Activities at Wood Grange Care Home
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.
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 Wood Grange Care Home
Master Florist tutorial
Across our homes we had a fantastic time joining, Kathryn Delve, Master Florist, for a Valentine’s-inspired live virtual flower arranging demonstration. Kathryn shared brilliant and creative ways to decorate our tables with beautiful flowers that are sure to make your heart swoon!
Those participating in this virtual event put their skills to the test and followed along with some amazing creations of their own. Residents truly enjoyed the experience.
Pampering is not only for the Ladies
Our ladies love to get pampered but also our men do. John has enjoyed a session of pampering, head and hand massage whilst enjoying some light stretches to promote good mood and ease stiff joints. Gosia who is a trained massage therapist, creates a wonderful relaxing atmosphere for our residents.
Enjoying the Outdoors
Wood Grange residents love to get out in the garden as much as possible, we made the most of the winter sunshine and temperature of 10 degree C! A huge difference from the -4 days last week. We wondered round the garden looking at all the spring plants peeping through the soil leaving us excited for spring. Harry really enjoys being outside in any weather.
Gareth Davies MP visits Wood Grange
Wood Grange residents, staff and relatives enjoyed a surprise visit from Gareth Davies MP, Mr Davies is the MP for Grantham to Stamford and surrounding local villages.
Katya welcomed Mr Davies and gave him a tour of Wood Grange, he met residents such as Ethel who is our oldest resident at Wood Grange at the grand age of 104. Ethel said it was “fabulous to meet Mr Davies, he is a lovely gentleman”
Mr Davies took time to talk to residents individually and then in a group in the Baston Lounge whilst enjoying light refreshments. Mr Davies thanked all of our wonderful staff at Wood Grange on behalf of himself and the community for their hard work and dedication. Residents really enjoyed spending time with him discussing the local areas and feeling connected to our community. Thank you for visiting us Mr Davies!
Metal Detection Dogs
Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs.
Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.
Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.
We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.
Barchester’s Big Quiz of the year!
All over the country our care homes and hospitals linked up for Barchester’s Big Quiz of the year!
Residents tested their knowledge with a variety of questions, from historical humdingers and musical musings to pictorial puzzlers and connective conundrums.
Everyone who participated had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
Upcoming events
November
The leaves are falling, and November is calling. Check out our upcoming activities for the month.
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead - 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.
Memory Cafe
Join us at our 'Memory Cafe' and meet our highly trained dementia staff who will be on hand to answer any questions you may have or just to have a chat.
