Activities at Lancaster Grange Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Charlotte Thompson
We would like to introduce to you our Senior Activities Coordinator, Charlotte Thompson. Charlotte has worked at Barchester since 2015 and prides herself on delivering a person centred approach, valuing equality, diversity & offering tailored activities. Charlotte joined the team at Tennyson Wharf in October 2022 before moving back to us here at Lancaster Grange in January 2023.
Charlotte is pleased to be welcoming families and volunteers back into the home. Charlotte is a senior activities coordinator and enjoys supporting other homes in our region as part of her job role.
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 Lancaster Grange Care Home
An afternoon with Clearer Productions – Songs from the shows
We we’re thrilled to welcome back Clearer Productions here this afternoon at Lancaster Grange Care Home. Residents of all communities came together for a musical show, Nikki and Neil gave us a spectacular theatrical West End performance. Nikki sang songs from a variety of musicals, Sound of Music, Oklahoma, and many more that our residents were able to join in. We especially enjoyed the several outfit changes from Nikki, this is something we always look forward to the fabulous dresses from the West End.
Ladies day at Aintree with residents of Lancaster Grange
We certainly had fun today with Ladies Day At Aintree coming to Lancaster Grange Care Home this morning. Residents came together in our coffee shop, all showing up in their finery, for a game at the races. Ladies shared ownership of the horses naming them, themselves Blue Boy, Red Rum, Pure White, Black Beauty, Yellow Boy and LG. Two races ran, The Kings Race and the Queens Race, while activities Cherilyn was race commentator. Residents had a fantastic time, Pat said ”it was a brilliant game” and thoroughly enjoyed herself. Tomorrow residents will watch The Grand National on the Cafes big screen.
Celebrating National tea Day with Rodger Filkins and a armchair tea dance
Our Residents have had an enjoyable afternoon here at Lancaster Grange with Roger Filkins playing the electric organ on our community of Memory Lane. Today we recognised National tea day with a fun and stimulating Tea dance. Our residents of all communities came together to listen to timeless music on our Memory Lane Community. Joining in with our ‘Armchair Tea Dance’ brought back many memories for our residents and made many of them smile or sing-a-long. Music can have many benefits for those living with dementia. It can help reduce anxiety and depression, help maintain speech and language, enhances quality of life and has a positive impact.
Comic relief Red Nose Day
We recognised Comic Relief, Red Nose Day here at Lancaster Grange with a ‘Fund Raising Charity Bingo’ held in our coffee shop this morning. Our staff joined in with a ‘fun dressing up or dressing down’ raising money for Comic Relief, alongside our ‘Charity Cake Sale’. We’ve raised a fantastic £85 today, thank you to all who donated cakes and the ladies in the kitchen Sharon & Rachel, a whole home approach.
Nutrition and Hydration week
This week we are recognising Day 2 of Nutrition & Hydration week. From March 12 - March 18
Nutrition and Hydration Week aims to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration locally, nationally and globally. This morning our residents took a trip into our local community for a spot of essential shopping at our their request visiting Waitrose & Partner on our visit, and to our delight, we were presented with lots of fresh fruits, strawberries, raspberries, and bananas from their community engagement liaison team, to support our nutrition & hydration week.
This afternoon our residents enjoyed sensory fruit tasting, and all took part in food themed games, evoking memories of eating with the family. We finished the afternoon off with a very nutritious fruit smoothie that met the dietary needs of all our residents in our community of Memory Lane. With the help of our hospitality team, we adapted it to have a higher calorific value where necessary.
Visiting Claypole Primary School
This afternoon, our residents of Lancaster Grange had the pleasure of visiting Claypole Church of England Primary School
We were warmly welcomed with hot drinks and home-baked shortbread, which were proudly served by the children.
What a fabulous afternoon we had. The children who are practicing for a school choir competition that will take place later this week sang to us. This afternoon's performance by the children was fantastic and inspiring, leaving our residents and activities team feeling very proud to be a part of. Thank you again for all that helped this wonderful intergenerational afternoon happen.
After our trip, two of our residents expressed how good it was to be back in school after many years of teaching.
