Activities at Maple Leaf Lodge Care Home

Carol Doncaster at Maple Leaf Lodge in Grantham has been crowned Hospitality Champion for the North Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2023 and is through to the national round of judging.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,000 residents living in Barchester’s 252 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.

Perfectly timed in the middle of a warm summer’s day, staff and residents at Barchester’s Maple Leaf Lodge Care Home in Stamford had a fantastic time celebrating National Ice Cream Day on July 17, a brilliant excuse to sample lots of cooling treats.

Our residents and colleagues celebrated this special day by taking trip to Belton Garden Centre’s Ice Cream Parlour for a delicious Ice Cream treat before returning to the home for a special live virtual event with Wall’s Ice Cream our residents will dived into the history of the Wall’s brand from launch in 1922 through major innovations such as the launch of Mr Whippy, Cornetto, Viennetta, Twister, Carte d’Or and more.

To everyone’s delight, we will enjoy a sing-along to Cornetto classic ads and a tasting session of Walls’ current products

Maple Leaf Lodge hosted it’s very own afternoon of Arm Chair Travel as our residents took a virtual flight to Hawaii, residents enjoyed a day on the beach from the comfort of our lounge as they dipped their feet in the sand, built sandcastles and enjoyed a cocktail making masterclass with our homes life enrichment team.

Whether you’re a tequila fan, a whisky lover, a gin aficionado or you just like to mix it up and try something new, our Cocktail making master class had something for everyone all against the a relaxing beach backdrop. It was certainly an afternoon of fun-filled tastings for the staff and residents at the Maple Leaf Lodge Care Home in Grantham.

To mark the day, residents had so much fun taking part in a cocktail tasting masterclass led by our wonderful home host, Courtney, who assisted our residents in making and trying their hand at coming up with new cocktails themselves.

Residents and members of the wider community at the Maple Leaf Lodge Care Home in Grantham came together as we warmly welcomed PCSO Jack Mawer into our home.

CSO Jack spoke to our residents at great length about his time in the police force, the daily routines she faces and news from the wider community before taking questions from his audience.

Residents and members of the community were fascinated as PCSO Jack gave them a run through of his force equipment and also treated the audience to a look inside the police car, complete with siren demonstration. Much to everyones delight.

Resident,Jaqueline, at Maple Leaf Lodge  had always wanted to return to a golfing pitch after being a ladies captain and playing the sport 3 times a week for 35 years, so activity coordinator, Courtney, at the home made her wish a reality proving the old adage, it’s never too late.

Jaqueline has lived at  Maple Leaf Lodge since 2022 and is beloved by staff and residents alike. We were delighted to be a part of making her dream come true, as we knew how much it meant to her and seeing the smile on her face when we arrived was wonderful. A big thankyou to Belton Golf Club for helping us and allowing us to come.

We have had a lovely morning strawberry picking at Syston Farm with our wonderful residents. Carer Darren was in competition to pick the biggest strawberry. It was lovely to take a trip over as Sylvia has requested doing this for a while now.

Resident Sylvia said “I really enjoyed herself and it was lovely to be back at the place I took my grandchildren.” Resident Margaret taste tested the strawberries as we went round to make sure they were okay for us to enjoy.

While we were enjoying our ice cream we saw our wonderful friends from Dancing Daffodils who were also out strawberry picking! It was a wonderful morning loved by all.