Activities at Ritson Lodge Care Home
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!
Rita Matusebiciute
Hi, my name is Rita and I am the Activities Coordinator.
I have many years of experience in Activities and I have been with Barchester since 2018. I previously worked in Chelsea in another Care Home working with all of the West End stars!
I love being part of the Ritson team and supporting our residents to live their best lives with fun, interesting and varied activities available every week. Learning about the residents and including their interests, hobbies and life experiences into the activities that we provide is one of the most rewarding aspects of working here. I am always one of the first to introduce myself to new residents so that we can chat about what kind of activities they enjoy.
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 Ritson Lodge Care Home
Our Kate is 102 years young today
So Kate turned 102 today !!!!! We set out a challenge to get Kate 102 cards by her birthday with only a week to go!
WE SMASHED IT .....368 CARDS TODAY!!!
Thankyou to Card Factory gapton hall, Sew Good and Crafts . The Mardle Cafe Potters Resort mike and Tara ScottOak View Stables Hopton C.E. Primary Academy Hopton Youth Club Hillside Primary School, Bradwell corton scouts Harbour Radio Barker Ross Health & Social Care Hassingham House Care Centre uk stamper group Belle Aire holiday park Hemsby Norfolk st jhon Baker cadets Marina Theatre - Lowestoft The White Hart, Hopton woman's walk and talk group, Faye Bedford stage school, Gorleston Cubs, flowers by Sarah Jayne Hopton On Sea Yarn Bombers East Norfolk Sixth Form College Elmhurst Residential Home The Island cafe Waterways Cliff Park High
Sorry if we have missed anyone there was a lot of cards to get through plus more being dropped off....
Kate was overwhelmed by everyone's generosity and kindness.... she has shown us some moves and has felt like royalty.
We wanted to share so everyone can see our Kate had such an amazing time.
For more information about life at Ritson Lodge please visit: www.barchester.com/home/ritson-lodge-care-home or call: 01502 734000 to speak to a member of our friendly home team today
Toddler Group at Ritson Lodge
We hold a Toddler group at Ritson Lodge twice every month, its proving to be a very popular group.Wonderful interactions between our elderly and children.
Research has shown that children who regularly spend time with the elderly enjoy a positive impact in language development. The group engaged in conversations with our residents, read stories and sang nursery rhymes. this provides opportunities for young children to improve their listening skills and expand their vocabularies with new words. This interaction can decrease older people's loneliness, delay mental decline, lower blood pressure and even reduce the risk of diseases.
Next Toddler Group is on 21st November 2023.
All are welcome
Remembrance Sunday
Please come and join our Residents and Staff to Commemorate Remembrance Sunday from 11am to 1pm. There will be a musical performance by Sarah and we will be serving tea and cakes
Jean's visit to the Church
Jean has said she always used to go to church before coming to Ritson Lodge, so I asked Jean if she would like to go next Sunday to Hopton Church and she was thrilled! She really enjoyed going to church and talking to other people that attend. They even asked us to stay for tea and biscuits! We were made to feel so welcome, Jean is already looking forward to next time!
Making a Scarecrow
We were getting all ready for our Hopton Scarecrow Competition today. So lots of mess and laughter. I have a sneaky suspicion they are up to something as I was told to keep away!
Thank you to Beehive Farm Livery for donating us plenty of straw.
So many laughs this morning, such a fun day, we even noticed straw in our hair! We can’t wait for it to be finished.
Lennie's perfect day
Lennie and Jean became good friends over their love of Norwich City FC.
Lennies wish was to go back to where he grew up and lived.
We visited his sister at Gorleston life boat station and had lunch and beer at his favourite local pub where he surprisingly bumped in to his old gang of friends.
On top of this we have been on National TV This Morning..... Celebrating Gorleston being the best beach in the country.️
And to finish it all off we had ice creams on the beach and took the bus home.
What a fantastic day!!!
The way Lennie remembered all the streets, all the buildings and invited someone to show this to is remarkable..... such a change.
Amazing! Who will we pick next for a Ritson wish journey? Staff and residents on this day felt on top of the world
Upcoming events
Open Day
Come along and meet our amazing team and residents here at Ritson Lodge. Have a tour of the home and join us for refreshments.
