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.

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Gillian Conway

Senior Activities Coordinator

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.

Life-encriching activities booklet

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 South Grange Care Home

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Nursery visit brings joy to residents

South Grange celebrated National Picnic Week by inviting the local nursery to join them for a picnic in the garden, thankfully the weather stayed dry and sunny. The children and the residents had a fabulous day playing with all the garden games, having a sing-along and eating their picnic lunches.

Michael from our seven arches unit presented the teacher and children with a project of wood work he had been working on, they were over the moon with his alphabet board made out of wood. It was a lovely day which we all enjoyed and were grateful to be able to do again.

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Queens Birthday!

South grange celebrated the queens official birthday with everyone enjoying cream cakes and tea. They were joined by a very special visitor who shocked some off our residents.

National Trust talk

Our homes had a fantastic time joining National Trust Talks Service team at Cliveden House for an inspirational talk on Nancy Astor – the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons.

Our residents had the opportunity to learn more about the fascinating life of Nancy and her political career. As the first women MP, she experienced both attention and scandal throughout her life, which led to many triumphs and numerous disasters.  The talk was truly enjoyed by all.

Celebrating carers week

Happy Carers Week! We would like to take this great opportunity to recognise and thank our wonderful carers here at the home.

We are proud of each and every one of our care team for the outstanding care that they provide to our residents every single day. They always go above and beyond their role and for this we are truly grateful.

 

Floral decorations with Ferndown

Our homes had a lovely time joining Sue and Nicole from Ferndown Florist for an intriguing flower arrangement workshop in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Our residents enjoyed a wonderful virtual demonstration and got inspired to create their own flower posies for our Jubilee displays.  Our home will be specially decorated for the upcoming festivities. Stay tuned.

Domino tournament

Murdoch one of our residents really enjoyed playing dominoes with friends, staff, residents and his family on their visits, after Murdoch sadly pasted away his family asked if we could arrange a domino tournament in his honour and donated a trophy 

This month we have focused on a Domino tournament in Murdoch name where our keen domino players could take part.  The tournament has been played over the last few weeks with Stephen and Loraine being our finalists.  Our General manger Fiona Torrie presented Stephen our overall winner with his trophy.

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.