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
A trip to see some Llamas
Residents enjoyed a trip on our minibus to visit llamas this morning. Autumn sunshine was glorious and our home manager joined us too!
For lunch we walked to our local pub and enjoyed pub lunch followed by coffee and carrot cake in our home garden. We all had a fabulous day. One resident said he had been to see the llamas with his wife and it brought back so many memories so he took a photo on his mobile phone to show his family.
Dancing and Singing
What a brilliant performance from Fay Bedford stage school girls this Saturday afternoon here at Ritson Lodge.
Residents enjoyed watching with feet tapping and hands clapping.
We can’t wait to have them back in our home.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Wow !!! What a morning we had here at Ritson Lodge !!!! We raised £157.10 for Macmillan cancer support. It was such a lovely morning full of laughing, coffee, tea, cakes, and friends and family
Joining in on the day we also had our knit and natter group along with our pet therapy dog Prince.
Bingo and Wine
Residents had great fun playing bingo and enjoying wine with nibbles in our own pub this afternoon.
Residents enjoy a game of bingo in our pub or the lounge, always a happy time with lots of laughs and prize winning. They can’t wait till next week for more bingo fun!
Bank Holiday Monday at 'The Ritz Inn'
Last summer bank holiday with pimms and nibbles in our own -The Ritz Pub. Fantastic!
The residents and family members all had a fantastic time with lots of laughs, smiles, nice nibbles, and a nice cold fruity Pimms!
The residents enjoyed it so much and can’t wait for the next event in our own pub the Ritz Inn
Pamper Morning, Movie afternoon and trip to the pub!
Here at Ritson lodge yesterday we had a pamper morning followed by moulin rouge in the cinema with popcorn! Today we took a trip to the Co-op and a walk around Hopton. Of course we had to stop off in our local pub, The White Hart. Everyone has enjoyed a busy couple of days.
Upcoming events
Dementia Café
Come and join us for a relaxed fun cuppa and a chat!!! A chance to meet and share experiences. Everyone welcome.
Professional Networking Event
You are invited to pop in on your way to work for a relaxed breakfast of home-made pastries and bacon sandwiches. Network with other local professionals and meet our team.