What types of care does White Lodge Care Home offer?

White Lodge Care Home offers Residential care, Nursing care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay.

Activities at White Lodge Care Home

Our Activities Coordinators here at White Lodge enjoy the fulfillment of helping residents feel important and a part of something. Meaningful moments are created through laughter and comfort. A varied activities programme is offered for the betterment of residents' bodies and minds, including music for health, 'Oomph' sessions and chair Zumba, in addition to coffee and cake groups that all inevitably lead to giggles and old fashioned singalongs. Also, we organise parties, trips out, walks in the country, bus outings and wonderful entertainers to visit our home. A sneaky tipple is always welcomed with cheese and crackers and, at the end of the day, it is important to go home knowing our activities have made a difference.

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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 White Lodge Care Home

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Beautiful Surroundings

We are incredibly lucky to have the surroundings we do here at White Lodge. With beautiful gardens, our very own lake and forestry all in the grounds of the home, residents like to take daily walks for fresh air and take in the stunning landscapes on offer. All of our bedrooms have a unique view of our outside spaces. Its simply stunning!

Musical Open Day

Residents, Staff and the local community enjoyed the weekends Open Day as we welcomed in visitors from around Swindon to get a taster for life at White Lodge. Music, games and laughter was in order as we celebrated in style and enjoyed the performances throughout the day. Thanks to everyone who came along!

Swindon Town Gardens

The residents at White Lodge went out on a mini bus trip to the Swindon Town Garden to attend their cherry blossom festival! The festival is running from 20th to 28th of April and the residents didn't want to miss the chance to experience the breathe taking beauty of cherry blossom!

One of our residents used to live next to the town garden so it was lovely to bring her back so that she could remember past visits when she used to bring her dog for a walk in the gardens. She couldnt thank us enough for the visit!

After a walk, we stopped for ice cream from the cafe and had a chat with locals. It was a lovely afternoon with lots of beautiful flowers and fresh air!

Pudding Club Launch

We had our first monthly pudding club at White Lodge Barchester Healthcare, hosted by one of our volunteers Jenny. It was amazing to see the family members attending it and most importantly our residents enjoyed it. We are planning ahead for the next one on 15th May. It would be lovely to see you all attending the next one.

A touch of class

Art in care homes can provide many opportunities for people to use their imagination and make connections. Arts participation offers a chance for residents to express themselves, learn a new skill (or return to an old one), and form a stronger sense of personal identity that can sometimes be diminished in care. This week one of residents re-visited a past history of arts and photography. Having owned a camera shop in London, he now spends his time with us in White Lodge where we are fortunate to have the surroundings of forestry and lakes.

He made a wish on our wish tree which said “Take me into the country with my paints”. So, the activities team at White Lodge took the initiative to make his wish come true.

White Lodge Walks

With the continued undecided weather we keep having we need to take advantage of the clear days, so have been busy getting out in the gardens when we can. Theres always jobs to do in the garden and we love that our residents get involved and help maintain the plant life in and around the home.