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.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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
Lego at Lucerne House
Rodney, one of our residents has had a very active life with working on spitfires, learning judo, supporting his family, driving and later as an inspector on the buses for the now closed, Devon General.
He has kept his passion for the buses over the years with his wife and him often reminiscing about the "good old days" at the firm and also enjoying books and conversations about buses.
To keep that enjoyment alive, Rodney, along with his wife and friends, living at Lucerne house, have helped to build a Lego double decker bus this morning. They have had great fun and it stirred lots of conversation and laughter. We will look to use more Lego in the future at Lucerne House with it being a great activity and item for anyone from the ages of 0 to 99.
A Nice Surprise
Jeanette a resident of ours at Lucerne House, was recently asked what could we do as a special treat for her. She said she would love a special steak tea but stated, “I'll never get that”. Well recently, at Lucerne House, Jeanette was surprised with exactly what she wanted. A sirloin steak cooked rare with onion rings, mushroom and a salad.
She was overwhelmed by the gesture and said it was absolutely delicious.
Doing things that make our residents smile and fill their days with joy is what we are all about at Lucerne House with trips to the pub, special meals, tasty treats, flowers delivered to their rooms and more.
To the Pub!
With the damper weather clearing recently, it was the perfect chance to visit one of our favourite places which is so conveniently on our door step, the New Inn Alphington. Our residents were welcomed and served with the usual high standard of hospitality and have enjoyed a little tipple and a good laugh with each other. We love getting out and about at Lucerne House and have lots more outings planned in the coming days, weeks and months.
New to Lucerne House
This month, we welcomed a new group to Lucerne House. Welcome DOGLEG. Our residents had a great time with Steve and Tracey of DOGLEG who totally captivated us with their wonderful guitar, violin and amazing harmonised singing. Residents said they were absolutely brilliant and are really looking forward to their next performance with us.
Burn's Night at Lucerne House
Happy Burns Night to you all. Lucerne House has had a very busy day. We started at 9am with husband and wife, Rodney and Sheila, making Cranachan, a traditional Scottish pudding.
After this, residents spent the rest of the morning, reciting poems and sharing some traditional Scottish poems, written by Robert Burns with a hot drink, delicious cake and of course, Scottish short bread.
For lunch, our Head Chef, Darren Knockton, prepared a traditional Haggis Dish with potatoes, swede and peas which was followed by the pudding, Cranachan, our residents made.
To round off the day, Residents enjoyed a glass of fizz and took part in a Burns Themed quiz which came courtesy of Oomph Wellness.
Our residents have had a great day and have really enjoyed all of the Burns and Scottish themed festivities. Thanks to everyone in the kitchen, the care teams and activities staff for making it extra special.
Chinese New Year
To mark Chinese New Year at Lucerne House, residents have been putting their culinary expertise to the test by making a homemade Chinese chicken curry with egg fried rice and spring rolls.
Our residents had a great time cooking the meal and taste testing the sauce, multiple times, to get the exact balance of spices.
We would like to wish all those, celebrating Chinese New Year, which is the year of the rabbit, a Happy New Year!
