Activities at Chater Lodge Care Home

Across the country our homes and hospitals came together to find out which care home or hospital had the best Bingo players as we teamed up for Barchester’s Bingo Bonanza.

Residents were treated to some exciting virtual games of Bingo as part of Barchester’ very own game show series.

Everyone who participate had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

At Chater Lodge, Spring unfolded with enchantment as the delightful duo George and Mildred, from The Phoenix Children’s Charity, took centre stage, The lambs frolicked in joy, becoming the heart-warming focal point of the day, bringing smiles and laughter to residents who revelled in the playful embrace of these adorable visitors.

Across our homes we had a fantastic time joining, Kathryn Delve, Master Florist, for a Valentine’s-inspired live virtual flower arranging demonstration. Kathryn shared brilliant and creative ways to decorate our tables with beautiful flowers that are sure to make your heart swoon!

Those participating in this virtual event put their skills to the test and followed along with some amazing creations of their own.  Residents truly enjoyed the experience.

Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, is a cherished tradition before Lent begins. On this special day, our residents indulged in delicious pancakes.

The simplicity of pancake preparation adds to the joy, our residents joined the fun, and flipped some tasty pancakes, and made the most of this delicious tradition.

Staff and residents joined in the fun, we reminisced about pancake day as a child and our favourite toppings

Residents, relatives and colleagues at the Chater Lodge Care Home in Ketton have recently launched a food bank initiative, collecting food items for ‘Second Helpings’ in Stamford.

Second Helpings is a project run in partnership with Stamford Methodist Church and the whole community. Based in the heart of Stamford, our volunteers work with local suppliers and supermarkets to redistribute surplus food nearing its best before date to the community. Our aim is to ‘feed bellies not bins’ and we are passionate about reducing food waste and working with the community to reduce our environmental impact.

Residents, their relatives and staff have all been touched by the amazing work taking place at the Stamford Methodist Church by the team at ‘Second Helpings’ and has seen the home and local community band together to support the group.

Friday 9th February saw our weekly community coffee morning take on an Italian theme as we celebrated 'World Pizza Day'

Friends and guests from the community had a fun filled morning as they joined in with our residents join our Activities Coordinator, Maria in hand crafting a collection of beautiful and delicious pizzas!

There was plenty of laughs to be had as our participants took it in turns to spin and throw the dough in the air!

The pizzas certainly went down a treat with our residents and guests along with their beverages.