Activities at White Lodge Care Home

We were invited by Riverside community group who arranged a talk about exciting 1640s by members of the colonel Devereux's regiment living history group!

Right after the residents reached Malmesbury, they met a group of Devereux shooting for their add and was lucky to be able to click a picture with the Amazing actors!

Then we went to the town hall to attend the talk. It was lovely to see the old fashioned gun, how they used to knit and sew, handheld weaving loom to make tape, old fashioned hat and gloves. Such a wonderful experience for the residents!!!

We take every moment possible to get outside at White Lodge, and as the weather starts to show some improvement those moments can happen every day. Its lovely to have visitors out and about enjoying our beautiful scenery and new balcony.

Here at White Lodge, we want to ensure we try to make wishes come true. Taking this  into account one of our residents Robert wanted to go and see planes up close so our life enrichment team planned a mini bus trip to Army Flying Museum in Stockbridge. We had few more residents interested for the trip to came along with us.

When we arrived at the museum, Robert was over the moon to see all the miniatures up close and even got into one of them. We spent the day walking all over the museum, reading and listening to the history along with a refreshment break in the museums cafe.

When asked Robert said it was one of his best days! 

Our Resident Ground Force team were back in action again this week as we continued to work on our courtyard here at White Lodge Care Home. Gardening provides opportunities for increased physical activity, which can prevent osteoporosis, reduce the risk of some cancers, Type 2 diabetes, depression and heart disease so we take every opportunity we can to be outside with purpose.

Staff and residents were incredibly lucky to be visited by The Great Western Hospitals NHS Choir who provided us with an afternoon of songs and enjoyment

One of our residents, Eric, requested if he could have a visit from the choir in his room which the team arranged for the day, followed by a big performance for all our family and friends of the home. Thank you to the NHS Choir!

We are incredibly lucky to have the surroundings we do here at White Lodge. With beautiful gardens, our very own lake and forestry all in the grounds of the home, residents like to take daily walks for fresh air and take in the stunning landscapes on offer. All of our bedrooms have a unique view of our outside spaces. Its simply stunning!