Activities at Ritson Lodge Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Kimberley Holman
My name is Kimberley. I am the life style enrichment and activities co-ordinator at Ritson Lodge.
I've really enjoyed settling into my role at Ritson Lodge and the best thing about my job is seeing the smiles and enjoyment when delivering our daily activities programme and the interaction with our Residents.
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 Ritson Lodge Care Home
Welcoming friends to Ritson Lodge
Hosting events for friends and family members to join us is an essential part of our activities program and we are always looking for new ideas to bring the wider community into our home.
Ensuring that we host events that relatives and friends can join is very important to us here at Ritson Lodge. We hold regular events including a monthly Knit and Natter, weekly Toddler Groups and a monthly Dementia Cafe.
At Ritson lodge we love provide events for our local community, friends and Residents as it make the home a place to be.
A trip to the Garden Centre
Supporting residents to enjoy outings, shopping, meals out and other trips is a key aspect of the weekly activities calendar.
This week our Residents enjoyed an outing to the local garden centre. It was great to see relatives of the Residents join us to. Our outings are open to relatives and it is great when they come to spend time out and about with us.
Regular outings are just one aspect of our life enrichment program and all the trips we take are at the request of the residents. Our monthly activities calendar boasts a range of outings and entertainment.
Top Chef
Daily activities for our Residents at Ritson lodge are an important part of our lifestyle enrichment programme. Our Activities team take regular feedback from the Residents to ensure that we create a fun packed day every day.
Our Head Chef Tom loves getting involved to help the Residents hone their baking and catering skills so that everyone can enjoy the sumptuous goodies that they make.
At Ritson Lodge we have a whole team approach and all our departments love to bring a smile to our Residents and also keep them engaged in daily actvities.
Arty and Crafty
Arts and crafts at Ritson Lodge offer our residents numerous benefits, including stimulating cognitive function, boosting mood, and promoting social interaction. Activities like painting, drawing, collage, and origami can help residents express themselves, reduce stress, and maintain fine motor skills.
Our Residents enjoyed a visit from K Crafts and really enjoyed interacting with each other to produce some very colourful work.
At Ritson Lodge we support our residents to continue with their favourite hobbies, and encourage them to share and teach others about these too.
Toddlers having fun
Come and join the fun at Ritson Lodge's weekly Parent and Toddler group . Our Residents love the weekly group that takes place every Tuesday morning and its's a great opportunity for young and old to share stories and interact.
We know that intergenerational activity is hugely beneficial to all involved as it encourages communication and social skills. Intergenerational contact also helps to develop language and reading confidence through shared activities, as well as increasing confidence and self-esteem. Lastly it helps children to develop empathy, care and kindness, helping them to understand and talk more positively about ageing and older people.
Apollo East Coast Students V.E day presentation
At Ritson Lodge Care Home we love hosting events that we can open up to our relatives, friends and the wider community. Life at *Care home* is about being part of the local community and enjoying life long hobbies whilst also exploring new experiences.
Apollo East Coast Special Education Department students visited our Residents today. The students had prepared a V.E Day presentation to understand why it was such an important celebrations. They also provided activities including building Spitfires and Bingo. They finished the morning off with a dance show and a sing along to some 1940s classics. It was great to see the students build their knowledge of V.E day and share this with the Residents at Ritson Lodge.
Taking part in intergenerational activities such as social engagements and interactions, bring together younger and older generations for a common purpose. These activities build on the strengths that different generations have to offer, as well as nurture understanding, respect, and challenge ageism.
Upcoming events
Dementia Café
Join us at our monthly Dementia Café the last Tuesday of every month. The café is for all our friends in the local community living or caring for someone with Dementia.
Summer Fair
Come and have a fun filled day at Ritson Lodge's Summer Fair. There will be entertainments, stalls and fun and games.
Toddler Group
Come and join the fun at our weekly Parent and Child Toddler Group. Refreshments and fun provided every Tuesday morning at Ritson Lodge.
Carers Café
If you are a Carer in our community we would like to say thank you at our monthly Carer's café. Come and join us for refreshments and cakes and bakes and make some new friends.
