Activities at Alice Grange Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Penny Allen
Hi, my name is Penny and I am the Lead Activities Coordinator here at Alice Grange.
I have many years of experience working in care homes in Activities, leisure and lifestyle roles.
I love being part of the Alice Grange team and supporting our residents to live their best lives with fun, interesting, and varied activities available every week. I always feel that the residents' input into our weekly planner is important as it gives all residents equal opportunity to explore new interests as well as keeping up with previous passions and hobbies.
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 Alice Grange Care Home
Harvest Festival
Harvest Festival at Alice Grange Reverend Gary Jones from All Saints Church Kesgrave thanks God for nature and the food from the harvest.
We had produce kindly donated by Capel St Andrew Farms
We celebrate this in the traditional way with traditional hymns with our resident pianist, making it that much more special.
Alice Grange celebrate Diwali
Diwali is celebrated by billions of people around the world are celebrating the victory of Light over Darkness known as Diwali
Diwali is one of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.
Its celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed.
The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five-day period, but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the dark night of the Hindu Calendar - Diwali night falls between mid-October and mid-November on the Gregorian Calendar. Diwali or Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere and Spring in the Southern.
On the same night that Hindus celebrate Diwali, Jains celebrate a festival also called Diwali to mark the attainment of moksha by Mahavira, Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas to mark the release of Guru Hargobind from a Mughal Empire prison, and Newar Buddhists, unlike the majority of Buddhists, celebrate Diwali by worshipping Lakshmi.
If you have any friends of Indian origin - make sure to wish them well today. Happy Diwali to our friends near and far regardless of tradition and may there always be Light
May you be happy, well, safe, peaceful and at ease.
We are so proud of our Grace! She is a true winner
Registered Nurse Of The Year at the Barchester Care Awards.
Grace Santos who was nominated as Registered Nurse Of The Year at the Barchester Care Awards.
Grace has worked at Alice Grange for almost 15 years and is a great support to everyone is always approachable and has a very infectious laugh.
We are so proud of you and all you do for Staff, Residents and their Families.
To us, you truly are our Amazing Grace.
Residents to a trip to 'Participate'
Participate is a community group in Suffolk. A relaxed and fun music and heritage workshop for adults in Suffolk exploring objects and music with their friendly team of workshop leaders.
We took some of our residents to a group called Participate who are part of Britten Pears Arts group.
These sessions are aimed to bring you together with others in your local community, providing an opportunity to take part in activities and connect over tea and cake. Sessions last for two hours and tea and cake is provided. No musical experience is necessary.
This was so well-liked and discussed amongst our residents that they look forward to their next visit.
Johnny Cash Tribute Jax and Co
We welcomed this delightful duo to Alice Grange. Our residents ask for many entertainers all of different kinds who delight us with many songs from the past.
Jax and Co are local based and the residents feedback was phenomenal. Music is something of a personal taste but everyone was foot tapping hand clapping and singing along to the famous songs that so many of us know. With request like “A Boy named Sue” “I Walk the line “and “Ring of Fire”
Visit from The Mayor at our Open day
We welcomed Councillor Mayor Lynn Mortimer Councillor John Fisher and Dan Cobbett Civic Secretary to our Open Day at Alice Grange.
Our home was a hive of activity with live entertainment from Nick Brown. Our residents and their families along with a flow of visitors enjoyed the music and talking to staff while enjoying a finger buffet made by our Chef Titus.
The Mayor and Councillor John Fisher cut the ribbon to our new cafe area which in the future we will be holding regular monthly community coffee mornings and we look forward to welcoming more visitors to our lovely home.
