Activities at Rose Lodge Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
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.
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
Children in Need
Staff and residents at Rose Lodge Care Home in Wisbech have enjoyed dressing in their pyjamas for the day to raise money for Children in Need. Taking place this year on Friday 17 November, Children in Need raises money to help support local charities and projects which are providing essential frontline help to children and young people in communities throughout the UK.
Residents, visitors and staff at Rose Lodge were all very supportive and were there to cheering each other on and commenting on who had the best pyjamas on!
Remembrance Day
Leading up to Remembrance day residents had been making there poppy display and making a remembrance cake. Residents enjoyed the cake watching the Remembrance Sunday.
The service honours the contribution of military and civilian servicemen and women in World Wars One and Two, and other conflicts. Thousands of veterans, army personnel and members of the public in the capital joined the rest of the UK in a two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT
Baking Club - National Apple Day
Here at rose lodge we have our baking club once a week for our residents to join in this is something our residents do enjoy . this week we celebrated national apple week so we made some lovely apple turn overs and an apple pie
We chatted about what our residents used to make for their children . we enjoyed peeling our apples and making our pies . we enjoyed theses with a cuppa afternoon tea.
Residents donate hamper to local Food Bank
Residents, and staff members at Rose Lodge Care Home celebrated the Harvest Festival by donating a food hamper to a local charity.
The occasion was also marked with singing of hymns, light refreshments and sharing stories which really helped everyone at the home get into the spirit of the festival.
The Harvest Festival is a celebration of food grown on land and, traditionally, a time for families and communities to get together and bring food to the less fortunate. It dates back to the fifth century, where it was common for the harvest season to be celebrated with a huge feast – and from then the tradition grew and evolved.
World Smile Day
Residents enjoyed celebrating World Smile Day by designing a variety of smiley faces to make others laugh and grin.
World Smile Day serves as a global reminder of the power of a simple smile. It encourages people to engage in acts of kindness, spread goodwill, and embrace positivity. One of our carers came in to help with the activity what a lovely morning we all had.
We hope these incredible craft pieces bring a smile to your faces too. Happy World Smile Day!
A Visit from Emneth Nursery School
What a beautiful morning we had today. Residents really love our special visitors from our local nursery, Emneth Nursery School .
Residents and children really enjoyed our Aqua Paints and matching card game. Both activities are great for cognitive skills and sparking conversations between the two generations.
We had even more to celebrate today as one of our little visitors was celebrating his birthday with us! Our amazing hospitality team and Head Chef made a special birthday cake and we all sang Happy Birthday as it was brought out.
Upcoming events
Cheese & Prosecco - 19th June
Enjoy an afternoon of great company and a selection of delicious cheeses!
U3A Arts & Crafts Club
Join us on the second Tuesday of the month as the Wisbech U3A hosts their monthly 'Arts and Crafts' club from within the home.
Dementia Friendly Movie Matinee
Join our supportive community with this dementia friendly event and take part in a bit of cinema magic with our monthly Monday Movie Matinee.
Monthly 'Knit and Natter' Group
Join us for our monthly knit and natter group - open to all in the community!
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.
Carer's Support Group
Come along to our friendly and informal support group. for open discussions with other carers and visiting professionals.
Mocktails and Memories Cafe
We know the importance of supporting the local community and hold specialist groups to support those living with dementia.
Don't Dine Alone
We know meal times can be a lonely time for some. That is why we are supporting our local seniors with a free meal, where you can enjoy good company and delicious food.
Dementia Friendly Events
Our home offers a selection of dementia friendly events for our residents and for the wider community touched by dementia.
Monthly Coffee Morning
Join us for our monthly coffee morning - enjoy some delicious refreshments and make some new friends.
