Activities at Rose Lodge Care Home

Celebrations have been in full swing at the home as one of our residents reaches her 104th birthday in style.

Nancy was joined by staff, relatives, friends and other residents as she celebrated her 104th birthday today. She had a lovely day filled with cards, cake, flowers, balloons, gifts, family and love! Nancy enjoyed the day (albeit a little tired).

She was born in the London Borough of Sutton in 1920. She then moved to Kings Lynn in Norfolk and served as a land girl during World War Two, before then meeting her husband and settling down to start a family. Nancy has 7 children, 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. 

She later came to Rose Lodge in December 2023 where she is enjoying a new chapter of her life.

Colleagues, residents, relatives and the local community came together to enjoy our Open Day and themed garden party.

We were privileged to welcome back Sidney Imafidon the Mayor of Wisbech and Julie our local Tesco community champion.

There was a variety of stalls and activities taking place and we had wonderful entertainment from the fabulous Karl Richardson.

Everyone gathered together and it was delightful to see different generations having fun together. Visitors enjoyed plenty of refreshments such as tea, coffee, cake and seaside themed scampi and chips which were prepared by our brilliant catering team, who worked hard to make sure a great time was had by all.

One of our residents said “ I have really enjoyed myself and was surrounded by laughter and great people”. A big thank you to everyone who came and supported and everyone who helped make the day extra special.

We were thrilled to host an afternoon of Cheese and Wine on Memory Lane. 

Our guests relished a variety of exquisite cheeses and select wines that catered to their individual tastes, all while the melodies of the Rat Pack played softly in the background. 

It was a wonderfully entertaining fun filled afternoon.

'You must have been a beautiful baby'

As part of 'National Photography Day' we welcomed our residents, relatives and colleagues to take part in a fun activity of 'can you guess the baby' as we asked those taking part to match the baby photo to the member of our team.

We had lots of fun guessing or comparing the staff member to the adorable baby photo and reminiscing about our childhoods, families and by gone fashion trends!

Claire, a much cherished member of our care team, was presented with her certificate for passing her level 2 diploma in adult care.

This was awarded to Claire by our Home Manager, Megan Jones.

Claire is a very popular and much loved member of the Rose Lodge care team, by our residents, their families and colleagues alike. It goes without saying we couldn't be more proud of Claire and everything that she has achieved.

Everyone here at the home congratulates Claire on her wonderful achievement.

This afternoon residents in our Memory Lane Community sat around the table rummaging and sorting through our sensory trolley items.

Vera said, "It was a bit messy and we put all the items back in the baskets where they belong".

After they were sorted we chatted about the items, bringing back lots of memories. Nora spoke about the bark from the tree and the conkers, particularly how you soaked them in vinegar, while our fathers would say 'Where are my laces kids'. As we had used them for our conker wars.