Activities at Chater Lodge Care Home

We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.

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

Maria Durrant

Activities Coordinator

Hello. I am Maria and I have lived in Ketton for most of my life. I worked at the local primary school before joining Chater Lodge in 2019. My first role here was as a Dining Host and have now found my passion in creating an interesting and inclusive programme of activities for all our residents. I like having fun with residents, dressing up, singing songs and celebrating special events. I love being a part of the team here and my career change to Activities Coordinator is the best thing I have ever done.

Life-encriching activities booklet

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure

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 Chater Lodge Care Home

October Open Day

October Open Day

We hosted our October 20th open day with a country and western hoe down theme. All our staff dressed up and we turned our dining room into a saloon bar for the day. A menu of burgers, cheesy chips and ribs was served, followed by Mississippi mud pie and ice cream. There was lots of wonderful country music, poker and we watched Oklahoma in the afternoon.

Good Eggs

Good Eggs

Our chickens are now almost fully grown and residents have enjoyed watching them grow. It's hard to believe they were eggs in an incubator just 6 months ago.

Pamper Session

Pamper Session

Residents were treated to a lovely relaxed Saturday morning pamper session by a beauty therapist named Leslie.

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The Chater Choir

Our Chater choir made up of residents at the home are getting into the rhythm! Under instruction from Brooke Peverell, the Chater Chorus meets fortnightly on a Thursday morning to sing alongside our own percussion instruments.

Live music performance

Live music performance

The extremely talented Leslie Anne returned to Chater Lodge this week and performed a selection of lively and upbeat mix of songs for residents and staff.

Home made sensory mat

Home made sensory mat

A kind neighbour from our local community, Ewa Tuleja, kindly created a home made sensory mat for one of the residents at the home.

Upcoming events

May

May is the gateway to Summer and we have a lot of things planned - all welcome.

Food Bank - Second Helpings Drop off point

Chater Lodge is proud to support 'Second Helpings' in Stamford.

Volunteer Opportunities

Would you like to make a real difference, enriching the lives of others? Become a volunteer. 

Looking for a place to host a meeting?

For more information why not pop in and see what Chater Lodge can offer you.

Blue Light Break

Calling all Emergency Services Workers. you are warmly welcome to make use of our cafe area and have a well deserved break.

Community Coffee Morning

Join us every Friday from 10.15am - 12.30pm for our Community Coffee Morning. Everyone is warmly welcome.