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 Assistant 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
Church Service
Recently we had a visit from the reverend of our local church, Banks of St Stephens to facilitate a church service for us.
The reverend performed a service for us and afterwards we sang some hymns that all our residents knew.
Our Silver Birch lounge was full of beautiful voices singing the hymns and everyone looked like they were having a wonderful time.
Sutton Grange has feline visitor
We recently had the pleasure of a little feline visitor to Sutton Grange. Smokey came to visit everyone and made an impact on all our hearts, both staff and residents.
Smokey took himself off around our communities visiting our residents in their rooms to have a little snuggle before making his way into our bistro to visit everyone else who were having a coffee eagerly awaiting his arrival. He had plenty more snuggles before leaving us to go back home.
Southport Flower Show
Our residents had a wonderful time at the Southport Flower Show, perusing all the very creative scenes, dresses, and other wonderful displays all made in flowers. Our residents said they had an amazing time whilst at the flower show chatting to all the stall owners and other people from the local community, alongside seeing the wonderful shows that were put on by organisers.
Once we had had our fill of the show we travelled back to Sutton Grange on our minibus for tea/coffee and cake.
Scrufts Dog Show
Yesterday we had our Scrufts Dog Show.
Our residents had a wonderful time seeing all the dogs being shown and judged throughout the afternoon.
People from our local community, staff, families and friends all attended to make it a wonderful occasion for everyone.
We even had a special guest Scooby Doo to help our activities team, he tried to enter the Most Handsome Dog category but our activities team told him he wasn't handsome enough.
Our residents had such an amazing time and were talking about it throughout the evening.
‘Herstory’ of Mayfair
Residents across our services had a fantastic time joining Mandy Morrow for a virtual walking tour to learn about the ‘Herstory’ of Mayfair. The Mayfair of Nightingales may be long gone but it still holds a 20th century charm. Birthplace to the late Queen Elizabeth II, home to one of WWII's most decorated female war heroes and a tale of a wealthy Aristocrat and one of France's favourite designers.
We were delighted to take a walk down memory lane and discover stories from one of London's most iconic areas. The experience was truly enjoyed by all.
A dog is for life
Residents across our homes had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Jennifer and Emily from Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity. Jennifer and Emily took us on a journey to discover the rich history of Dogs Trust and their facilities.
Using captivating video and photo footage, our residents were able to explore rehoming centres and learn more about the highest level of welfare offered there. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our dog lovers.
Upcoming events
November
What's going on in November? We'll be hosting our annual Dog Show, taking a virtual walk through the Wallace Collection, and taking a trip out to Blackpool's Illuminations.
Countdown to Christmas!
We have something going on every single day on the lead up to Christmas at Sutton Grange! Pick your favourites and come along and join us.
Coffee Mornings - 3rd Wednesday of Each Month
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us for a cuppa and to make new friends - all welcome.
Gardening Club - Every Thursday
Each week our residents and families get together for some planting, seeding, and potting! We'd love you to join us for our Gardening Club, click below for more information.
Baby & Toddler Group - 2nd Wednesday of Each Month
Everyone invited to pop along for a cup of tea, some snacks and some intergenerational activities with the little ones!
Dementia Choir - Every Wednesday
Come along as we're joined by wonderful local organisation Carousel as they host their weekly Memories R Made Dementia Choir at our home. Everyone is welcome!
