Activities at Ritson Lodge Care Home

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."

As you may have seen, Employee of the Month has been a resounding success, and many members of staff (mainly care staff) have been recognised and praised for the hard work they do every single day! In May, it was great to see that Employee of the Month was a member of staff in a completely different department of the home; on behalf of everyone at Ritson Lodge, we would like to congratulate our Second Chef, John Whelan, on becoming our May Employee of the Month. John was nominated for giving meals a great deal of thought and taking care to fulfill necessary criteria. One nomination stated that John is an ‘unsung hero’. Well done, John!

Another month has flown by and another member of the care team has been recognised for the excellent work that they do each day. Congratulations to Carer, Kayleigh Barrett, who has been nominated by both staff, residents and relatives. One nomination states that Kayleigh is "always happy to provide extra time and help," and another says that she "always goes the extra mile." It is fantastic to keep being reminded of the superb team we have here at Ritson Lodge - and we strive to continue to provide this excellent care!

On the 30th April, we were extremely privileged to present Grace a beautiful bouquet of flowers for her 103rd birthday! The chef’s combined their efforts to make a lovely birthday cake for her, and the residents joined Grace for afternoon tea, once she arrived back at Ritson from a day of celebrations with family and friends. We are very lucky here to have three residents over the age of 100, with our eldest being 104, and we are very much looking forward to continue celebrating the remaining birthdays we have this year, including a 105th in August!

Another month has passed and another member of staff has been recognised for the excellent work they do! February’s Employee of the Month is Carly who has been a care assistant as Ritson Lodge for just over a year. Carly has shown “outstanding effort, over and above her everyday job requirements and is kind and attentive to resident’s needs, being an inspirational role model”. Another nomination form states that Carly “always works hard and well, but always makes time for the residents who really need her care”. All of the staff at Ritson Lodge put their heart and soul into their jobs and for residents, relatives and other members of staff to notice the love, care and passion provided is wonderful. 

Christmas was an extremely busy period for Ritson Lodge and consisted of entertainers, outings, celebrations, raffles and fetes. We were very grateful to have raised a brilliant total of £213 from a Christmas raffle. Many people bought raffle tickets and some won brilliant prizes. We can’t thank local companies, who donated some raffle prizes, enough for their generosity. We had some wonderful gifts up for prizes! We have recently received a visit from Lowestoft Alzheimer’s Society who came in to be handed over a cheque of £213 for this amazing fund.