Activities at Sutton Valence Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Gemma Bhandari
My name is Gemma I am an Activities coordinator at Sutton Valence care home. I have been working here for nine years and love it. I grew up in Sutton valence village and attended the local Primary school.
I have always been passionate about the care of others and enjoy enriching the lives of our Residents. I have a Diploma in Health and social care and have worked in private health care for over 14 years. I have always loved performing arts and studied this at school. I am a very proud Mother to Amaya and Jacob.
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 Sutton Valence Care Home
Residents Celebrate the Simple things in life
On 12th July it was National Simplicity Day, a day dedicated to stepping away from the bonds of technology and unnecessary stresses of life
Our residents celebrated National Simplicity Day by discussing that so much of our time is taken is taken up every day with jobs, school, exercising, childcare and not to mention running a home. We thoroughly enjoyed our day of no technology.
Robert and the team celebrate
Robert our Manager celebrates with his team for achieving level 3 end of life care and Level 3 Dementia care. This is supported by our joint partners in training the award winning hospice in the weald! Well done team.
Husband and Wife continue studies
Robert and Chastine Malcolm , who worked towards level 3 End of life care to support the home and the care. The husband and wife team didn't have to look far to find their study budy Congratulations
Tea and Biscuits for our community care homes.
Recently the team from Sutton Valence have shared some goodies with colleagues in local care homes. We have provided hampers of tea and biscuits to 10 local homes. The hampers were well received by the care community. Who doesn't like a cup of tea and a biscuit?
Vera Lynn Tribute Tea Party
Sutton Valence Care Home in Maidstone held a Dame Vera Lynn tribute tea party with vintage crockery, homemade cakes and scones, finger sandwiches served on cake stands and individual platters for the residents to enjoy. The residents enjoyed a singalong to the hits of Dame Vera Lynn and had a fantastic time.
General Manager Robert Dura May said: “In these unprecedented times, providing a range of engaging activities for our residents is more important than ever. Residents really enjoyed the choice of teas, cakes and singing on the day and as a nation who truly loves their tea and cakes, it was great excuse for an event
Ruth resident at Sutton Valence Care Home said Dame Vera Lynn was an incredible lady & icon and it was lovely to celebrate with the staff who are taking such good care of us.”
We are playing our part in the wider care sector and supporting the NHS where possible. We are currently still taking admissions into our care home for those that need care in the next 4 weeks, so please do give us a call on 01622 843999 if you are looking for care or need any further help.
Sutton Valence Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Sutton Valence Care Home provides nursing care, residential care, respite care.
A cake fit for a Queen
What a lovely way to celebrate the Queens Birthday. Sutton Valence organised a Cake competition. We asked our residents to come up with a designs that the chef could make for our Queens Birthday celebrations on 13 June 2020. Pictured here is the creation made by Chefs with Ruth M design. It looked and tasted fabulous.
