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
Eyes down for bingo bonzana
Across the country our homes and hospitals came together to find out which care home or hospital had the best Bingo players as we teamed up for Barchester’s Bingo Bonanza.
Residents were treated to some exciting virtual games of Bingo as part of Barchester’ very own game show series.
Everyone who participate had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.
In House Entertainment
Our residents had a lovely morning with entertainment by KJ & the Catt. We all joined in singing along to the lovely songs and we also took to the dance floor which brought back lots of lovely memories for us.
Getting together with everyone and chatting to each other is good for us all. One of our residents requested the last song: 'We'll meet again'
Mini bus Outing community engagement
Our Residents had a lovely morning at our local Tesco . Tesco champion Julie invited us to come along Julie set up her community room with some lovely cakes and biscuits and refreshments for us arriving , we all enjoyed chatting to each other and Julie was telling us all about her job and the work she does out in the community.
Residents also had a lovely surprise Julie asked if one of our residents would like to go on the till and one of our residents said yes please our resident said she always wondered what it would be like scanning the shopping at the till , she said she had such a lovely morning And it was an experience she will never forget . we only went for a visit we did not expect one of our residents going on the till , we also looked around the store too with Julie and chatting with staff.
Big thank you to Julie for inviting us from all our residents we all had a lovely morning , looking forward to our next visit.
Pancake day
Our residents had great fun celebrating pancake day this year.
Everyone got involved in flipping pancakes and as one of the residents said “I haven’t laughed so much in years”.
It wasn’t always successful but it was all about joining in and having a good time. Fun was had by all!
Master Florist tutorial
Across our homes we had a fantastic time joining, Kathryn Delve, Master Florist, for a Valentine’s-inspired live virtual flower arranging demonstration. Kathryn shared brilliant and creative ways to decorate our tables with beautiful flowers that are sure to make your heart swoon!
Those participating in this virtual event put their skills to the test and followed along with some amazing creations of their own. Residents truly enjoyed the experience.
Shrove Tuesday
The staff and residents at Rose Lodge were mixing up batter and flipping pancakes this week in preparation of our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day celebrations. We marked this year’s Pancake Day with a flipping competition and of course, lots of pancakes! Di Lilley, head chef at our home, flipped more than 90 pancakes, serving them up with sweet and savoury fillings for some eager residents.
Di said: “My secret to the best pancakes is all in the mixing. Give it some elbow grease when mixing the batter and mix them properly and you’ll get perfect pancakes every time. I like making different ones with the residents and talking about their experiences of Shrove Tuesday when they were younger. We are still coming out with lemon and sugar as a firm favourite!”
Upcoming events
Open Day - 27th April
We would like to invite you to meet our friendly and dedicated team and to find out more about the care services available at our home.
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.
