Activities at Tennyson Wharf Care Home

Tennyson Wharf was full of animal mischief on Wednesday when our residents took a trip to the local farm.

Residents at Tennyson Wharf Care Home were pleasantly surprised to see animals such as donkeys, geese and rabbits roaming around their garden at the Bransby Horses Farm and cafe

General Manager Sarah Noutch said: “Our residents have really enjoyed their unusual visitors today.  We knew that having the farm here would be a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus.  We are always looking for new activities for the residents and today we have seen the seen the enjoyment and the therapeutic influence animals can have on people.”

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Tennyson Wharf care home in Burton Waters had a fantastic time celebrating National Fish & Chip Day on ‘Fryday’ 2nd June, surely one of the best days of the year!

Head chef Dawn whipped up a selection of different flavoured batters for residents to try along with some home-made tartare sauce and mushy peas, everyone had a great time guessing the different batter ingredients.  The sun was shining so residents took to the garden to eat their fish and chips.

As the summer sun shone down on Tennyson Wharf, our wonderful residents and colleagues headed to the beer garden.

We enjoyed a lovely afternoon courtesy of hosts at the Woodcock's Pub.

Our residents laughed and reminisced together as took delight in enjoying their favourite beverages and pub snacks. 

We look forward to visiting our favourite local again in the near future.

We had a lovely relaxing, creative afternoon this week when a local artist Louise Earnshaw L Earnshaw Artist came in.

We were taught how to use watercolours to paint some beautiful spring flowers. We all enjoyed being creative and were very proud of our paintings.

Residents and Colleagues at Tennyson Wharf Care Home in Burton Water, Lincoln were treated to a visit from a pair of beautiful therapy pets. 

Therapy Dogs have a wonderful calming effect and the residents love to stroke them, talk to them and play with them.

The home was visited by Jazz and Jueves, two beautiful therapy dogs caused a great deal of excitement.  All of the residents enjoyed the visit, they petted and fed the animals who seemed to appreciate meeting their new friends.

Tennyson Wharf Care home, in Lincoln, Burton Waters held a week of special events: featuring reminiscence session’s, music from the past, therapy dolls and robotic animal companions during Dementia Action Week, which is from 15th- 21st May, and aims to raise awareness of dementia.  

The home cares for people living with dementia in its Memory Lane Communities – unique environments, designed to encourage active and enjoyable living. The person-centred care provided in these communities can bring out the best in those who live there and offer much-needed quality care to the wider community.