Activities at Lucerne House Care Home
At Lucerne House our person-centred activity programme has been tailored to suit the residents living in our home. It is constantly developing due to the direct feedback from our residents and enables them to take part in existing hobbies and new tasks that aim to stimulate creativity, intellect, physical ability and improve well being. With music groups, pub outings, cooking, gardening, one to one time, entertainers, quiz's, bingo and more, there is never a shortage of things to do.
We also have external providers who visit the home. We have Rachel Sherring who provides Yoga Sessions, Lorrain Christopher who is available every Wednesday and Thursday for hair appointments in our on site salon, Sharon Rees who visits on a Wednesday to provide massage therapy sessions in the comfort of your chair and regular Church Services which do include a monthly Holy Communion. We are always open to new suggestions, so if you do have any, our activities team will always be happy to listen.
Alex Petersen
I have been at Lucerne House since November 2011. I started in the kitchen before moving to the Activities Team. I have a background in music and theatre and was very happy to be able to share this with residents in the home. After a short while, I was promoted to Head of Activities, and earned my NAPA level 2 qualification in Activity Provision.
In the role of Head of Activities, I am focused on ensuring that residents can continue to enjoy existing hobbies and interests, but also pursue new avenues of stimulation and activity. I am always looking to bring new experiences and means of engagement to the home, be that through massage therapy, yoga, engaging with the local community or many other things. At Lucerne House, our person-centred approach allows us to make every resident feel valued and comfortable enough to express themselves however they see fit.
My goal is to ensure that every person living at Lucerne House feels confident enough to make independent decisions and that each of them have a robust choice of activities and interests to engage with. I am always open to suggestions, so if you do have any, please do not hesitate to let me know.
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 Lucerne House Care Home
VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations!
Lucerne House had the most fantastic day as we celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Residents, visitors and guests to our home spent an afternoon in our car park, closed for the day, where they were treated to a street party lunch, expertly prepared and presented by our Head Chef, Darren Knockton.
We had sandwiches, sausage rolls, quiches, nibbles, cakes, scones, sweet treats and plenty of refreshments, that all went down a storm. As we were finishing our lunch, we had a great time, waving flags and singing along to a brilliant show, performed by Zara King. To round out an excellent day, some of our residents were on a special journey in a Triumph TR4 which was on display and was a real talking point. Thank you to Pete for taking our "thrill seekers" for a spin.
It's been a great day, and we want to thank all of our team, from Darren and the kitchen team, our physio, healthcare assistants, housekeepers, admin, activities and members of the management team, as well as our amazing residents, their relatives and guests to our home, including Zara and Pete, for making it such a great day.
May Day Celebrations
Lucerne House has gone all out for the May Day Bank Holiday
Our home has been buzzing with energy, music and lots of fun and good cheer as we enjoyed an amazing afternoon in our Memory Lane community lounge and garden.
Our life enrichment team kicked off our music festival season with a brilliant performance of favourite tunes, that had us all dancing, singing along, tapping our feet and clapping our hands.
We then enjoyed a delicious BBQ, expertly prepared by our head chef, Darren. We had burgers, hot dogs, vegetable options, including kebabs and even had homemade coleslaw and salad that was prepared by our residents.
It's been a brilliant day, soaking up the sun and making lots of wonderful memories with great company.
Lucerne visit The Orange Elephant
Our residents had the best morning! With such beautiful weather that we are experiencing in Exeter at the moment, we travelled to one of the most beautiful places in Exeter, "The Orange Elephant Ice cream Parlour."
We have soaked up the sun, enjoyed the views of the meadows, shared lots of memories of our time growing up in Exeter, remarked about the famous Orange Elephant that so many of us have driven past over the years and, of course, enjoyed some delicious ice cream.
The flavours we tried today were "muddy wellies", "biscoff", "vanilla", "salted caramel with clotted cream" and also "liquorice". Jacqui, who had the liquorice ice cream, said she wanted to try something different and that she thought it was lovely and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Mrs T even took time to sit and meet our residents, sharing stories of the parlour and how wonderful it has been, seeing all the families visiting, enjoying the ice cream and playing in the meadow. Thank you once again to Mrs T and the Team at the Orange Elephant for your warm welcome and amazing hospitality today. We can't wait to see you all again.
We plan to return each week, with a different group to try even more delicious flavours.
Exeter Temple Salvation Army Band
Everyone at Lucerne House would like to extend a massive thank you to The Exeter Temple Salvation Army Band for joining us this afternoon.
Our residents, visitors and team members have spent a wonderful time with the group, being serenaded by the brass instruments and tapping their feet to familiar melodies, in the comfort of our beautiful Memory Lane Garden.
We would like to say a special thank you to Douglas for making it all possible. You are a star.
We look forward to welcoming the band back before the end of the summer, to fill our garden and home with their wonderful sounds.
Orange Elephant
With such beautiful weather that we are experiencing in Exeter at the moment, we travelled to one of the most beautiful places in Exeter, "The Orange Elephant Ice cream Parlour" We have soaked up the sun, enjoyed the views of the meadows, shared lots of memories of our time growing up in Exeter, remarked about the famous Orange Elephant that so many of us have driven past over the years and, of course, have enjoyed some delicious ice cream. The flavours we tried today were "muddy wellies", "biscoff", "vanilla", "salted caramel with clotted cream" and also "liquorice". Jacqui, who had the liquorice ice cream said she wanted to try something different and that she thought it was lovely and thoroughly enjoyed it.Thank you once again to Mrs T and the Team at the Orange Elephant for your warm welcome and amazing hospitality today. We can't wait to see you all again.
