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
Harvest Festival Service
On Thursday 5th October, the harvest was safely gathered for our Harvest Festival Church Service with the support of the reverend Sally Epps from the local parish church.
Film Morning
On Tuesday 3rd October, residents enjoyed a cinema film morning with support from friends and relatives of Dudwell St Mary. Everyone enjoyed watching Annie and the sun did come out on the day, which is always a positive!
Owls Swoop into Dudwell
On Tuesday 19th September the home was visited by 1066 Falconry with three birds of prey. Residents really enjoyed meeting the owls. A good afternoon was had by all!
Parachute Fun!
We are always looking at ways to help keep residents' stimulated; on Thursday 21st September, they really enjoyed an activity involving a parachute that involved getting everyone to work together as a team and improves hand-eye coordination.
Minibus Outing
On Wednesday 13th September, residents enjoyed a trip out to Petals for Plants near Heathfield. They indulged in tea and cake whilst out and really appreciated the scenery of the surrounding areas.
Italian Day
On 10th August, an Italian Day was held in the home, where residents got together to make fresh pizza. After creating the toppings, they were cooked in the oven and enjoyed by everyone. The dining room was decorated in red, white and green, as were the dining tables.
