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!

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Jane Ritchie

Head of Activities

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.

Life-encriching activities booklet

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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

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Games Room

Here at Rose Lodge we are proud of our games room we have  a  choice of activities offered to our residents.  John  said he enjoys the games room   nice to catch up with everyone and have a chat and a game of pool . our  Maintenance came in for a game of pool he was on johns team and of cause the men’s team. Won.  pat and Elizabeth enjoyed playing the ice game they both said  we had so  much  fun and laughter we also had residents playing dominoes martin is a keen dominoes player.

Metal Detection Dogs

Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs.

Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.

We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff.  It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.

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Why is sensory important?

Senses can provide strong links to the past, as evidenced through reminiscence activities in aged care. For example, a person's sense of smell can provide powerful links to memory and emotion, and our care teams can support these connections through activities such as aromatherapy.  

In our memory lane community, residents really enjoy looking through the sensory trolley with lots of smells and having a good old sort to see what they can find. It’s good for communication, starting conversations and bringing back memories and chatting about them.

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Skype Across the World

Helping residents to keep in touch with loved ones is incredibly important to us here at Rose Lodge Care Home.

Prior to Ann living at Rose Lodge she used to Skype with her sister Susan in America every week. Now that Ann is at Rose Lodge  she  has reconnected the sisters with their weekly Skype video chats. This has ensured they keep their close connection going, just with a change of venue.

Ann and her brother thoroughly look forward to this weekly video call with their sister. They thoroughly enjoy reminiscing about their childhood days and what they've been up too.

If you'd like to set up Skype calls with any of your loved ones at Rose Lodge, please don't hesitate to contact activities.

Barchester’s Big Quiz of the year!

All over the country our care homes and hospitals linked up for Barchester’s Big Quiz of the year!

Residents tested their knowledge with a variety of questions, from historical humdingers and musical musings to pictorial puzzlers and connective conundrums.

Everyone who participated had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

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Residents Christmas Fayre

We had a magical evening at the annual Christmas Fayre! The fabulous residents had a brilliant time immersing themselves in the festivities, enjoying the live music entertainment from Maria, and indulging in the most delicious treats from our amazing stall holders.

The atmosphere was electric, filled with laughter, joy, and the spirit of the holiday season. Our residents john Vera Jackie pat Elizabeth all said they had a lovely time and it was lovely to meet our mayor and Mayoress

A huge thank you goes out to our dedicated team for organising and supporting this fantastic event,  We are immensely grateful to Mayor and Mayoress of Wisbech for their continuous support and fabulous company at the event. As well as everyone who supported and donated to our annual Christmas Raffle. Of course we'd like to say a huge thank you to the fantastic stall holders for joining us and making the event even more spectacular.

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.

April

Join us for a fun filled April - everyone is 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.