Activities at Dudwell St Mary Care Home
Our activity coordinator provides our home with a fun-packed weekly programme to engage all residents. Past activities include bread making, pottery, knitting, and card making. Not only do we run regular exercise programmes for the residents but we also have our regular entertainers come in to entertain our residents and their families. The activity coordinator visits residents on a one-to-one basis, for a chat, manicure and hand massage. The activity co-ordinator said "Residents love the one-to-ones and especially enjoy the manicure and hand massage, as not only is it stimulating but it boosts their confidence and pride in their appearance.''
Linda Lawes
My Name is Linda and I am one of the Activities Co-ordinators at Dudwell St. Mary care home.
I joined Dudwell St Mary in April 2008 as a Housekeeping Assistant and later became the Head of Housekeeping. In 2018 I then became an activities co-ordinator where I brought lots of new exciting ideas to the role.
I am passionate about my role within the home and aim to bring a smile to all our residents’ faces through different types of activities. My personality is bright and bubbly so aim to share this each day at work.
As I gather the residents likes and dislikes if you would like to come and chat with me about your family member please contact the home to arrange.
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 Dudwell St Mary Care Home
Marco the Magician
Marco the Magician came to Dudwell. The residents really enjoyed his performance and were more than happy to get involved in a bit of plate spinning as well.
Jenga!
A lot of fun was had playing giant Jenga. The residents were certainly up for the challenge!
A wonderful Show!
Live entertainment is always popular with our residents and we try to have a diverse range of artists. This was the wonderful “Lest We Forget”
Art as therapy
Residents enjoy this activity as it brings a sense of calm and relaxation to the day.
Detection Dogs
We had a talk given to us by the charity Medical detection Dogs. The residents enjoyed listening to the fabulous work they do and were more than happy to join us in giving a donation.
Trip to Batemans
We took a trip to Batemans, the house of Rudyard Kipling. It is a lovely house and settings and our residents had a lovely afternoon walking around the gardens.
