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
Simple Pleasures
A cup of tea, sunshine, some delicious cake and a good friend to have a natter with, is sometimes all it takes to have a really good day.
Spring Flower Delivery
As the local florist had to close their doors. They wanted to brighten our residents day with a bunch of beautiful spring time daffodils for everyone's room. They really did make everyone smile.
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.
Upcoming events
Countdown To Christmas
Join us as we celebrate the run up to Christmas at Wadhurst Manor
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
