Activities at Rose 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!
Jane Ritchie
Hello, my name is Jane and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Rose Lodge and I have been here since 2010 .
My role is to engage and stimulate our residents by offering a range of activities for them to enjoy. I want to get everyone involved and make our home community and atmosphere as positive and welcoming as possible.
Making sure that our residents have things to do that they really enjoy doing is something that I am passionate about, It is so important to make sure that they are happy and enjoy all of the activities and events that we do with them. We enjoy creating new and special memories together.
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 Rose Lodge Care Home
Residents enjoy Shrove Tuesday
The staff and residents at Rose Lodge care home in Wisbech have been flipping and turning pancakes all morning in preparation for their annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day celebrations.
Rose Lodge has marked this year’s Pancake Day with pancake flipping competition and of course, lots of pancakes! Sue O Riordan second chef at the home, flipped more than 100 pancakes, serving them up with sweet and savoury fillings for all the eager staff and residents.
Time to Talk
Residents at Rose Lodge made space in their day to enjoy conversations with each other as they hosted their ‘Time to Talk’ coffee morning.
Residents and staff came together and played a game, with each taking turns in asking a question as they learnt more about each other. It was good fun before they turned their attention to a sing-a-long. It was a feel good day!
Big Garden Birdwatch
Here at Rose Lodge, our residents were very excited to take part in this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch and they got their binoculars and bird books out to support the initiative. The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch is an annual event to try to understand what is happening to our native birds. The idea is to log all the birds you see in your garden, from your window or in your local park in a one hour period any time between January 27th and 29th. Last year over 1 million people took part and between them they counted 17 million birds. Our residents had a brilliant time filling up birdfeeders to attract the birds before they got started and then looking up the different species in their bird books to make sure they were logging them correctly. It was a lovely time for everyone involved, especially the bird experts at the home.
Residents enjoy pet therapy visit
Rose Lodge were delighted to welcome, Tiger to the home, their new Pet Therapy Dog. Tiger will be visiting the home fortnightly as part of the homes life enrichment programme. Therapy dogs are sometimes called "comfort dogs." They support a person's mental health by providing attention and comfort. Their sweet demeanours and unconditional love may have a therapeutic benefit to those who face difficult health challenges. Unlike service dogs, however, anyone can enjoy a therapy dog and residents are looking forward to giving Tiger treats!
The Secret Garden
Residents of Rose Lodge recently enjoyed a trip out on the homes mini-bus to ‘The Secret Garden’ for a spot of lunch.
The location is a firm favourite with residents due to its warm and welcoming atmosphere and delicious home-made food. It is also a great place to catch up and make new friends.
Thank you The Secret Garden Touring Park – we look forward to our next visit!
Community friends
Residents and colleagues at Rose Lodge were delighted to welcome back their friends from St Peters and St Pauls church for a catch up over tea and cake.
Everyone enjoyed chatting about everyday things and commenting how good the cake was! It was a very enjoyable morning and we are looking forward to the next visit as it’s always good to talk.
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway to summer and we have lots of fun filled activities planned - all welcome.
Monthly 'Knit and Natter' Group
Join us for our monthly knit and natter group - open to all in the community!
Monthly Coffee Morning
Join us for our monthly coffee morning - enjoy some delicious refreshments and make some new friends.
Emergency Services - Take a break with us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - come and take a break with us!
Become a volunteer
Would you like to volunteer at our home and make a positive impact on our residents' day to day lives? See here for more information.
