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.

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Alex Perkins & Louise Doyle

Activities Team

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!

Life-encriching activities booklet

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

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Urban Safari

A big thank you to Urban Safari for making our open day such a huge success. We had a brilliant day learning about your animals!

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Sports Day

Congratulations to everyone who took part in The Chalfont Champions Sports Day. We are very proud of our physio team, who all worked so hard to create an inspiring day for residents.

Chalfont's Sounding Bowl

Chalfont's Sounding Bowl

Chalfont Lodge is very proud to show off our wonderful sounding bowl that we raised money to buy. We would like to thank everyone who supported us at the Easter Craft Fair, bought raffle tickets, made things and helped to run stalls. We are especially grateful to those who chose to donate money and the families who made private donations. 

This is a very special instrument that has a particular harmonic resonance and can work magic, connecting people with creativity. The sounding bowl is a little like a harp and has an incredible soothing effect. It can easily be strummed by all to create a beautiful sound and are used by the NHS for therapeutic purposes.

The Panda Players

The Panda Players

Residents had a great morning being entertained and singing along with The Panda Players concert group. 

Summer Newsletter

Summer Newsletter

We have had a great summer so far celebrating our 21st birthday amongst other things. Please click here to view our Summer Newsletter and see what else we have been upto and what we have planned for the rest of the Summer.

Dignity and Respect Awards

Dignity and Respect Awards

We are very please to have received a highly commended accolade: the 2017 Bucks County Council Dignity and Respect Award.