Activities at Sutton Grange Care Home
Here at Sutton Grange we work really hard at providing a range of activities to suit our residents needs. We understand that everyone is different and we enjoy supporting our residents in whatever activities they would like to take part in. With a dedicated Activities co-ordinator and a friendly team of volunteers we are always busy with activities. We have several clubs including; gardening, film, craft, music, puzzles, and singing. We enjoy live music and entertainment, both in and outside of the home, and have regular outings on the minibus to local places of interest. Residents take part in animal assisted therapy, afternoon tea, arts and crafts classes, and visits from local community groups and school children. We believe it is important to provide stimulating, meaningful and relevant activities for our residents in order to make friends, and build a warm community to live.
Alison Wareing
Hi, I'm Alison. I am the Activities Co-ordinator here at Sutton Grange, I joined the team in 2016.
I grew up in the local area and started my career working with animals. After I had my daughter, and before I joined Barchester, I trained as a teacher and taught lipreading and communication. The skills I learnt have been invaluable in my role today.
Now, I fill my days spending time with our wonderful Residents, helping them to live their lives to the fullest. I try to make a difference in someone’s life each day.
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 Sutton Grange Care Home
A little gentle exercise
The residents of Sutton Grange recently engaged in an exercise session. During the session they worked on improving their motor skills and keeping themselves fit and mobile.
The residents really enjoyed the flow of the session and are looking forward to the next session to see what they can accomplish. After the session they joined a lovely relaxing meditation which everyone enjoyed and said it was a lovely end to the end of the session.
Relaxing in the garden
We have had some lovely weather of late, so we decided to make the most of it and enjoy a sit in the garden having a good old sing a long. The residents love singing and we had all the old favourites aswell as some upto date songs which everyone enjoyed. We also had some ice cream served by our very own ice cream servers Rob and Alison who kept the ice cream flowing throughout the afternoon.
Baking club
Our residents at Sutton Grange love to have a baking session as part of our activity programme. We decided after chatting about it that we should make some shortbread and cookies to have for our afternoon tea. Everyone really enjoyed mixing the ingredients as you can see and the end result were very tasty treats which we enjoyed over a cup of tea and a reminiss in the afternoon about what the residents used to make on their ‘Baking Day’
Residents receive visit from pirates!
Residents were in good spirits at Sutton Grange care home, in Banks, as residents engaged in Talk Like A Pirate Day.
International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate An observer of this holiday would greet friends not with "Hello, everyone!" but with "Ahoy, maties!" or "Ahoy, me hearties!" The holiday, and its observance, springs from a romanticized view of the Golden Age Of Piracy
Magic table fun!
Sutton Grange Residents enjoyed an interactive session on the homes magic table which was a roaring success. The magic table is designed to support residents living with dementia by keeping them engaged through specialised games. The light projections respond to hand and arm movement allowing residents to stay stimulated and most of all, have fun!
Sorbet making
With the recent lovely hot weather Residents decided to make some refreshing watermelon sorbets and banana flavour ice cream.
It was a wonderful activity which everyone enjoyed engaging in. The end result was tasting the ice cream and sorbets once they were frozen, it was a welcome treat at the end of the day!
Upcoming events
St. George's Day
Join us on Monday 22nd April as we dedicate the day to celebrating our patron saint with musical entertainment and refreshments.
April
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us throughout April as we look forward to a fun filled month ahead.
Free Meeting Room
Do you need a meeting room? Look no further. Sutton Grange will happily facilitate your social, professional and networking needs.
Emergency Services - Take a Break with us
We would like to thank all emergency services personnel - come and take a break with us!
Coffee Mornings - Every Wednesday
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us for a cuppa and to make new friends - all welcome.
