Activities at Wood Grange Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Ruby-Mae Walker
Hello, my name is Ruby-Mae and I am the activities Co-Ordinator here at Wood Grange.
My background is working in dance education and production as well as experience in the mental health care sector. I am extremely passionate about my role here in promoting life enrichment within the home and I feel privileged to work alongside such amazing people, and to be a part of our residents lives, spending quality time with them on a regular basis. I work alongside Louise to plan and organise daily activities to suit our resident’s needs, Louise and I are very enthusiastic about our roles and the resident’s well-being is always at the forefront of our minds.
I love to dance, keep fit by going to the gym and spending time with family.
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 Wood Grange Care Home
National Happiness Day
Staff and residents at Wood Grange Care Home in Bourne marked International Day of Happiness by spending the day preparing bunches of flowers to hand out to the local community and businesses.
Nigel, Community Champion at Sainsbury’s in Bourne, kindly organised to have flowers donated to Wood Grange Care Home to support them with their mission which was to spread happiness. Wood Grange residents created small bouquets of daffodils and other flowers to hand out in the local community as well as the homes staff members.
Katya Petrova, General Manager at Wood Grange said: “Our residents really enjoyed putting bunches of flowers together and giving back to the local community on such a special day. It has put everyone in such good spirits – having an International Day of Happiness is a fantastic idea!”
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea
Wood Grange staff feel very strong about creating strong bonds between our residents and their families, especially on special occasions like Mother’s Day. One of the highlights of our calendar is our Mother’s Days afternoon tea, where residents have the joy of sharing delightful treats and heart-warming conversations with their loved ones.
Our elegantly decorated dining room provides the perfect setting for families to come together and create lasting memories. With a delicious selection of finger sandwiches, cakes and scones our afternoon tea menu is sure to please every palate. At Wood Grange Care Home, Mother’s Day is not just a day; it’s a celebration of timeless bond between mothers and their families.
Garden Club
What a delightful day at the garden club! Residents enjoyed being together, laughing, and being joyful as they planted flowers, sharing gardening tips, and enjoyed refreshments together. It was a beautiful reminder of the joy that comes from spending time together and connecting with nature. We are looking forward to more fun-filled days like this, everyone is welcome to join us on Monday mornings for our spring/summer garden club and share some gardening tips.
Ready and Enable!
We're thrilled to announce that Wood Grange Care Home has officially launched our Enable digital system! With a whole home approach, we're embracing innovation to enhance the lives of our residents.
To mark this special occasion, our talented team member, Simona, crafted an exclusive Enable themed cake, perfectly embodying Barchester's core values of Respect, Integrity, Passion, Empowerment, and Responsibility.
Our incredible staff and residents gathered in reception for a celebration filled with joy and camaraderie. We were honoured to hear Amanda's newly written poem, "READY AND ENABLE," which captured the spirit of this momentous occasion.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in commemorating this milestone. Together, we're creating a brighter future for our care home!
Gardening Club
What a delightful day at the garden club! Residents enjoyed being together, laughing, and being joyful as they planted flowers, sharing gardening tips, and enjoyed refreshments together.
It was a beautiful reminder of the joy that comes from spending time together and connecting with nature. Now that the weather is starting to improve we will be making our gardening club a more regular thing so we can take advantage of our beautiful landscaped garden areas and of course - the sun!
Mothers Day
We had the pleasure of welcoming John Dalton the harpist on Mothers Day. Beautiful moments paired with beautiful sounds. There was such a lovely atmosphere around the home and John's music made for a peaceful and loving afternoon.
Afternoon Tea was enjoyed by all our lovely ladies who were joined by our their wonderful families who enjoyed lots of treats. Our catering team prepared cakes, scones and sandwiches which were enjoyed by all with a cup of tea.
Upcoming events
April
Hello April! As we step into April we are looking forward to a fun filled month ahead and hope you can join us - all welcome.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
Looking for a place or venue to hold a meeting? For more information on what we have to offer please get in touch.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
If you would like to become a volunteer or more information on volunteering, we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Come and take a break on us! Calling all emergency services personnel, district nurses, enjoy a warming drink and slice of cake on your break.
Community Memory Cafe - 2nd Tuesday of the month
Join us at our 'Community Memory Cafe' and meet our highly trained dementia staff who will be on hand to answer any questions you may have from 10.30 am.
