Activities at Cheshire Grange Care Home
The activities team are constantly striving to meet the varied needs of everyone who lives in our home, offering a wide range of group and individual social events. There are regular visits from entertainers, along with craft activities, baking, games & puzzle days and pampering sessions, which fill the week. However, we can always find time for outings and just spending that little bit of special time with residents who enjoy the peace and quiet. We aim to bring the activities to the individual, whilst making it a whole home experience.
Jo Eland
After originally starting at Cheshire Grange in May 2015, I'm delighted to be back in the role of Activities Coordinator. It is a privilege to be in this role and spend time, getting to know our ladies and gentleman and their loved one, whilst doing all the fun things that can make such a difference to their days.
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 Cheshire Grange Care Home
Salvation Army Band
We welcomed members from the Warrington branch of the Salvation Army Band, for a Sunday afternoon performance. Residents were able to request hymns of their choice and the wonderfully talented band were able to fulfil all requests, All Things Bright & Beautiful, The Rugged Cross and many more. Everyone felt wonderfully uplifted after the afternoon, Joan said ‘There is just something special about a brass band’
A very big thank you to the gentlemen who gave up their time to bring smiles to our ladies & gents faces.
As a foot note we are having an Easter Egg collection on behalf of the Salvation Army who will then distribute them to children in Warrington.
Silent Disco
Music doesn’t get in. Music is already in. Music simply uncovers what is there, makes you feel emotions that you didn’t necessarily know you had inside you, and runs around waking them all up. A rebirth of sorts.” a quote from writer Matt Haig. This is a perfect description for residents reactions to our recent silent disco. All communities joined us for this very different musical entertainment event and residents sat looking a little bemused with their headphones on, and then the music started. The reactions were instantaneous, smiles and bodies became relaxed and started to move to the music, it really was the most amazing reaction to witness. The beauty with this entertainment also was that the headphones were able to reach some of the residents who were nursed in bed so they could enjoy the event too.
A busy time, a lot to celebrate
What an incredibly busy week, Chinese New Year, Shrove Tuesday & Valentine’s Day all within a few days.
We managed to celebrate all three occasions and not get any of them mixed up, residents enjoyed learning about Chinese Zodiac animals and what sign they were and if they showed any of the typical characteristics. The question for Valentine’s Day was ‘Love is……’ we had some interesting responses including …the glue that keeps is together and …hard work!
Our arts & crafts sessions saw residents making broaches for both Chinese New Year and Valentines and then wearing them with pride.
Balloon Fun
We all know that being asked to if we’d like to do some exercise can often bring a negative response... so let’s make it fun and let’s not call it exercise either.
Some swimming noodles, a few balloons and two energetic members of the activities team gave the ladies laughing muscles as good a work out as any others. To anyone passing by it looked like a lot of fun and a degree of giddiness, but the ladies on Memory Lane were, involved in team work, concentration, coordination and gently working limbs, joints and muscles and above all having a lot of fun.
Instrumental Entertainment
Our residents look forward to our singers coming into entertain, but they also like something a little different too and Tina id becoming a firm favourite with here Saxophone. Tina can take residents on a musical journey to suit all emotions, from the slow thoughtful or most melancholy pieces to energy filled numbers getting everyone clapping toe tapping and dancing.
Therapy Dog Visits
We are very lucky at Cheshire Grange to have three PAT registered doggie friends who come to bring smiles to our residents. Elvis our original visitor is a beautiful Golden Retriever, George a very playful SprockerDoodle and we have our newest edition to the doggie squad, Snoop a gentlemanly Cockerpoo. This week it was Georges turn to bring cuddles and smiles to our home.
