Activities at Hazel Lodge Care Home

It's so lovely for us to be able to wander through the gardens and pick our favourite blooms and then arrange them into gorgeous displays around the home. 
With such a varied supply of flowers, we're a bit spoilt for choice but the Hydrangeas are spectacular.
This not only provides such wonderful life enrichment for our residents it also makes the home look lovely too !

Winnie and her friends enjoy an afternoon of putting in the gardens. Winnie is such a patient and knowledgeable instructor, it's so lovely to see their friendships and hobbies being nurtured by one another. 

Recently we had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Emma and Daryl our local PCSO's who visited the home to give us some important tips on how to stay safe online and to avoid scams etc. We also heard all about the different aspects of their role and how no 2 days are ever the same . The residents found it very amusing to hear that on their way to Hazel Lodge that day Emma & Daryl had been called to a loose Bull that was taking a stroll along the road and they had to convince it to return to it's field....all in a days work apparently !

 What a wonderful afternoon of delicious canapes, Pimm's, prosecco and cocktails. The sun was definitely shining and we thankfully stayed nice and cool while we were entertained by the duo. 
We were joined by the local community, residents and relatives.
Thank you so much to all those who attended, we had a blast. 

Wow what an incredible afternoon we had when we took one of our residents to play golf. 
But this wasn't just any old game of golf, this was a very memorable reminder of time spent with her husband. Winnie's husband was Brian Huggett MBE. 
Brian was a very successful professional golfer, playing on many tours including the Ryder cup. It's fair to say that golf was a part of their life together and Winnie has fond memories of joining him on the golf course and becoming a keen golfer herself. 
Since moving to Hazel Lodge after Brian's passing, Winnie has talked about her golfing days with Brian with huge fondness. We contacted our local golf club Beauport Park Golf and Country Club who kindly invited us to join them with a guided visit around their course. Winnie was absolutely fantastic and definitely beat our Administrator Matthew who challenged Winnie to a game....and lost! 
Winnie would very much like to come back and work on her game, she was so very happy for the opportunity to play again. 
Thank you so much Beauport and Roger. You were all so kind with your time. 

We recently held first Dementia Disco at Hazel Lodge . Dementia Disco is a proven way of connecting people living with dementia to a time in their lives which was special to them. By playing selective songs from their past, such as wedding songs, a favourite band they saw live or a song they used to sing at the top of their lungs with their girlfriends, it transports them to this time. The impact of music on all of us is magical. 
We all had such a fun afternoon dancing and singing away. We were joined by many of our team , including Head Chef Guy, senior carers Megan and Marie and Megan our activities coordinator. Thank you to senior carer Rose and her husband mark, who were our DJs 

We recently took a trip to the Battle fire station to give these hard worker firefighters homemade cakes and cookies. The firefighters gave our residents a tour of the station and a talk on their facilities and equipment. We had a talk on the history of the station, including some of the original helmets. 

Wow, what a day we had! The sun was shining and we had so many of our friends and family here for our VE Day celebrations.

Ahead of VE day celebrations , we took a trip to Bexhill Museum to visit their extensive WW2 exhibition. 
This is a real hidden gem and we were treated to a guided tour of the artifacts and their history which was so interesting.