Activities at Mortain Place Care Home

We all got behind Hudson our therapy dog, when he had an unfortunate accident and dislocated his hip.  Hudson brings so much comfort, joy and companionship to the residents and has been a frequent visitor to the home for four years. We organised a raffle and over £220 was raised by residents, friends, families and the team at Mortain Place. Hudson made a fleeting visit this week, with thankful owner Kim, picking the winner at random from the hundreds of entries. Congratulations go to Julia, one of our residents who was the lucky winner of tasty treats, food and drinks offered as a prize. 

We took some of their residents for a night of culture supporting the Italian Gardens outdoor theatre. Eastbourne Operatic and dramatic society (EODS) staged The Tempest, entertaining crowds with a programme featuring some superb acting which was a delight to watch. The Summer Open Air Shakespeare production was a delight to support. The residents soaked up the tremendous atmosphere and enjoyed the humour, chaos and mayhem. 

Great activity trip sailing along the coast to Bexhill and back from the wonderful Sovereign Harbour. The weather worked against us unfortunately, however our residents enjoyed the waves and the sing along during the trip. Credit to Wetwheels for organising such an exhilarating journey in complete safety. Thank you, our residents loved it.

Great day out meeting the Owls at Knockhatch Adventure Park. Such beautiful birds of prey, the residents loved being so close to these rarely seen amazing animals. 

We at Mortain Place are thrilled to share that Natasha Lazovic has been promoted from Managing Director of the South Division to the Executive Board of Barchester, taking on the role of Chief Operating Officer.

A trained nurse, Natasha began her Barchester journey in 2014 as Regional Director leading 10 homes, which then doubled to 20 as Senior Regional Director. As Managing Director of the South, she was in charge of the 87 care homes that form Barchester’s largest division.

Commenting on her new role, Natasha said: “It has been my absolute privilege to be Managing Director of the South division, I have loved working with each and every one of my homes but I move onto my new position happy in the knowledge that Michelle and Duncan with be excellent new Managing Directors for their respective divisions. I am eager to see what my new role brings, I look forward to getting to know all of the teams, patients and residents in my new homes and hospitals across the country.”

Congratulations Natasha, from all the team here at Mortain Place. 

Great to see our residents flower arranging after lunch. What a fantastic past-time, enjoyed by so many of our residents today. 

Our residents enjoyed a day out at Knockhatch Adventure Park, supporting the International Day of play. Whilst out and about we met the Meerkats and many of our residents helped feed them their lunch. Great Fun! Many thanks to Sophie for providing a very informative talk.

So the weather was not on our side for our recent Music Festival, no problem, we brought the music indoors. Guy Sunshine with others, provided the brightness indoors, to bring joy to our residents in an engaging fun afternoon of music and merriment. 

When Jill told her story about her sitting on a Harley Davidson when she was younger, there was only one thing on the activities team mind… after contacting Rolling Rides, they made her memory a reality again. 

Jill was surrounded by friends and her husband as she got back from her ride on the Harley. What a thrilling day!

Sometimes we take those simplistic moments for granted. Reading a book with the sun on your face, your favourite tipple in hand and sitting in your happy place. A perfect afternoon.

When Helen made a wish to ride a horse again for her 93rd birthday just as she did as a child. Staff at Mortain Place set about making it happen. Contacting friends at Polegate Equestrian Centre they made her dream a reality. Helen was surrounded by friends as she got back in the saddle and took Jester for a little trot in the countryside. What a fantastic experience.

What a lovely way to start a weekend. Surrounded by friends at one of Eastbourne's finest lunch spots. With lots of lovely places on our doorstep to eat and drink, our mini bus is always out and about visiting them. Everyone is having a vote on where to go next.

This week, we had another visit from Moonlight Dreams (East Sussex School of Circus Arts) 

They brought their naughty little elves to cause some mischeif around the home and put lots of smiles on lots of faces. They also came to judge our Christmas tree competition, and decided Pevensey View were the winners! 

Thank you to all involved!

We were recently joined by the fabulous Rachael Panteney from Willow Tree Financial Services.
She presented a very informative talk about many different subjects, and I am pleased to say we had a very interactive audience! They asked many questions and it went so well we are looking to pop this event on our schedule every 3 months 
Thanks again Rachael!