Activities at Cheshire Grange Care Home
The activities team are constantly striving to meet the varied needs of everyone who lives in our home, offering a wide range of group and individual social events. There are regular visits from entertainers, along with craft activities, baking, games & puzzle days and pampering sessions, which fill the week. However, we can always find time for outings and just spending that little bit of special time with residents who enjoy the peace and quiet. We aim to bring the activities to the individual, whilst making it a whole home experience.
Jo Eland
After originally starting at Cheshire Grange in May 2015, I'm delighted to be back in the role of Activities Coordinator. It is a privilege to be in this role and spend time, getting to know our ladies and gentleman and their loved one, whilst doing all the fun things that can make such a difference to their days.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Cheshire Grange Care Home
An afternoon of music from Sandra
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” – Plato
We do wonder if Plato has been at Cheshire Grange for an afternoon of music with one of our amazing entertainers!!! His quote definitely sums up our afternoon of music, song and dance with visiting singer Sandra Currie, who has been bringing joy to Cheshire Grange for many years.
Residents react very differently to our entertainers shows, some, sing, some dance and some sit quietly letting the music wrap around them, how ever somebody chooses to feel the music, it’s evident that spirits soar.
Blooming Lovely
The simple task of arranging a vase of flowers can bring so much joy, the smiles were as bright as the flowers.
Flower arranging is just one of the activities that is a regular part of our weekly schedules, created by the activities team, based on residents’ interests and passions, which is displayed throughout the home and handed to our residents so that they can plan their week? We love organising and planning activities, bringing variety and choice to our residents from pampering to mini bus trips, singers to garden walks… we aim to offer something for everyone.
Let The Games Commence
After a busy weekend King Charles III dropped in at Cheshire Grange to join the residents for some games, including quoits, polo & croquet. His Majesty had quite a competitive streak in him but was no match for the Memory Lane Ladies, who especially enjoyed the polo saying it was like playing hockey at school.
Coronation celebrations at Cheshire Grange
It’s not every day that you get to celebrate your monarch’s coronation and the team at Cheshire Grange in Lymm wanted to make it the build-up and not just the day special for the residents.
Staff and residents at the home put their heads together and came up with a plan for their celebrations fit for a King. There was lots of arts & crafts, making decorations for the home including, what seemed like miles of bunting which the homes Sewing Club helped to make. The whole home came together to celebrate our new King and talk about the new era the country is entering along with memories of the Queen’s Coronation including an interview with Lymm Radio
Coronation history
Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.
During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.
Pet therapy
After his first visit a few weeks ago we were delighted that George wanted to come back to say hello to our ladies and gents. George was very happy to get cuddles and treats of staff, families and residents, he really was a very happy chappy.
Elvis will be back off his holidays next week, we are very fortunate to have two dogs visiting us through the Pets As Therapy Scheme, Elvis and George bring so much joy to the dog lovers at Cheshire Grange.
