Activities at Sutton Valence 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 activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Jacinta Wilson
The job description of Activities Coordinator fitted me perfectly and brought me out of retirement; I did miss the social aspect of working life... Enriching resident’s lives through art & crafts coupled with a vibrant caring nature is me to at T. I have a passion to give our residents access to their own self-esteem and confidence. Re-gain, explore or enhance their quality of Winter Life. Share the tools to make each moment the best it can be and if, it's, not then let's explore why? My team buddy laughs with me when I recall or mention Golden/Platinum moments I've been blessed with. I witness them every day. Finding a way to give purpose to a day is a mission of mine and I do my very best for our resident family to gain that.
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 Valence Care Home
Congratulations Barbara!
The entire Sutton Valence community extends heartfelt congratulations to Barbara Rodzeń, our dedicated Head of Housekeeping, on completing her Level 2 Apprenticeship in Hospitality.
Barbara’s commitment and hard work have truly paid off, and we couldn’t be prouder of her accomplishment. To honour this significant milestone, she was presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a certificate, recognising her outstanding achievement.
Barbara’s dedication to her professional development exemplifies the spirit of continuous learning and excellence that we value at Sutton Valence. Congratulations once again, Barbara!
Morning church service!
Sutton Valence Church joined our residents for their monthly church service.
It was a lovely morning, and thank you to Ruth for the beautiful reading.
VE Day celebrations
For VE Day we were joined by the Royal Navy Association and Marines to honour the flag. Peter, a resident at our home, used to be a Royal Marine Corporal himself.
We enjoyed a street party lunch and had live music from Ricky Entertainer.
What a wonderful day we all had together. Thank you to everyone who joined us.
Art Paradise
Pablo Picasso: "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"
This quote encapsulates the idea of art being a place of refuge and inspiration, much like a paradise.
Art can offer respite and transformation, allowing our residents and family to escape everyday life and find a sense of peace and beauty.
A Spring in our Step for Easter!
The Easter weekend was festive and fun here at Milford with a lot going on. Good Friday saw the last of our decorations being prepared as residents created bright and cheerful centrepieces for the dining room tables. Easter Sunday brought the Easter Bunny with Easter Eggs for everyone, while our chef's team served up a delicious lunch with family and friends in attendance and lots of smiles all round.
Last, but not least, with the Bank Holiday Monday rounding off the weekend, we held our 'Mad as a Hatter' Tea Party, which was enormous fun with everyone entering into the spirit of the event. With donations for our chosen charity for 2025 on both Sunday and Monday, we were delighted to be able to forward £72 to Childrens Chance. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed.
Easter at Sutton Valence
The residents have been getting Easter ready by beautifully decorating the home with their Easter crafts. We all agree that it looks wonderful!
We also had the brilliant PJ & Rose - a "New-Vintage" Sound perform, enjoyed an Easter Church service and had some warm traditional hot cross buns and some extra special chocolate & salted caramel hot cross buns!
We hope everyone had a lovely Easter!
