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.
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 Lancaster Grange Care Home
A countryside trip
A lovely afternoon of countryside drives, around our surrounding villages. Residents are always given the choice of their outings & this was a meaningful outing, enjoyed by all. We thoroughly enjoyed the scenery & the history that surrounds us in Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire.
September words
This morning at Lancaster Grange, we began the day with our September monthly magazine from Daily Sparkle a valuable resource. Judy proudly reads a poem September Words by William Wordsworth.
Betty proudly talking about her days in the Womens Institute, Jam & Jerusulum. We are looking forward to the rest of the magazine & interesting facts about September.
Enjoying day trips
Two meaningful minibus journeys with our residents recently… A pleasant trip to the village of Dry Doddington, which brings Ros back in time, to the village where she was raised. Our residents really appreciated a trip to the East Bridgeford Garden Centre for essential shopping & delicious coffee & cake. A place that also brought happy memories back for our residents.
Celebrating Beatrix Potter
We celebrated Beatrix Potter’s Birthday in our Coffee shop here at Lancaster Grange. Our residents enjoyed homemade Carrot Cake that they made in cookery club, along with listening to storytelling of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle duck tales.
We used the activity book provided by Oomph Wellness a fantastic tool in finding out all about Beatrix Potter & her life.
An afternoon with Farndon WI
We were pleased to welcome a ladies' choir from Farndon WI yesterday afternoon.
Jen, one of our residents, was thrilled to see and hear her friends perform at Lancaster Grange. Jen was a proud member of the ladies choir, and happy to be with them all once again. Our residents really enjoyed the music and enthusiastically sang along.
Musical mystery tour
Our homes had a brilliant time with curator Sarah Deters as she took us on a virtual ‘Music Through the Ages’ tour of St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room and Music Museum.
Our residents were thrilled to discover weird and wonderful musical instruments, hear their unusual sounds, and find out how instruments have changed over the last 500 years.
The virtual live event explored the world-renown collection of musical instruments on display at St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall.
