Activities at Lynde House Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators get a real buzz off their work here as enthusiasm is essential for the role. We decorate and celebrate for all the big annual events, Valentine's Day, Easter, Mothering Sunday and much more. There are also regular fixtures in our activities programme, including bingo, a sherry morning and quizzes, that are always well-attended. There's also an International Day that we hold to celebrate the wonderful ethnic diversity of our staff, where members of our team and their families give up their time to showcase their national costumes, dances and songs. Of course, we also have activities and services tailored to those residents who prefer the quiet life, such manicures or simply a friendly chat and a cup of tea. We always do our best to learn about residents' hobbies and interests and try to arrange our activities programme around their individual likes and dislikes.
Gitana Norvaisiene
Gitana Norvaisiene is our Life Enrichment Coordinator. She oversees and organises all social activities within the home. Although Gitana only recently took up the Coordinators role she was previously a carer at Lynde House. Within her first year she was honoured with being shortlisted at the National Barchester Awards in the category of Activities Coordinator of the year and also won with her team of residents and local school pupils the Barchester In Bloom best Flower display
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 Lynde House Care Home
Grace celebrates her 102nd birthday!
Grace celebrated her 102nd birthday this week - the day was marked by family visits and a beautiful cake provided by her family! Grace was an avid dancer & loved to cha-cha while her daughter Sue played the piano, having made clothes and knitted for her children she is now looking forward to a more relaxed way to renew her wardrobe with a trip clothes shopping, Congratulations Grace, we all hope you enjoyed your special day
Residents visit V&A Dundee
As part of our continued partnership with V&A Dundee, our residents enjoyed a "Creating V&A Dundee" virtual talk.
Everyone at the home had the opportunity to discover the fascinating story behind the origins of V&A Dundee Scotland’s design museum and the latest addition to the country’s list of instantly recognisable buildings.
They heard how the history of the city and site inspired the architect to draw from a range of unusual sources to create a thoroughly modern museum that is as intriguing as it is complex. The presentation showed incredible images of the entire design and construction process – from initial concept to opening celebration – as well as sharing a few of the building’s lesser-known secrets! It was a testament to the skills and creativity of all of those who brought V&A Dundee to life.
Pamper time!
Can you think of a better way to relax than with a lovely hand massage and manicure? Residents enjoy regular one to one time with the team to chat, reminisce, read or just have a little pampering.
Easter at Lynde House
We all enjoyed a fun packed Easter weekend with the home decorated with beautiful spring flowers, homemade hot cross buns and plenty of Easter chocolates. Residents received cards coloured in by the children of the staff too. It was great to see so many nominated visitors able to see their loved ones over the holiday
Indoor visiting continues at Lynde House!
Our residents continue to enjoy visits from their family, with one nominated visitor who can visit each week its heartwarming to see the happy smiles on everyone's face. And with the warmer sunny weather we are looking forward to garden visits starting again, our garden is looking lovely!
Claire's 15 year long service award
Our dedicated night carer, Claire Russell, received her long service award from Barchester Healthcare for 15 years at Lynde House. Claire has always worked nights and described herself as an 'night owl' which certainly helps to stay alert caring for residents during wee small hours. Congratulations Claire, enjoy spending your voucher - we look forward to your next award in just 5 more years!
