Activities at Tandridge Heights Care Home
Our qualified and dedicated activities staff plan and implement all activities within the home. We try our best to arrange activities that reflect our residents interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can. We try to keep our residents active and happy.
Our activities include trips to garden centres, pubs, the cinema or the local theatre. We have many fun games like carpet bowls, Play Your Cards Right or armchair exercises. There are many musical events, singalongs, garden parties and tea parties for everyone to enjoy as well!
Kelly Sherwin
I started at Tandridge Heights in 2020. Previous to this, I have been working as a carer sine 2010, which has helped me to understand the needs, wants and the individuality of all of our residents.
My main responsibility is provide a varied and engaging activities schedule every day for our residents; this helps to keep them involved in social and uplifting activities. We love to have parties to celebrate birthdays, national days and special occasions.
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 Tandridge Heights Care Home
V.E Day Remembrance
Residents at Tandridge Heights welcomed the talented Jimmy Kent for a V.E Day sing a long party. Residents and families enjoyed delicious homemade scones with cream and jam from our Head Chef Mel. There was lots of reminiscing along with a lot of singing. Residents David and Alan wowed us with their amazing voices. Jimmy sang us a variety of classics and wooed the ladies with some smooth sounds and moves. Resident Michael said ‘That Jimmy is a real cool guy and a really great singer.
Fiona’s Therapy Farm
Residents at Tandridge Heights had a great time meeting and greeting the animals from Fiona’s Therapy Farm. The staff brought along chickens, guinea pigs, rabbits, ducks and baby lambs that were only two weeks old.
Residents has the opportunity to hold and stroke the animals. The rabbits and the guinea pigs had a good stroke and brush as they were so fluffy. As we know babies are always hungry so residents and guests had the opportunity to bottle feed the lambs. Resident Fiona said “I love animals and I have never bottle feed one, so this has been amazing” Resident Cynthia who lived and worked on a farm said “It’s just like being at home”
Lunch with a view
Today residents at Tandridge Heights enjoyed a trip to Bottley Hill Farmhouse for lunch.
It was a little overcast and windy but we did not let this put us off. Resident Mena could not wait to have a nice cold coke and a cheese burger. Freda said the local sausages we really scrumptious. The conversation flowed with us all talking about or previous careers and employment and places we have visited. Kitty made us all a little jealous with her tales of going up in a hot air balloon.
All the residents were in awe of the fabulous views on offer and said they would love to return on a clear day so they could see even further.
Monthly menopause meet up at Tandridge Heights.
Tandridge Height hosted our 2nd Menopause Meet up in collaboration with Helen from Venus Nutrition and another well attended and interesting event. This months guest speaker was Aileen Ross Rehab & Pilates who spoke about the importance of movement in midlife and gave valuable information on Osteoporosis.
Our next guest speaker on Tuesday 21st May at 630pm will be Gemma Pilkington GP Physiotherapy presenting on Pelvic Health. Giving effective strategies and exercises to manage issues and emphasising the importance of pelvic floor health for overall well-being.
This is a community event and open to all. Please go to the link below to reserve a free place now https://www.venusnutrition.co.uk/events or call our friendly team at Tandridge Heights on 01883 715595 for more information
A visit to Bottle Hill Farm.
Wow what a view!! Today we enjoyed a fabulous meal the Bottle Hill Farm House. Mena couldn’t wait to enjoy her pub lunch. The company and food were outstanding and the view just couldn’t be topped.
If you would like to know more about life at Tandridge Heights please give our friendly team a call on 01883 715595
Pub lunch
During a recent get together the residents began talking about where they used to enjoy going for a meal locally. Sally, Hugh’s wife told us how they used to go to the Bletchingly Arms and that Hugh loves the burgers. With this in mind we all set off for the Bletchingly Arms on a sunny Wednesday. Meals were soon decided on along with a tipple of choice. Fish and chips was a firm favourite and we all could not believe the size of Hugh’s burger. The conversation flowed with current debates along with a lot of reminiscence . Alan regaled us with lovely stories from when he went to Football with his daughter. We all enjoyed our food and Hugh even managed a pudding.
