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.

 

Enriching life
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Zoe Aldea

Activities Lead

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.

Life-encriching activities booklet

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

Professionals' Lunch

Professionals' Lunch

Over 20 members of the local community got together for a fantastic afternoon of networking and learning more about what the community has to offer for everyone.

Big Garden Bird Watch

Big Garden Bird Watch

Enthusiastic ‘twitchers’ at Wadhurst Manor came together for the RSPB Big Garden Watch, and had great fun recording all the different birds that were spotted.

Burns Night

Burns Night

Wadhurst Manor enjoyed a very Scottishthemed Burns Night with our guest speaker, Barbara, who addressed the haggis with some Robert Burns poems, which was followed by Scottish music and a a delicious meal.

We're Dementia Friends!

We're Dementia Friends!

Some of the local businesses joined us for our information session and all became Dementia Friends.

Jenga!

Jenga!

Residents enjoyed a very competitive game of Jenga. Winter days some times call for indoor fun.

A Quiet Moment

A Quiet Moment

A resident and his wife kick-started the morning with a daily word search.