Activities at White Lodge Care Home

The residents at White Lodge have been enjoying afternoons of fun with the new addition to our weekly activities – the sensory trolley, a sensory-led activity designed to bring peace, relaxation and connection to those living with dementia.

The trolley is fully accessible and features herbs, lights, music, aromatherapy, diffuser finger painting, colourful ribbons and many more. The sensory trolley helps residents with dementia to relax and de-escalate stressful and upsetting situations. It also allows people of all ages to enjoy a safe and comfortable environment.  

It has been a real joy to see the increased interaction by residents within our homes with the trolley and with each other. 

This week's gentlemen's club was a bit different as we moved our location to the garden as we wanted to make the most of the last few days of summer! The residents had few options to choose from. For example, playing golf, throwing a bin bag or passing the ball while listening to nice summer music in the background. Though it was a gentlemen's club, we welcomed everyone for a fun-filled afternoon! 

The gentlemen of White Lodge said they would look forward to the next club where we will have a different topic to discuss or a different game to play!      

Residents from White Lodge Care Home were delighted to take part in a community art project organised by Julia and brought to life through the collaboration of 18 care homes across the area. The exhibition was officially inaugurated by the Mayor of Swindon at the Wyvern Theatre and features four wonderful pieces created by our residents. 

Guests enjoyed a captivating magic show by David and musical performances by Tony and Nicki, making the celebration truly special. The artwork will remain on display at the Wyvern Theatre before moving to the Great Western Hospital to continue inspiring others.

The residents at white lodge had a flower arranging session in the afternoon with Royal Wootton Bassett Flower Club and decided to put them around the communal areas so that they can enjoy fresh flower when they are having a cup of tea.

One of the residents said, I wasn't sure if I would be able to arrange the flowers because of my limited eyesight. but the ladies made it so easy for me by preparing the flowers and foliage, I made my own little flower bouquet!  

White lodge had another successful intergenerational session with giggles around the home. thanks to Lucy and all the lovely families to join us today and gave the chance to our residents to have an amazing experience with the the little ones. 

One of the residents said you took me back 60 yrs back when my children were small and used to crawl on the floor. can't wait to see them again next month. 

This afternoon the residents got together to make delicious dog biscuits for our dog show on Saturday. Today’s session was led by Claire, one of our resident's daughters. She bought the lovely idea of making home-made biscuits for the dogs, as we all want to make sure our dog gets the most nutritious food. 

First we made our dough following an easy recipe which required flour, honey, egg, peanut butter (xylitol free) and water. Then we used a cookie cutter to give them cute shapes like bones, hearts, stars, kisses. The kitchen helped us to bake the biscuits, and we stored them in an airtight container for Saturday!  

A truly magical afternoon as our residents enjoyed a beautiful piano concert by Steven Fixter right here at White Lodge Care Home. 

Music has a special way of bringing smiles and creating precious moments for everyone.         

The residents were delighted to receive organic vegetables from the Jubilee Gardens Project. The residents personally went to the chef and requested him to cook the vegetables the way they would like to eat! 

We would like to thank you on behalf of the staff and resident at White Lodge.

The residents at White Lodge were delighted when Nickie from our local Boots pharmacy visited us with their beautiful memory box. We had our dementia specialist Isabella also with us. 

Boots, have been working with Victoria Tischler, Professor of Behavioural Science at the University of Surrey, to develop a project in care homes providing items from the Boots Archive to stimulate interesting discussions and promote positive feelings.

The items were inspired by shopping trips to Boots over the years, and includes many things that our residents may have been in contact with at different points in their lives. Listening to beautiful stories, and sharing their experiences and memories has been simply wonderful. 

The residents at White Lodge had a wonderful afternoon with the performance from ''End of the track'' all male choir. 

They set a magical atmosphere at the home by taking us back to the musical era of 1960's and 1970's. One of the residents R.M found his friends who came as members of the choir, how great it that.

We cant wait to have another visit from you!

The residents at White Lodge Care Home had their first Community Disco with all-time classic hits from 1950's, 60's & 70's played by White Horse Rock and Roll. We can't thank the dancers from White Horse Rock and Roll for their time and effort to make the afternoon special for our residents. 

Sharing a laugh, a dance, or a song with fellow residents helps build a sense of community and strengthens social bonds. We are going to continue our Community Disco on the last Wednesday of each month. See you again!  

World Food Day Celebration at White Lodge Care Home! Today, our home was filled with the wonderful aroma of Chowmein, Sushi, Nachos, Veg Samosas, Chinese Spring Rolls, Dumplings, Cozonac, and Pretzels — all lovingly prepared by our talented chef! Residents, families, and community friends gathered to enjoy a true feast of global flavours. 

It was a beautiful afternoon of laughter, stories, and togetherness. One of the residents said: “It felt like travelling the world through food, I used to travel a lot with my family. You took me back to those days."

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating good food, great company, and the joy of community on this special day!’

The residents enjoyed a pleasant afternoon with the dancers from ''Ragged and Old Morris''! End of the performance one of our residents J.W. and Shayla, the activity coordinator joined in to try few steps with the dancers!

The residents at White Lodge celebrated National Prosecco Day along with their regular gentlemen club. Our brilliant chef made a mouth-watering cheese platter with selection of cheese. 

The residents also had a go with the gentlemen issue from oomph which was enriched with word search, crossword, quiz on sports heroes.

The residents at White Lodge had  a great afternoon with the Walks With Hawks. Thank you everyone for joining us., it was wonderful to meet so many from the local community, we look forward to seeing you all again at our next open event.