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
Virtually the best Virtual Christmas Quiz
Barchester’s Chalfont Lodge care centre, in Chalfont, got into the Christmas spirit by joining a virtual afternoon of festivities along with the staff and residents at over seventy Barchester care homes across the south of England, Jersey and the Isle of Wight.
Chalfont Lodge staff and residents pulled out all the stops by dressing up in their glittery Christmas best to link up with all the other care homes in the south of the country for a whole host of different fun activities culminating in the Barchester Big Quiz of the Year. When they weren’t quizzing, residents enjoyed a feast of festive foods prepared by the home’s fabulous Head Chef, .
General Manager, Raj Boodhoo said: “We’ve all had a challenging year so we wanted to ensure the Christmas celebrations for our residents and staff were an extra special treat. ‘Meeting up’ with the other homes virtually has given them all such a boost. We’ve all had so much fun letting our hair down, everyone really enjoyed the afternoon.”
Beautiful Festive Entertainment
Our Residents have been really enjoying pre-Christmas entertainment! Thank you to Blenheim Palace for their fantastic virtual trip around this beautiful palace! This amazing trip was exclusively for Barchester Homes. Thank you to our great staff who organised this! Next week we have the Royal Ballet “Nutcracker”! The day rounded off with the very talented “Panda Players” who sang Christmas Carols to a full house! Christmas has definitely arrived at Chalfont Lodge!
Artist's of Chalfont Lodge
Any activity involving Art, is such a pleasure with our truely talented residents here at Chalfont Lodge. We have an Art class led by our Activities team that runs on a weekly basis
Chalfont Lodge get's festive.
This week at Chalfont Lodge our wonderful Residents in Memory Lane prepared and made their own mince pies! Rachel a member of our activities team helped and organised the baking!
Just the thing for a really cold winters day ! Our residents really enjoyed their homemade baked mince pices with their afternoon tea !
A Brilliant Charity Bikeride
It was a cold Sunday in November when our Fantasric Regional Director, Wayne Hughes arrived at Chalfont Lodge on the last leg of his charity bikeride.
Wayne and his team rode into Chalfont Lodge to be welcomed by our residents and staff who all wanted to wish the team well and to be involved with the raising of funds for two great charities - Macmillan Cancer Care and the Barchester Foundation Trust
Chalfont Lodge's in - house physio team were on hand in case they were needed. Food and beverages were in plentiful supply for the group, residents and staff. Raj , Chalfont Lodges Manager joined the team and cycled to the final destination , Barchester Ashford House in Ashford, Middlesex.
What an amazing way for us all, to spend a cold afternoon in November - fundraising for these two fabulous charities
December's Employee of the Month - A true Barchester Treaure
We were so very pleased to announce that our Home Manager here at Chalfont Lodge , Raj Boodhoo was voted by the team, December's “Employee of the Month!”. Raj was presented with the Award by our Deputy Manager, Anna Tarsudis. Raj was completely taken by surprise! We believe Raj’s recent participation in Wayne Harry Hughes’s magnificent Charity Bike Ride may have helped him somewhat! Our Residents have told us that nothing is ever too much trouble for Raj. His leadership keeps our Residents and Staff at Chalfont in a safe, comfortable and great place to be. All our Nurses voted for him too! Both residents and staff are in agreement he thoroughly deserves to be Employee of the Month
