Activities at Lancaster Grange Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Charlotte Thompson
We would like to introduce to you our Senior Activities Coordinator, Charlotte Thompson. Charlotte has worked at Barchester since 2015 and prides herself on delivering a person centred approach, valuing equality, diversity & offering tailored activities. Charlotte joined the team at Tennyson Wharf in October 2022 before moving back to us here at Lancaster Grange in January 2023.
Charlotte is pleased to be welcoming families and volunteers back into the home. Charlotte is a senior activities coordinator and enjoys supporting other homes in our region as part of her job role.
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 Lancaster Grange Care Home
Recognising International Firefighters Day here at our care home Lancaster Grange
Over the last few days, we have experienced a variety of activities here at Lancaster Grange as part of our varied life enrichment programme.
We extended a warm welcome yesterday to firefighters from the Nottingham Fire and Rescue Service who came to our home and grounds, as we recognised International Firefighters Day. The firefighters gave our residents an interesting breakdown of their fire engine, including what each compartment holds, what it carries, and what the equipment is used for.
Our residents took time to listen and fully enjoy their company. We would like to thank them all for taking time to visit us. A great few days for our residents of Lancaster Grange Care home.
Celebrating VE Day here at our care home Lancaster Grange
Our VE Day Celebrations were in full swing here at Lancaster Grange as we held our own party here at Lancaster Grange Care Home.
Welcoming our friends and family into our home to enjoy a live performance by Melody Flyte was a joyous occasion for all. Our home was filled with delicious food and drinks celebrations and great company uniting together to mark the day.
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official surrender of all German military operations. We had such a wonderful time with our family and friends and a great whole home approach. The day was amazing, and we enjoyed every moment together.
Recognising our fabulous nurses here at Lancaster Grange for International Nurse Day
Today at our care home, Lancaster Grange, we celebrated #internationalnursesday with our colleagues, families, and residents. We wanted to thank all our nurses at Lancaster Grange for their unwavering support and dedication to the residents and families living in our home.
Our nurses on duty today were Irina, our Deputy Manager, Maria and Winnie. We came together this afternoon to celebrate this day and share wonderful stories of what inspired them to become nurses.
We all enjoyed listening to and sharing our experiences with nursing, and it was great to hear our resident Beryl's story and tales of her nursing career. We want to express our appreciation to all the nurses in our care home at Lancaster Grange. Enjoy your tea and cakes. You deserve it!!! We wish all our nurses a very wonderful International Nurses Day 2025!
Our first cat therapy visit for our cat loving residents here at Lancaster Grange
We happily enjoyed a ‘Purr..fact’ day here yesterday, in all our communities at Lancaster Grange.
We warmly welcomed Michelle's Animal Therapy & Petting Party with her therapy cats. Michelle brought along 6-month-old Angeline, and therapy veterans Simon and Boots, all the Persian and Rag Doll pedigree breads.
Residents queued to take part in this very first only cats therapy session. To our residents' delight, no one was disappointed.
The cats brought calm, kindness, affection and sensory stimulation to all our cat-loving residents. We look forward to welcoming the cats back in the summer!!!
Celebrating a birthday on National Beer Day
Today at Lancaster Grange, we had a wonderful day celebrating world beer with a pint and prosecco birthday party and sunny garden walks.
This afternoon we had a great time celebrating Gerald's birthday with the residents here at Lancaster Grange. As it turns out, Gerald shared his birthday with World Beer Day and Gerald happily shared that he spent most of his working life working on accounts for breweries.
Gerald had fun with our afternoon quiz and knew a lot of answers while we learnt all about beer! To mark the day, our residents had a fantastic time sampling beer and prosecco in our comforting lounge.
Enjoying the glorious weather with garden walks and trips out into the community
The residents of Lancaster Grange have been out and about enjoying the sunshine over the last few days. Yesterday afternoon, the residents of Thorsby enjoyed afternoon garden walks and talks in our sunny grounds.
A glorious afternoon was spent in our grounds admiring our spring flowers. Ray was thrilled to visit our RAF Monument and found this very moving, having spent time serving in the RAF himself.
A great time for our residents of Thorsby. This morning, we went out and about in our minibus, taking a scenic and countryside drive through villages including Bottesford, Staunton, and Allington. We stopped at our destination, Belvoir Castle, to take in breathtaking views of the castle.
Our residents have had a fantastic day and the weather has been good. Happy times here for our residents of Lancaster Grange.
