Activities at Sycamore Grove Care Home

Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.

We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.

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

Lynette Allen

Activities lead and Speak up Champion

I first worked in the care sector in 2016. I have since gained a wealth of experience in dedicated dementia and residential activities, where I was an Activities Coordinator.

The largest and best part of my role was to ensure my residents were engaged in meaningful activities on a daily basis. I do this by taking into account their life history, their interests, likes and dislikes in order to promote their wellbeing currently and for the future. Liaising with family, friends and members of the community is also part of my role and it offers continuity to the lives of our residents. I love giving people a purpose and enabling our residents to do as much as possible of the things they love to do.

I cannot wait to welcome our residents into their wonderful new home and help to bring smiles, joy and laughter to each day.

Life-encriching activities booklet Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.

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 Sycamore Grove Care Home

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National Chocolate Cake Day

Chocolate cake has been around since 1764, so this week we celebrated National Chocolate Cake Day! Nettie, Barbara and Brenda rolled up their sleeves and got stuck into the ingredients but instead of making cakes, they made delicious truffle cookies instead! These were a big hit and gone in a flash. Thank you ladies.

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A trip to Staverton Nurseries

Our residents braved the cold weather recently to visit Staverton Nursery at Halland. The route was picture postcard frosty and enjoyed by all. We looked around at the wonderful selection of plants and were amazed at the new Food Hall with its variety of delectable goodies. The new cafe was great and the service friendly and efficient. A delightful morning out

Margaret turns 102!

Our wonderful Margaret celebrated her 102nd birthday surrounded by loved ones. Margaret has lived at Sycamore Grove for almost two years now and wanted a low-key birthday this year. You may remember her in the news last year when she went to play snooker with a local celebrity player, however this year was a little different. Margaret and her family celebrated in the home and her favourite singer Steve Dunnett came to entertain her and the other residents. She had a dance with her son followed by staff and residents singing Happy Birthday then a delicious cream tea whipped together by the home's chef as well as some of the residents home baked scones.

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Activity Team Recognition

It is National Activity Providers Week and we would like to take this opportunity to recognise and thank our wonderful Life Enrichment team, Nettie, Caroline and Wendy for all of the fun and laughter they bring to the home. We are proud of the dedication and creativity they bring to our residents every single day. They always go above and beyond their role and for this we are truly grateful.Special celebrations are also taking place at the home throughout the week with residents, friends and fellow colleagues.
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Crafty school visit

We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the wonderful staff and students at Stone Cross School for welcoming us during the Christmas season! Our visit was filled with joy as we engaged in festive crafts and created beautiful memories together.Thank you for allowing us to be part of your festive celebrations. We look forward to more joyful collaborations in the future!
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Cubs come to visit

Sycamore Grove hosted an evening with the local Cub Scouts . We had an amazing time with the Residents reminiscing with the Cubs about Christmas past. We played games and had lots of fun. The Cubs then presented everyone with individual homemade gifts of Snowman Tree Decorations which made the evening even more memorable. We look forward with eager anticipation to their next visit in the New Year!