Activities at Wadhurst Manor Care Home
On a weekly basis we have many visitors to the home from the people like the University of the Third age and local small animal farms, who bring in their chickens and sheep. We also like to go out shopping and on day trips to local garden centres and when the weather is good picnics and tours of the beautiful local countryside. We have speciality days at the home which could be a theme of a country, or for specific times of year, including Halloween, Bonfire Night or Christmas. We have card games and art classes and a serious knitting team in the home who produce blankets and premature baby clothes for the local maternity unit.
Zoe Aldea
Hi, my name is Zoe and I am the Activities Lead at Wadhurst Manor.
I used to work with veterans for the Royal British Legion, and as an Art Studio Lead for a wonderful charity that built a village for people with learning disabilities.
I believe in the healing power of art, I feel strongly about building confidence and the wellness of our residents. My hobbies include Asian art and philosophy, acupuncture, yoga and martial arts. I believe art is a bridge that unites everyone no matter the race, beliefs or religion.
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 Wadhurst Manor Care Home
Letters of love
We have such a lovely community, all the children at our local primary school were so keen to make sure our residents are not lonely at this time, so they each took time to write letters, poems even funny face pictures and send them to us. We have really enjoyed reading them all. We will be responding to them too. New friendships to be made for sure.
Scrabble afternoon
We spent a lovely afternoon, drinking tea, eating delicious homemade cake and playing scrabble. It does get quite competitive but these two are still the residing champions. There will be many more chances over the coming weeks to challenge them though.
New Friendships in the making
Our lovely resident was so happy to receive a letter and photos from a local student. They spent time chatting about things they loved so she sent pictures of her beloved dogs at home. They are hoping to meet one day soon. We are doing everything we can to help everyone stay connected with loved ones, but also making new friends in the process.
Thornton the Goat
Residents were shocked when Thornton, the goat, from Pet Pals came to visit us, it sure was a laugh to see a goat in the home. There were smiles all around the home.
Quiz Heads
Residents at Wadhurst Manor were victorious in a three head quiz games against our two sister homes Dudwell St Mary and Hurstwood View. Everyone enjoyed the activity.
Rock 'N' Roll Afternoon
Residents at Wadhurst enjoyed another energetic concert held by Birdie, a regular entertainer, who we love to see at the home. Residents can’t wait to get dressed up and sing along to all of their favourite tunes.
Upcoming events
Scams Prevention Talk
You’re invited to Wadhurst Manor Care Home to join us for our scam prevention talk. To confirm your attendance, please email Sam at sam.harding@…
Summer Open Day
We would like to invite you to meet our friendly team to find out more about the care services, alongside our person-centred life enrichment programmes.
Understanding Dementia - A Person Centred Approach
You’re invited to our complimentary and informative talk from Kayleigh Dale, Dementia Specialist Nurse for Barchester Healthcare.
Pre-bookable Respite Stays Throughout Summer
We are delighted to share that we now have pre-bookable respite stays available at our wonderful home throughout the Summer.
