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
The Magic Table
We are delighted to announce that we have just had a Magic Table installed, which is an interactive light projector, designed to support residents living with dementia by keeping them engaged through specialised games.
The light projections respond to hand and arm movement, allowing residents to stay stimulated and, most of all, have fun!
You can read more about it on this page.
Music & Sunshine
On 21st May, we enjoyed listening to Philip Robbins whilst basking in the afternoon sun.
Gin Tasting
On 10th April, residents of Dudwell St Mary spent the afternoon tasting gin. We had pink gin, Rhubarb & Rosehip, and dry gin, all served with tonic, ice and a slice. As you can see from the photos, a great afternoon was had by all.
Petpals Return
On Monday 11th February we were joined by Petpals again, who brought some little chicks with them. They were lovely to look at and to hold.
Live Entertainment
On 8th February, we were joined by John McDevitt and everyone had a great time listening to him sing. We can't wait to have him in again!
Music for the Soul
On Thursday 31st January, we were joined by a very nice singer called Alex. We had a really lovely time singing along to some of our favourite tunes.
