Activities at Wadhurst Manor Care Home
On a weekly basis we have many visitors to the home from the people like the University of the Third age and local small animal farms, who bring in their chickens and sheep. We also like to go out shopping and on day trips to local garden centres and when the weather is good picnics and tours of the beautiful local countryside. We have speciality days at the home which could be a theme of a country, or for specific times of year, including Halloween, Bonfire Night or Christmas. We have card games and art classes and a serious knitting team in the home who produce blankets and premature baby clothes for the local maternity unit.
Sarah Smith
I have worked at Wadhurst Manor in many different roles since December 2011. Prior to this I worked as a nurse, exercise teacher and and preschool supervisor. I have 4 lovely children who are now grown up and travelling the world. My hobbies include visiting my children, singing, dancing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, reading and amateur dramatics.I find enabling residents to remain active and engaged both physically and mentally is a wonderfully rewarding job. I particularly enjoy working on our memory lane units becoming immersed in their realities, enabling them to live their best lives by concentrating on what they can do not what they can't.
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 Wadhurst Manor Care Home
10 Year Work Anniversary
Congratulations to our very own second chef Bethany who has achieved an amazing 10 years service at Wadhurst Manor! This afternoon we surprised Bethany with cake, bubbly , presents and a wonderful feast! We are super proud of Bethany’s achievements. She always brightens up our days with her sense of humour and kindness! She is always happy and willing to help anyone. I’m sure you’ll all agree we are very lucky to have her as part of our team , she has made a huge difference to the home over her 10 years and we can’t thank her enough! We hope you enjoyed your afternoon celebrating
Home Administrator of the year South Division!
We are super proud of Stephanie our home administrator for winning the South Division Care Award. Stephanie has been in the business for less than 2 years after moving from the retail sector. She was totally new to the care sector and in a very short period of time she managed to learn all systems, support the home and shine in her new job role. We are very proud for having Stephanie in our Barchester family. Good luck Stephanie in the National Care Awards Nominations later in the year!
Jubilee Celebrations
We celebrated with a 1950s party with live music and very nice buffet
Green Canopy
Residents at Wadhurst Manor Care Home in Wadhurst have been branching out in support of the Queen’s Green Canopy, a unique tree planting campaign to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) invites the nation to ‘plant a tree for the Jubilee’ to create a legacy in honour of the Queen’s reign that will benefit future generations. As well as planting new trees, the QGC will dedicate a network of 70 ancient woodlands across the UK and identify 70 ancient trees to celebrate her 70 years of service.
When residents heard about the initiative, they couldn’t wait to show their support. There was much debate amongst the residents to decide what type of trees they should plant and where they should go in the garden. In the end it was agreed that fruit and nut trees, including blackthorn, hazel, crab apple and elder were most apt and that they should go in the care home’s orchard where they can be seen and enjoyed by everyone.
Charitable Giving
Wadhurst Manor care home in Wadhurst recently presented Tunbridge Wells Salvation Army with a massive £721. £365 for the Salvation Army and another for £356 for the work of the Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis
Resident Ambassador Jimmy Hole and his daughter Christine joined Captain Graeme Smith at their weekly Coffee Morning to hand over the money. £365 was raised through the sale of string bags made by Jimmy sold in the home and with the very generous support of BuyTheWeigh in Ticehurst. The residents also agreed they would like £356 raised through raffles and the sale of pom-pom animals and other wool craft made by the residents to go to help work for the Ukraine Crisis
Ukraine
Here at Wadhurst manor our wonderful Resident Ambassador Jimmy is fundraising for the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal in light of the awful tragedy that is currently happening in Ukraine. Jimmy has made all of these wonderful Easter knits by hand! He is so clever and we are in awe of his talent and thoughtfulness! These will be out on reception for anyone wishing to purchase one of these cute little Easter goodies over the coming weeks
