Activities at Mortain Place Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Alex Leftley
I was working in the print trade when a friend of mine became very unwell and I had to find a nursing home for her. Due to the dedication of the staff, my friend had another 18 months and I was able to take her out after being house bound for many years.
I felt that I wanted to do a job that made a difference and became a carer. I went back to school and redone my GCSE,s and then went onto do my level 3 diploma and am always enhancing my skills and knowledge. I came to Mortain Place as a senior carer on Normandy Gardens and worked my way up to Community Lead. I have chosen to move to the activities team to help support the life enrichment programme and help improve the life experience’s of our residents.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Mortain Place Care Home
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Our residents freshly cut trees have arrived and we have taken the time to decorate the trees how they wish.
To come take a look at our trees call us or like our Facebook page to see what we are doing through the Christmas period
Moustaches for Movember
Laurence, Alex, Bernard, Jose and Roy have done an amazing job this month raising funds for Movember! Look at the progress they've made over the month!
They have grown Mo'taches to help support the Movember charity who support men's health causes which don't often get into the spotlight, including prostate cancer support and suicide awareness, which is a great cause and aren't often supported.
Magic Table Mayhem
Our residents have loved their afternoon on our Magic table. The magic table is a series of interactive light projected games that some element of the following three stimuli, which research has shown are consistently able to have a positive effect on those living with dementia through the early, mid and later stages of the condition through sensory stimulation, relaxation, reminiscence.
Research has shown how effective interactive light care be in care home settings, and how beneficial it can be to residents’ well-being, especially those living with dementia. Some of these benefits include:
-Positive effect upon well-being by improving mood, reducing apathy and restlessness, as well as increasing engagement levels especially across the mid-to-late stages of dementia
-Improved engagement during family visits
-Improved relationships between staff and residents by facilitating playful activities
-Increased interaction between residents
-Increased physical social and cognitive activity
-Increased positive emotion and reduction of withdrawn-like symptoms
Afternoon Armchair Activities
Keeping your body in shape is important with Mortain Place. Here at Mortain our daily armchair exercises keep us invigorated, fit and well!
Keep your loved one healthy with us at Barchester we support our residents mind, body and spirit.
Celebrating Our Team the Barchester Way
Every month we celebrate our wonderful team- Congratulations Amanda who won for the month of October. Her commitment and dedication to her role helped our team and residents vote her into first position in the team to be awarded our team star of the month award.
Congratulations Amanda!
Fish and Chip Thursday
Our wonderful community enjoyed a take away from our local Fish and Chip shop in the harbour. We strive to deliver when our residents request anything and this is a great example. Great fun was had by all and lots of full up residents!
