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!
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
Halloween Party
We carved pumpkins, made cakes and decorated the home to prepare for our Halloween party. Staff brought along their children in the evening for trick or treating, and we were also joined by 30 children from the local community, which was lovely. We even played a game of 'pin the tail on the black cat'.
Trip to Lound Garden Centre
We had a lot of fun at our local garden centre, where we purchased plants to brighten up our balcony garden. We finished off the day with a well-deserved piece of cake and a coffee for all our hard work.
Memory Walk
Several members of staff at Ritson Lodge took part in the Memory Walk for the Alzheimer’s Society at Eaton Park in Norwich. The day started off with rain, but we endured the weather, which eventually became fairly nice. We were joined by Regional Director, Violet Kotu, on the 6km walk, which went around the lovely Eaton Park. Supported by residents, relatives, staff, family members and friends, we managed to raise over £700 for the Alzheimer’s Society, which is a cause close to our hearts.
August's Employee of the Month
On behalf of everyone at Ritson Lodge, we would like to congratulate Kitchen Assistant, David, on becoming August’s Employee of the Month. David was nominated by his colleagues for always being approachable and helpful and having such a positive personality.
The Queen's Birthday Party
We love a reason to have a party and celebrate here at Ritson Lodge - and what better way to celebrate the Queen’s birthday than with a street party?! The kitchen staff worked extremely hard to make a brilliant buffet that was tasty enough for the Queen. The food didn’t stop there though; Jo worked with some of the residents to bake some cakes and spent time decorating them with the Queen’s face on icing paper. Many of the residents and relatives sat in the garden and enjoyed some drinks. The rain didn’t stop us, as the party moved indoors after lunch, where we all sat and enjoyed watching and singing along to Ken Dalton. A great day was had by all!
Charity Head Shave
Brenda, a relative of a resident, showed extreme courage by having her head shaved here at Ritson Lodge in an effort to raise money for the Huntington’s Disease Association. Here is a word from Brenda herself:
“We wish to thank everyone that helped to raise money for The Huntington’s Awareness Week. We raised over £300 on the day here at Ritson Lodge through the raffle, tombola and the sale of cakes. Thank you to everyone who helped on the day and to Jo for shaving my head - I quite like it. It was a great day all round."
Upcoming events
Professionals Breakfast
Come and join us at Ritson Lodge for our next Professional Catch up!!!
