was full of dancing and singing with a live music concert provided by Mike Lee’s. Residents, staff and family members wore some amazing costumes ranging from Cruella Deville, witches, scary Harry Potter and lots more.
A big thank you goes to our chef, Adam for making some delicious spooky cupcakes for everyone to enjoy! What a great time we had celebrating!
Guy Fawkes Celebrations
Remember, Remember the 5th of November!
Residents and staff celebrated bonfire night by creating their own firework themed biscuits and sparklers for the occasion. Everyone agreed they were delicious and were washed down with a lovely cup of hot chocolate and cream to keep us cosy whilst we watched the fireworks in our local area light up the sky!
Dancing shoes on
Residents and staff have been treated to a few concerts this month with our local musician Jon.
Our residents always look forward to our live concerts where they get their dancing shoes on and take to the floor for the afternoon.
Everyone joined in singing, dancing and clapping along to some of their old time favourites.
Jon was requested to sing a range of songs from the audience. It was lovely to have family and friends join us for the afternoon too.
Upcoming events
November
The leaves are falling, November is calling and we have a fun filled month ahead.
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm welcome for you to join us - all welcome.
Merry Christmas!
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
There are endless ways to get involved and we'd love to hear from you!
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all heros! Come and take a break with us and enjoy a warm drink and a slice of homemade cake.
Community Cafe - Last Tuesday of the month
We extend a very warm welcome for our community friends to join us at our monthly Community Cafe - all welcome.
