Activities at White Lodge Care Home

We had Royal Wotton Bassett Dementia Choir at White Lodge today performing songs like "somewhere over the rainbow" "my favourite things" "he's got the whole world" "try a little kindness" Lisa Williams came up with a brilliant idea of using musical instruments this time which created magic in the afternoon. An afternoon full of laughter, singing and dancing.

At White Lodge we had sensory tea tasting competition where the residents had to taste 6 different types of tea which includes lemon & ginger, pure green tea, pure camomile l, pure peppermint, Earl Grey and English breakfast tea.

The activity team served one tea at a time to all the participants, providing them 6 tea bags to choose from. The residents analysed the colour, smelled the tea and then tasted the tea. As you can see from photos, some of us didn't like the tastes!!!

The activity team also encouraged the participants to write on the paper given to promote writing and helped who needed.

During the competition we realised we are so used to the regular milk tea that we almost forgot the other types of tea!

At the end of the competition, we had 2 winners who got right 6 out 6 flavours and they both were very happy to win prizes! The residents enjoyed the sensory tea tasting competition so much that they requested for more tasting competition!

At White Lodge we celebrate resident of the day which ensures each person receives at least one day each month where the focus is all about them. On the day all the team including maintenance, housekeeping, kitchen, activities make sure to visit the residents to meet all their needs. The teams try to make the special by talking with the residents or with the family.

One of our residents of the day is Vivian F. As Viv is not able to communicate, the activity team found out that she loves doing her hair, make up and nails a lot from her getting to know me book. So, Shayla from the activity team took Viv to the salon of the home where she did Viv's hair, nails and make up. The amazing thing is Viv opened her own make up bag, got all her makeup out and applied the blush and lipstick herself. While doing her hair, Viv was looking at the mirror and smiling. Not to mention she was moving with the music that was being played on the background!!!

The impact of the pampering was so visible. When you feel good about yourself, it makes a difference. We could see it in viv's eyes and smiles when she came back from getting their hair and makeup done.

The new year started with pamper session at White Lodge where the ladies queued up for their nails to be done by Shayla.

The activity team tried to give our residents a salon experience by creating a relaxing atmosphere. We played soft music in the background and used lovely scent which made the difference. Everyone enjoyed relaxing and having their nails done whilst sipping on a lovely hot drink.

One of our residents VM said, she used to have her nails done regularly. Now she will not miss it anymore as she will be able to do it here at White Lodge. We are so pleased with how our residents responded to our pamper session. As this was such a success we will do it once a month.

The residents at White Lodge, celebrated new year's eve in advance with a cheese and wine afternoon. The home's New Year’s Eve party kicked off in style with sing-a-long, as resident sang and danced along to some favourite hits from across the decade. Then the party was rounded off with a selection of cheese, biscuits, grapes, crisp and of course wine! Angela, a resident at the home, commented, “It has been such a wonderful afternoon". We all cheers to a year where every day is a tiny celebration of life! Happy New year!

The resident of White Lodge went out in a minibus ride to the Swindon Designer Outlet. We had a lot of fun and captured some beautiful moments along with some shopping. The residents also bought Christmas presents for their families and friends. After the shopping we stopped for a coffee and roamed around the Christmas market!