Activities at Corrina 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.
Sharon Rickman
Hi, my name is Sharon, and I'm part of the activities team here at Corrina Lodge and have worked here for over 20 years. I thoroughly enjoy my job and have achieved an NVQ Level 3 in Activities whilst working here. During my time here, I have met some truly amazing people and I feel privileged to work in a home with such a sense of community.
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 Corrina Lodge Care Home
Creating Grecian Pots for our home grown Herbs
Residents here at Corrina Lodge care home, created and painted some wonderful Grecian Style Terracotta pots to recognise Greek Independence Day.
The pots looked absolutely amazing when they were finished. We are planning to use them to plant a selection of herbs in.
Comic Relief
The Corrina Lodge Community had an absolute blast all in aid of Comic Relief. Our general manager Dumitru was a great sport and kindly let residents and staff to splat him with cream pies. We set up a just giving page and people were very generous and we managed to raise a fantastic £110.00 for this very worthwhile fundraiser. There was lots of laughter and fun throughout the day. Our resident chairman Mark really went that extra mile and had his hair sprayed red for the special event. Well done Mark!
Wellness Walks
Residents and their families have really been thoroughly enjoying our weekly walks for wellness to our local park. We were also joined by some furry friends on our most recent walk to celebrate the return of Crufts. Since starting our walks we have connected with some of our neighbours and other friendly faces on route. It is so important that we feel part of the wider community and we are definitely achieving that.
St Patrick's Day
Residents enjoyed celebrating St Patrick's Day together. We made shamrocks brooches for the occasion and our wonderful Chef Kathleen gave us all the luck in the world with her delicious Guinness Cake and Irish Whisky demonstration and of course the very important tasting.
Rising to the Task
Our baking club turned their hand to bread this week, with General Manager Dumitru on hand to have a go too. Resident's enjoyed sharing their own tips on getting the 'perfect rise' and everyone enjoyed sampling their goods. Baking is a firm favourite in the home and much like previous bakes, the warm bread did not last long once out of the oven
Burns night Dundee cake
Residents had a wonderful afternoon and enjoyed baking a traditional Scottish fruit cake together. They enjoyed a slice of the end product with a cup of tea. The final verdict all round was delicious!
