Activities at Chalfont Lodge Care Home
Chalfont Lodge is a large care home and we have a diverse range of groups and events to ensure that everyone feels welcome and included. In the Lifestyle team we work hard to create a sense of community and ensure there is always someone to talk to and something to do.
Our residents help us to plan the monthly lifestyle programme, making sure that everyone has something they like, enabling people to keep up with life long hobbies or pick up new ones. We have long term projects like our summer parties, car shows, BBQs, craft fairs, Christmas shows to mention a few and residents can be as involved as they would like in all stages of the planning or just come along and enjoy on the day.
We love going out on trips, to lunch, shopping or to socialise with other local groups, we also have many people who come into visit us with church services, music, talks and support for our bigger events.
We have a fantastic team of staff and every department is involved in making sure our residents get the most out of living here. We have a brilliant music therapist who works her magic 3 days a week, running group and individual sessions. Our Physiotherapy team keep everyone fit and active, working with us to make sure everyone has access to sports and team games.
We have a full programme groups, events and clubs but none of it would be possible without our residents and their families, we all work together to make this a home from home and to keep laughter and friendship at the heart of what we do.
Alex Perkins & Louise Doyle
Hello, I’m Alex the Activities Lead at Chalfont Lodge, working with me is Louise Doyle. I've worked at Chalfont Lodge for 8 years now. I originally started off as a volunteer and fell in love with the residents, families and staff. Since then, I've been an Activity assist, Activity Coordinator and now the head of the department! Activities are my passion and I love creating an environment where all of the residents can thrive and do what they love!
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 Chalfont Lodge Care Home
A trip to the RAF museum
Chalfont Lodge had a fantastic time visiting the RAF Museum in Edgware, where we got to see three new innovative galleries exploring the first 100 years of the RAF, its roles today, and in the future
We had a brilliant time reminiscing, looking at the war time planes and exploring the Hangars.
Pancake Day
What a delicious day we have had at Chalfont Lodge making our own pancakes!
Residents were treated to freshly made pancakes and a variety of different toppings to make their tasty pudding. To name but a few we had sweet treat sauces, maple syrup and fresh fruit with squirty cream of course!
Valentine's Day
Residents at Chalfont Lodge offered their advice for Valentine’s Day to have the best date/marriage! There were some comical ones, romantic ones and even cheeky ones but these were our top pick!
A trip to Bletchley Park
Staff and residents from Chalfont Lodge had a fantastic time visiting Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes where they all enjoyed learning about the once top-secret home of the World War Two Codebreakers.
Residents and staff had a brilliant time reminiscing, looking at the war time memorabilia and exploring the grounds.
Michael Taylor, a resident at Chalfont Lodge said: “It’s always been a dream of mine to visit Bletchley Park as one of my old friends used to work here, so it’s been fascinating to see and learn about where he worked and filled me with fond memories of him.”
International Flower Day
Flower arranging is one of our favourite pastimes. So, what better day to create beautiful flower arrangements than on International flower day! Residents had a variety of flowers to choose from; Carnations, Chrysanthemums, scented stocks, tulips and to finish the look we used Gypsophila. Beautiful creations were made, with lovely scents filling our home.
Performing Pets – Cuddles with Kittens
What a wonderful start to the New Year with more animals coming to visit us from Performing Pets. We welcomed 3 beautiful little kittens who had bundles of energy and most certainly kept us all on our toes!
