Activities at Cepen Lodge 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.
Anita Williams
Hello. my name is Anita, I have worked at Cepen Lodge for 5 years, I started as a Senior Care Assistant and now I am the Activities Coordinator which I really enjoy, I love the interaction with our residents and making their days enjoyable. I am always thinking of new activities and events, and ways to engage with our local community for our residents benefit. Cepen Lodge is a great team that I am proud to be a part of.
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 Cepen Lodge Care Home
Good Company at Church Coffee Afternoon
Cepen Lodge residents went along to the St Paul’s Church for their coffee afternoon. We are still sporting our medals from the Senior Games, and enjoyed showing them off!
We had a lovely afternoon meeting everyone, and we're looking forward to coming back again soon!
Cepen Lodge Residents Compete in the Wiltshire Senior Games
What an amazing day today for Cepen Lodge residents as they took part in the Wiltshire inaugural Senior Games. This was the culmination of the 12 week "Love to Move" programme which the residents have so enjoyed and the activities team will continue to follow. The programme was in partnership with WASP (Wiltshire & Swindon Sport) and Public Health Wiltshire arranged the event. This was an opportunity for the care homes who have taken part to compete for the Wiltshire Senior Games trophy.
The Senior Games were held at Abbeyfield School in Chippenham and we must thank the fabulous students who ran each event, setting up and scoring. They really entered into the spirit of the day chatting to residents. The day was introduced by Councillor Ian Blair-Pilling followed by a warm up by Jane who has been visiting the homes weekly to run the classes. The residents all knew the routines to classics like The Lambeth Walk. The main event saw residents competing in a range of activities, congratulations to Mona, Brian, Wendy, John, May, Margaret, Jean, Tony, Keith and Stan for taking part and a special mention to Joy, Stan's wife of 67 years who joined in as well. It was Stan who topped the Cepen Lodge team by winning the Javelin. We didn't win the trophy but the residents really did give it their all. Cepen Lodge also featured on BBC Radio Wiltshire on the morning of the event.
Grow Your Own!
The Cepen Lodge gardening club always have plenty to do we have been planting the seeds we've grown - onions, radish, beetroots and carrots! We can't wait to start harvesting them for our lunch. Our head of maintenance Steve joined us today, who has done such a brilliant job with our garden, and built our wonderful raised planter for us.
Love to Move
Cepen Lodge residents enjoyed another Love to Move session today, this has been such a brilliant and enjoyable programme run by Wiltshire and Swindon Sport in association with British Gymnastics Foundation and we are all ready for the Senior Games on Tuesday 27th June. Cepen Lodge are taking a team of residents and would love lots of supporters so here are the details:
1.30pm Care homes arrive
1.45pm Welcome / Love To Move warm up
2pm Rotate around each of the 4 activities (foam javelin, tin can alley, target throw, golf putting) with 2 or 3 goes each depending on numbers
3.15pm Refreshments (water and biscuits/cake provided)
3.30pm Presentations
3.45pm Depart
It is being held at Abbeyfields School, Stanley Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3XB
A healthy lifestyle is so important for our residents and this programme has supported our work to keep residents active.
Thank you to the Cepen Lodge Team
We thanked our absolutely fantastic care team at Cepen Lodge this week, to mark carers’ week by presenting them with chocolates and sweets as a gesture to show our appreciation. The team go above and beyond for our residents every day and we also set up an appreciation board up in our reception; thank you everyone for your lovely messages.
Wonderful Afternoon with Malmesbury Morris Dancers
What a wonderful afternoon at Cepen Lodge today, we welcomed Malmesbury Morris Dancers who put on such an enjoyable display. Tea, coffee and Pimm's were flowing as we were joined by many of our residents' families. Some very special moments of generations getting together in our beautiful gardens enjoying traditional entertainment.
Upcoming events
VE Day Party!
We are celebrating VE Day with a fabulous garden party! Come and join in the fun.
Fish and Chip Club
Join us on the third Friday of the month for our Fish and Chip Club!
