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
Reminisence Games Coffee Morning
We all had a wonderful time in our bistro playing some games and reminiscing about how and what games we used to play whilst we were younger.
Our residents had a fabulous time and the conversation went from games to school days, what their children were like at home and all the mischief the children got up to.
We enjoyed some tea, coffee and biscuits throughout, then returned back to our communities for lunch.
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
The Mad Hatter made an appearance on our memory lane community and set up for his tea party which of course all our home was invited.
The Hatter danced throughout the afternoon with our residents to the entertainment which was provided by the amazing Rachel Rose. In between the dancing, our residents sampled all the amazing cakes made by the march hare himself!
Our residents said they had an amazing time.
Garden Fun
Our residents like nothing more than to relax in our beautiful gardens. We had some relaxing fun reading, listening to music and having a chat with our activities coordinator Rob about their own gardens and what things they used to do to keep them beautiful.
Hawaiian Luau
Our residents had an amazing time recently at our Hawaiian Luau in our bistro. We had entertainment from the wonderful Rachel Rose along with cocktails, Hawaiian punch slushes and fruit kebabs.
All our residents said they had a an amazing time dancing and singing along to Rachel’s singing and the fruit kebabs were very tasty.
RAF Hendon
Across our services we had a lovely time joining Rhiannon Watkinson from the RAF Museum London for an interactive talk exploring the exciting and innovative aviation history of Hendon.
Our residents were able to learn about the first flights from the fields at Hendon, the creation of the London Aerodrome and Battle of Britain pilots who flew from RAF Hendon.
The talk also included photographic and film material from the Museum’s archive. Residents across our homes had a fantastic time and we truly enjoyed the virtual experience.
Enjoying the sunshine
With the weather being glorious of late, our residents chose to spend some time in the garden catching up on some reading and listening to music, having a sing song.
Everyone had a wonderful time relaxing both in the sun and shade we had lots of refreshments to keep us hydrated and some tasty treats. We spent all afternoon enjoying the weather then retired into the dining room for dinner
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!
