Activities at Sutton Grange Care Home
Here at Sutton Grange we work really hard at providing a range of activities to suit our residents needs. We understand that everyone is different and we enjoy supporting our residents in whatever activities they would like to take part in. With a dedicated Activities co-ordinator and a friendly team of volunteers we are always busy with activities. We have several clubs including; gardening, film, craft, music, puzzles, and singing. We enjoy live music and entertainment, both in and outside of the home, and have regular outings on the minibus to local places of interest. Residents take part in animal assisted therapy, afternoon tea, arts and crafts classes, and visits from local community groups and school children. We believe it is important to provide stimulating, meaningful and relevant activities for our residents in order to make friends, and build a warm community to live.
Alison Wareing
Hi, I'm Alison. I am the Activities Co-ordinator here at Sutton Grange, I joined the team in 2016.
I grew up in the local area and started my career working with animals. After I had my daughter, and before I joined Barchester, I trained as a teacher and taught lipreading and communication. The skills I learnt have been invaluable in my role today.
Now, I fill my days spending time with our wonderful Residents, helping them to live their lives to the fullest. I try to make a difference in someone’s life each day.
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 Sutton Grange Care Home
Reminiscence session
Our residents watched a documentary and had a look through some old photographs of our local area of Crossens.
Our residents really enjoyed watching and reminiscing about how different the area looks today from how it used to be.
A little friendly competition
Our residents enjoyed a game of bowls with the amazing bowling equipment from Just Bowl. Everyone had a wonderful time and finished off with a well deserved cup of tea or coffee.
Quiz time!
Our residents enjoy a good quiz and pitted their wits against our quiz master Activities Coordinator Alison. We had a great time and as always our residents come out the winners.
A special party guest
We are preparing this morning for our Christmas Party this afternoon with entertainment from the fab Sophie Bennett. We will be donning our Christmas Hats and having a right old sing a long. In the Meantime our honourary reindeers Richard and Negan and all of us at Sutton Grange would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the new year.
Christmas spirit
Our Christmas went with a bang we all had a wonderful time dancing and singing along with our enterainer for the afternoon Sophie Bennett. Our residents enjoyed all the Christmas snacks washed down with a nice glass of sherry or a cup of tea or coffee. Thankyou to everyone that helped make it a wonderful time for our residents especially Alison for making all the scrumptious treats they went down a storm.
Waitrose deliver treats
Yesterday we had a call from our friends at Waitrose. They came and dropped a delivery of lots of crates of fruit and vegetables for us all to use. Our staff team and the kitchen team were amazed at all the fabulous food that was dropped off. Alison our activities coordinator took some and delivered it in the community to those that were in need of some extra food which was gratefully received. The rest of the delivery was distributed to visitors, our kitchen and staff.
Upcoming events
Coffee Mornings - Every Wednesday
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us for a cuppa and to make new friends - all welcome.
