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
Downtown
Residents recently took a trip out to Downtown, a shopping and garden centre in Grantham.They really enjoyed this outing and we managed to pick up everything on our shopping lists. We even had time for coffee and cake, courtesy of Trish, who works at Downtown. They always make us feel so welcome there!
Autumn Newsletter
Harvest Festival
Children from the local nursery, Fernwood, attended our Harvest Festival. We all donated and made up hampers for the local food bank in Newark.
Jenny from the food bank gave a talk about where our food will be going to and it was wonderful to see how it would help others. Residents, staff and the nursery children sang hymns, prayed and had a wonderful morning with our guests.
Exotic Animals
We had a wonderful morning with a visit from Tony Butlers exotic animal encounters. Tony has been here before and helped us with our 'Face Your Fears' afternoon last year. This time we were amazed by the visit from the skunk, we had to keep him extremely calm and relaxed, the children from the local nursery in Fernwood joined us too and they we so very quiet when the skunk was around.
Tony told a story about each animal and really engaged with the children and the residents. We love having them at our home.
Kesteven Rideability
For the last 2 years we have had the pleasure of visiting Kesteven Rideability, we take five resents on each trip to Hough on the hill, these trips are so rewarding offering relaxation, it creates an ideal opportunity for our residents to rekindle their love of horses or experience a connection with a horse for the first time.
Thank you so much Karen and team for welcoming us.
Trip to Newark Castle
We had a lovely trip to Newark where we had the opportunity to see the remains of Newark castle and the river Trent. The weather was great, so we enjoyed some ice-creams. We also did a tour of the surrounding villages, we went through Farndon, Hawton and Balderton, and finally we were back to Fernwood. Residents were excited to have a talk about the history of the villages.
