Activities at Harton Grange Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Marius Sidoriuc
Hi, my name is Marius, I am the activities coordinator here at Harton Grange. I joined Barchester's family in 2021, as I found their approach and standards on dementia very interesting. Since early 2022 I work for Barchester as both activities coordinator and care assistant. In 2018, I started my journey in health and social care as a care assistant and very soon after, I completed courses on dementia and activities (NAPA, level 2) and I worked as both activities coordinator and care assistant in Kent. I'm also an apprentice in health and social care. I've met some amazing people that have guided my understanding of dementia.
The most important thing for me is to see our residents achieving a meaningful raison d'etre, living as they like and to benefit from a range of activities starting from Namaste to reminiscing and spiritual needs (such as praying or listening to hymns), art and craft, armchair exercises, music therapy or finger nail pamper sessions.
I like to acknowledge that I am working as a part of a whole team, including the fantastic management, hospitality and maintenance departments, promoting a person centred approach for each resident and we are glad to know each persons preferences and abilities in order to plan how the day will look with them. One way we are able to do this is through our residents' and family' meetings where we try to let everyone have their say about the way they want to live and the activities they take part in.
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 Harton Grange Care Home
10/10 on Carehome.co.uk
Here at Harton Grange we have been working incredibly hard to achieve high standards of care for our residents and we are delighted to celebrate an amazing achievement.
We are excited to announce that our home received a 10 out of 10 review score on Carehome.co.uk. A broad selection of friends and families have kindly left glowing reviews of their experiences with the home on the website.
To reach an overall score of 10 is a huge team effort and we are proud of each and every one of our staff members. A big thank you to all!
Pancake Day
It was Pancake Day, also known as Shrove day as a sign for the beginning of Lent, on Ash Wednesday. We took this opportunity and celebrated Pancake Day, a tradition going back in 15th century. We were fortunate to have a group of special visitors, young mothers with their babies coordinated by Bright Futures Young Mums Network . We all have enjoyed to a have a selection of delicious pancakes.
Valentine’s Day Show
We're fortunate for having another special afternoon reminiscing show with Alex Hall Music. He was absolutely fantastic and made our residents to feel so great. Together, our wonderful residents and their beautiful families, enjoyed a special Valentine's afternoon show.
I'm very grateful to all the families for their effort to come today as this means so much for our residents.
Romantic lunch
Love is certainly in the air at Harton grange, Norma and Joe, Ron and Maureen enjoyed their romantic 3 course meal which was cooked by our head chef Joy. Both couples enjoyed eating together while listening to Dean Martin.
Valentine's virtual event
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.
Live entertainment from Alex Hall
Love, music, good mood were all in the air as Alex Hall made us enjoy a fantastic afternoon through the rhythm of music.
Diane said that Alex has a great voice and he is welcome to come again anytime.
Some of us enjoyed to dance, to sing or just to listen to Alex music. It was great to see our manager Judith dancing with our residents and our fantastic carers sharing a good time with our residents as well. Even our deputy manager Beverly and our admin Claire managed to join us when Alex started to sing Y.M.C.A. song. Young and old, we were all happy!
