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
Celebrating National Carers Week with our team
This week we celebrated National Carers Week, and here at Chalfont Lodge we would like to thank our amazing carers for their hard work, commitment and dedication they give everyday. Yesterday celebrations were in full swing with a host of party games with prizes up for grabs, a selection of food cooked from our Head Chef Zibbi along with a lovely box of chocolates and thank you card from CEO Pete Calveley
We took our Music Therapy outside!
Continuing to make the most out of the sunshine residents had their music session outside on the decking, overlooking the lake, with music and drinks flowing everyone had great fun choosing their favourite songs
Ice cream in the sunshine!
Our residents have been making the most out of this beautiful weather by coming onto the decking and soaking up the rays whilst having a nice cold ice-cream, delicious!
Blooming Haus Floristry Masterclass
Our home was full of colour and scent yesterday as residents spent time creating a beautiful floral masterpiece to enter the #BloomingBarchester competition in partnership with Blooming Haus following their amazing virtual flower arranging masterclass on Zoom.
Residents and staff all had a wonderful time decorating and working on our arrangement and we are happy to say we were impressed with our skills in applying all the tips and ideas learnt during the class to make a colourful floral design.
Bronte pays residents a visit!
Residents were delighted to welcome Tracey and her pat dog Bronte into the home this afternoon - she loved all the attention so we look forward to welcoming her back very soon
Lucy celebrates 15 years at Chalfont Lodge
We would all like to say a very special thank you to Lucy our night nurse celebrating her long service award of 15 years with Barchester Healthcare here at Chalfont. We appreciate your commitment to our residents and your colleagues
