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 Fisheries
Some residents went out on a trip to The Fisheries in Hawkhurst. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Summer Newsletter
We have certainly had a busy summer here at Dudwell St Mary.
Please click here to read the summer newsletter.
Summer Fete
We hosted a Summer Fete on 16th July and it was enjoyed by everyone. There were smiles all round as staff, residents a relatives partook in all of the fun and games.
Employee of the Month - July
Staff at Dudwell St Mary presented July's Employee of the Month award to Martin Roux.
He was recognised for coordinating the WOW project, which has recently been completed in the home. He ensured that the home had minimum disruption for staff and residents whilst major work was being carried out.
Open Day at Dudwell
On 6th July, our care home was celebrating its stylish new look, as well as 10 years of service by our General Manager, Happiness Chinyimba, who lives up to her name.
With the sun shining, staff were joined by residents, families, representatives and professionals to celebrate open day. The event was filled with a wide range of entertainment, delicious food & refreshments - and lots of smiles!
Throughout the afternoon, guided tours were taken of the home.
Overall, it was a fantastic day.
Dudwell St Mary's Employee of the Month for May
Residents, relatives and staff applauded as our Admin Assistant, Debbie, was named Employee of the Month for May.
Joao, Clinical lead at Dudwell, said: "We are lucky to have such a helpful, friendly and talented individual working as part of our team and I hope this award goes some way towards showing how much Debbie's hard work is valued. Debbie really deserved extra recognition this month as she went above and beyond the call of duty. Even with the disturbance of our WOW renovations, Debbie kept on top of all her work as well as taking over a lot of the administrator's work, all whilst keeping her happy and friendly demeanor. Debbie received nominations from all the departments and from relatives; this just goes to show how her work is appreciated by all."
