Port ManorBarchester Healthcare

Activities at Port Manor Care Home

Name: Port Manor Care Home
Address: Homefield Road,, Seaford, BN25 3DG, GB
Telephone: 01323 372 969

Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.

Read our brochure ‘Life-enriching activities’ for more information about life in our care homes.

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Celebrating life at Port Manor Care Home

A Christmas Message From Port Manor!

As we celebrate our first Christmas at Port Manor Care Home, we would like to say a heartfelt thank you to the wonderful Seaford community for giving us such a warm and welcoming first year. Your kindness, generosity and ongoing support have meant so much to our residents, families and team.

We are grateful for all the support we have received and look forward to continuing to build strong, positive relationships within our local community.

From all of us at Port Manor, we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful and Happy New Year.

Thank you for being part of our journey, we can’t wait to continue sharing many more special moments together in 2026!

Festive Fun at Port Manor!

It’s been a wonderfully busy few days here at Port Manor as our team and residents have been turning the home into a magical winter wonderland!

Residents Helen and Janice have been especially hard at work – and having lots of fun along the way! Together, they’ve been proudly overseeing our festive preparations and even created these beautiful Christmas hanging baskets for our front door .

A huge well done to them both – the baskets look absolutely stunning and add such a warm, seasonal welcome to everyone visiting our home.

There’s plenty more Christmas cheer to come…

Watch this space for further festive updates from Port Manor!

Supporting Dementia Awareness at Port Manor

Supporting Dementia Awareness at Port Manor,

Here at Port Manor Care Home, we’re dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of our residents living with dementia through a thoughtful range of activities and sensory experiences.

Our resident Brian really enjoys this cognitive game, which combines a variety of real-life materials to provide tactile stimulation, evoke treasured memories, and help maintain cognitive skills.

This is just one example from our fantastic range of dementia-friendly games and tools that support comfort, engagement, and joy every day.

Diwali Festival of Lights

This week we celebrated Diwali Festival of lights at Port Manor

The Residents enjoyed a candlelit Indian Feast with delicious treats such as;

Mildly Spiced lamb Makhani Curry

Butter Milk Flatbread

Bombay Potatoes

Basmati Rice

and a delicious dessert of Coconut and Bayleaf Panna Cotta

Pamper Time at Port Manor

The residents here at Port Manor enjoyed a pamper session with Claire in the comfort of our beautiful Salon. Here at Port Manor we know how important it is to relax and have some "me time" and our beautiful Salon provides the perfect place with a spa area for massage and holistic treatments, hair salon and nail bar.

A Magical Nativity at Port Manor

Our home was filled with the true spirit of Christmas as our carers and staff came together to perform the Nativity story, accompanied by Christmas carols, for our residents and their families.

The event was a perfect example of our whole home approach, with colleagues from across the home coming together to create something meaningful for our residents. At Port Manor, our residents are at the heart of everything we do, and moments like these remind us just how important it is to create memories, celebrate traditions and share joy as one big family

The production was beautifully brought to life in classic style, with traditional narration, familiar carols and a wonderful sense of togetherness that captured the magic of the Christmas story. It was lovely to see residents and loved ones singing along, smiling and sharing such special moments together.

Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Flower Arranging with the Ladies

Today our lovely Administrator Lori and Head of Housekeeping Sabrina gathered the ladies together for a lovely flower arranging session

They were also joined by Ross and, of course our much loved therapy dog Harley, who supervised the activity in his own adorable way!

The afternoon was full or colour, laughter, and beautiful creations

Moments like these brighten our home and bring everyone together in true Barchester style!

A Love Story Spanning Over 60 Years

At Port Manor Care Home, we were truly touched to welcome Sue and Trevor into our Barchester family recently.

Sue joined us for a short stay and today, we were delighted to see the couple reunited once again. The smiles on their faces said it all, they are still as happy together as the day they first met.

Their beautiful story began back in 1968, when 16-year-old Sue was on holiday with her family at Trevor’s parents’ B&B in West Wales. It was, as Trevor fondly says, “love at first sight.” Just a year later, in 1969, the same year man first landed on the moon, they were engaged! Three and a half years after that, in 1973, they married, beginning a lifetime of love and devotion.

Now, more than six decades later, their bond remains as strong as ever.

We are honoured to have shared a small part of Sue and Trevor’s wonderful journey, and we look forward to welcoming them both again soon. Here’s to a love that has truly stood the test of time.

World Food Day at Port Manor

Today we celebrated World Food Day at Port Manor Care Home - Barchester Healthcare

The Residents enjoyed a tapas style lunch showcasing dishes from around the world;

Japanese inspired sesame chicken

Tandoori cod fillet

Beef and Chorizo meatballs in a rich tomato and garlic sauce

Chard lemon and olive oil tender stem broccoli

Heritage tomato and olive tapenade salad

Mixed wholegrain and pesto salad.

A delicious treat rounded off nicely with a mixed berry mille feuille.

'The Port Manor Plodders'

Our residents here at Port Manor recently suggested they start a walking club. It wasn't long before they had decided on a name and become 'The Port Manor Plodders'!

With the brisk winds we have had this week the Plodders chose to stay close and walked around the gardens of the home. They stopped every now and then to discuss their plans for the garden and of course pick some herbs from the raised beds.

We love getting out in the fresh air, stretching our legs and getting our bodies moving!

Festive Fun at Port Manor!

Today, our wonderful residents continued to sprinkle Christmas magic throughout Port Manor as they got fully involved in the festive preparations!

They were creating gorgeous Christmas pom pom decorations by painting pine cones and crafting with wool, cardboard and other natural materials, they truly went to town! Their creativity, laughter and determination shines through as they work hard to make Port Manor’s very first Christmas a truly unforgettable one.

There’s a real buzz of excitement in the home now as everyone busies themselves for the run-up to Christmas, making sure we’re all set for a truly special Barchester celebration.

Well done, everyone the spirit of Christmas is well and truly alive at Port Manor!

A Little Pampering at Port Manor

This afternoon, our lovely and talented Lori treated our residents to a relaxing pamper session in our salon — and what a heart-warming success it was!

With gentle care, warm conversation, and her wonderful creative touch, Lori offered calming manicures that left our residents feeling valued, uplifted and truly special. The salon was filled with smiles, laughter, and those meaningful moments of connection that reflect everything we value here at Port Manor.

As you can see, the session was incredibly popular, the residents really enjoyed it, and the finished nails were beautiful.

A huge thank you to Lori for bringing so much joy, comfort, and confidence to our community today. Moments like this capture the spirit of Barchester’s values: respect for individuality, passion for wellbeing, and heartfelt dedication to enriching the lives of those we care for.

Pumpkin Pandemonium at Port Manor!

What a fang-tastic afternoon we had today carving pumpkins here at Port Manor Care Home! Our brilliant staff (and their little monsters ) joined forces with our residents to create some truly boo-tiful lanterns.

There was plenty of laughter, a sprinkle of mischief, and lots of pumpkin flesh flying around — all under the watchful eyes of our residents, who made sure every lantern was up to spooky standards!

Now we’re ready for a night of trick or treating… hopefully all treats for our lovely residents!

Opera In the afternoon event

We enjoyed a fabulous afternoon at Port Manor with an amazing performance by Soprano Demelza Stafford...with good company, cake and fizz in abundance we can't think of a better way to while away and autumnal afternoon. Demelza even serenaded our Therapy Dog Harley with a rendition of "How much is that doggy in the window" Big cheers, smiles and wagging tails all round!

A visit from Teddy

Here at Port Manor we had a lovely surprise visit from Teddy the gorgeous Peke-a-chon.
Mary thoroughly enjoyed her Monday morning cuddles and we know for certain that Teddy did after being slipped a biscuit or two.
What a wonderful way to start the week!