Activities at Sycamore Grove 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.

We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.

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

Lynette Allen

Activities Co-ordinator

I first worked in the care sector in 2016. I have since gained a wealth of experience in dedicated dementia and residential activities, where I was an Activities Coordinator.

The largest and best part of my role was to ensure my residents were engaged in meaningful activities on a daily basis. I do this by taking into account their life history, their interests, likes and dislikes in order to promote their wellbeing currently and for the future. Liaising with family, friends and members of the community is also part of my role and it offers continuity to the lives of our residents. I love giving people a purpose and enabling our residents to do as much as possible of the things they love to do.

I cannot wait to welcome our residents into their wonderful new home and help to bring smiles, joy and laughter to each day.

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 Sycamore Grove Care Home

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Activity Team Recognition

It is National Activity Providers Week and we would like to take this opportunity to recognise and thank our wonderful Life Enrichment team, Nettie, Caroline and Wendy for all of the fun and laughter they bring to the home. We are proud of the dedication and creativity they bring to our residents every single day. They always go above and beyond their role and for this we are truly grateful.Special celebrations are also taking place at the home throughout the week with residents, friends and fellow colleagues.
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Crafty school visit

We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the wonderful staff and students at Stone Cross School for welcoming us during the Christmas season! Our visit was filled with joy as we engaged in festive crafts and created beautiful memories together.Thank you for allowing us to be part of your festive celebrations. We look forward to more joyful collaborations in the future!
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Cubs come to visit

Sycamore Grove hosted an evening with the local Cub Scouts . We had an amazing time with the Residents reminiscing with the Cubs about Christmas past. We played games and had lots of fun. The Cubs then presented everyone with individual homemade gifts of Snowman Tree Decorations which made the evening even more memorable. We look forward with eager anticipation to their next visit in the New Year!

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Shopping trip to Ashford outlet

Some of our residents fancied a Christmas shopping trip, so we ventured to Ashford Designer Outlet to embark on their Christmas Shopping. A fun day was had by all and we returned laden down with parcels of goodies and replete from a lovely meal at Pizza Express. We shared stories of old Christmas times and traditions and are very excited for this festive season.

Movember is in full swing at Sycamore Grove we are all getting behind the moustache growing!

The men of Sycamore Grove are stepping up to the plate for Movember! Join Laurence, Fergi, Ron, Frank, Christopher and the rest of the team as we grow our moustaches to raise awareness for men's health. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference. Let's work together to support a cause that matters. Donate now at https://uk.movember.com/team/2434625.

Scrabble Queen!

Our amazing Margaret, at a sprightly 101, proved she’s still got the sharpest mind around by beating Netty at Scrabble! Scrabble night just got a whole lot more competitive!