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
Community Matters
The Corrina Lodge Community are proud to be part of the wider community. To acknowledge National Nutrition and Hydration Week, Debbie Twinn, our lovely Customer Relationship Manager delivered goodie bags containing home-baked shortbread and water bottles (plus a few extra treats) to local domiciliary care agencies Watershed Care Services and Helping Hands, whose teams dedicate themselves to caring for our seniors in our Community, to encourage them to take care of themselves too.
St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
Residents and Staff celebrated St Patricks Day together with a tipple of Irish coffee prepared by our very own head chef Kathleen whilst listening and enjoying the vibrant dance and sounds of River Dance.
”May your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness comes through your door”.
Spring is in the Air
It is wonderful to see signs of spring are appearing in our garden, daffodils and crocuses reminding us that warmer days and spending time are on the way. We thought we would bring some of that joy indoors and enjoyed some flower arranging together. Such beautiful colours and scents, residents loved arranging their choice of flowers, with of course some daffodils in honour of St David David’s Day.
Health & Well-being Day
We were so grateful to welcome the lovely Emma Martin: Mindfulness courses and workshops, who set us up for the day with some sensory mindfulness, breathing techniques and meditation. Residents who joined said how relaxed and calm they felt afterwards. The calming lavender helped to trigger memories for many of our residents. Resident Chairman Mark said it took him back to happy memories of his holidays in the lavender fields
We offered relaxing hand massages with scented oils, followed by a light healthy lunch, with some delicious quiches cooked up by chef Kathleen.
We also welcomed back Emma, Fitness Yoga, for her wonderful chair based yoga session, which many of our residents look forward to every week. Emma has such a calming influence on our residents. It’s their time to unwind with some gentle exercise.
Everyone was able to unwind and take that important time out for themselves.
Supper Club
Our new Supper Club activity is proving very popular. The activity is supported by our wonderful head chef Kath. Residents join Kath to prepare their supper for the evening meal. Kath is pictured here with David who spent his whole career within the catering industry as an executive chef, and then in the latter part of his career teaching food tech. David still has a real passion for food and really enjoyed preparing sausage rolls. David is a real fan of Kath and says she is a great chef and the food she serves really is top notch.
Love is All Around
We thought we'd celebrate Valentine’s day with a day time disco and signed up to NAPA National Association Providing Activities virtual community disco 'Love is all around'.
We had an absolute blast together and have decided to make it a monthly event. The next NAPA community disco celebrates the 60's and we feel some costumes may be needed for this one.
