Activities at Rose Lodge Care Home

Staff and residents are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Fiona Fagan, from Barchester’s North East and Scotland Division, has stepped completely out of her comfort zone to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2024.

Fiona went head-to-head with the Managing Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £24,595 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which helps connect vulnerable people and those living with a disability to community groups in their local area by providing grants to improve mobility and quality of life.  Each year the Foundation distributes thousands of pounds to individuals, small community groups and charities across England, Scotland and Wales.  

Here at Rose Lodge, we celebrated American Independence Day with entertainment by Zac! Zac played such delightful songs on his saxophone at our American themed Party. Zac also went round residents rooms and played for them so everyone was involved.

Residents also enjoyed a scrumptious themed lunch of hot dogs and burgers with fries. A classic American meal with beautiful decorations. It was a wonderful day that everyone enjoyed. In the afternoon  residents enjoyed a themed crossword and joined in with activity books - all about Independence day.

 We welcome all blue light services such as the police, firefighters, and paramedics, to pop in at any time of the day or night to take a break and pick up a hot beverage and scrumptious treats from our café we have freshly  baked cakes every day.

We thoroughly enjoy welcoming these amazing men and women into our home for a much deserved break. These special members of the community do so much for our  residents at Rose Lodge and we feel it is very important to offer them a warm, safe space to relax while on break or filling in  paperwork.

 We look forward to welcoming  all Emergency Services to Rose Lodge

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time exploring the Eden Project virtually - an educational charity and visitor attraction based in Cornwall, featuring sprawling outdoor gardens and breathtaking biomes that house the largest indoor rainforest in the world.

During the session, residents who joined were reconnected with nature through their senses, memories and stories.  A big thank you to the community team at the Eden Project for the wonderful event.

We got moving and put the ‘fun’ into ‘fundraising’ with amazing activities, parachute games, garden strolls and bean bag  to raise money for Baychester’s Charitable Foundation.

Last year, the Foundation achieved a donation milestone of £225,000 which enabled the charity to provide vital help to a staggering 160 small groups and charities, plus 87 individuals, in one year alone.

We had the most wonderful time fundraising and were thrilled to be joined by family, friends and local community members. Every time the ball dropped each game player asked a question from the ball which made it even more interesting, things like what’s your favourite colour, what was your favourite toy....

We love our pet therapy visits here at Rose Lodge with our four-legged friend, Tiger. The visits spark beautiful memories of past pets and the companionship they provided.

Twice a month Tizzy brings her therapy dog, Tiger into meet and greet the residents, listen to their own pet stories and share Tigers latest adventures. These delightful visits provide relaxation and an opportunity to natter and share important life stories.

Maria said, "I had a Golden Labrador called Jock. I adored him ever so much". Our residents look forward to giving tiger his treat