Activities at Lawton Manor Care Home

Excitement was in the air at Lawton Manor while our residents and staff waited patiently to greet our special guests. Residents got to meet children from ages 1 upwards from local childminder group, Peas in a Pod, who helped us with our exciting event of burying a time capsule at our home! It was amazing to see everybody making new friends and the two generations coming together before the big event.

We were also lucky enough to have our local Mayor of Alsager, Cllr Jane Hearne join us for the big moment! We all loved digging the hole, burying our time capsule with all of our memories in it. We included newspaper clippings, pictures made by the children, and stories about our home and residents that we cannot wait to dig back up in 10 years' time!

This Month, We got our Hands and Aprons Dirty with our all new Baking Club! Residents all gathered in our communal café ready to bake homemade vanilla and chocolate cupcakes for everybody to enjoy. Residents Elaine, Joan, Michael & Sheila enjoyed sharing baking experiences and tips, while enjoying the company of good friends. Elaine said ‘ I think the baking club is a fabulous idea, it takes me back, to when my children where young children. We would bake quite often, making sweet treats and savoury plates of food for the family. Now I can enjoy baking for my newfound friend and family! How wonderful’

At Lawton Manor, Excitement buzzed as Matt, From BBC Radio stoke Arrived to interview our residents and Activities team to help promote our ‘Don’t Dine Alone’ Scheme. Chloe and Kimberley shared their enthusiasm for the don’t dine alone scheme, while staff Jill Moore, Bethany Jackson shared how much of a positive impact they thought our scheme would have on our local community. Residents Edith, Eric and Ivor each offered their views, Highlighting how great it is that people have the opportunity to come in and dine with us, all while building friendships along the way.

As Part of our Dementia Action Week, We had therapy Alpacas, Teddy and Carlos come to visit!

All of our residents enjoyed cuddles and kisses from both boys while they made themselves at home. It was such an amazing experience to have such gentle animals come into our home. We Feel Animal Therapy is a very important part of our physical and mental wellbeing and makes such a huge difference in our resident’s lives. The Alpacas made their way around our home, making sure to see everybody! Judith, who was particularly excited to see the Alpacas said ‘how magical is this? To not only be able to see such large and fluffy animals up-close but to have them be so gentle and loving was amazing!

We all absolutely loved our Andrè Rieu concert in Meadow View! Recently some of our new residents have been requesting more classical music, as they all make friends and learn they share similar interests. A personal appearance from Andrè Rieu himself was slightly out of our magic wand range, but we did manage to find some clips online that we played on our TV and treated as our own personal concert!

We enjoyed cake and tea while listening to his classic music! We find listening to music really helps unwind and helps us relax. If we can’t go to his concert, we will bring the concert to us!

We celebrated St Patrick’s Day in recognition of the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. The home was decorated with shamrocks and we all enjoyed exploring the Irish culture through a variety of themed activities.

Our talented chef prepared a fantastic spread of traditional Irish dishes for all to enjoy, all washed down with Guinness or a glass of Bailey's.

Our residents all had a brilliant day!