Activities at Tennyson Wharf Care Home
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.
Donna Jones
Donna joined the Tennyson Wharf Family in April 2023.
As an Activities Coordinator, Donna helps to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active to keep residents engage. The team take time to ensure they all know each residents' interests so that the team can deliver a person-centered program of events and activities.
Donna has a passion for helping others and is settling into her new role great!
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 Tennyson Wharf Care Home
Man's Best Friend
Tennyson Wharf now has a fortnightly visit from Lottie, the PAT dog, and her owner, Joanne. As you can see, residents absolutely loved giving her cuddles and treats. Lottie visits our home every other Wednesday, and everyone very much looks forward to seeing her.
Pet Therapy
Amelia brought in lovely animals for residents to make a fuss over, including a rabbit, a dog, a guinea pig, a gecko, a hedgehog and a parrot. Amelia took her pets around our home to share with the those who are less mobile. The smiles on their faces spoke volumes.
The Collection
Residents visited ‘The Collection’ at the Usher Art Gallery in Lincoln, and thoroughly enjoyed their time there. They met some very unusual people, to their amusement
Christmas Cake Competition
It is that time of year – the Barchester Christmas Cake competition – and our residents relished the challenge, designing, making and decorating our very own Tennyson Wharf Christmas Cake. Our residents baked individual fairy cakes, icing and decorating them with edible adornments and edible glitter, and attached them to a large cone in the shape of a Christmas tree. Cherries, as red berries, completed the traditional Christmas tree look! The design meant lots of residents could get involved, and the cake evoked happy memories and shared discussions of Christmas past and trees at home with families and friends.
Christmas Market
Tennyson Wharf hosted their very own ‘Christmas Market’ for residents, family, friends and the local community all to enjoy, and we raised a massive £296 towards our residents funds too. With over 17 stalls of festive treats and fun, and Santa paying a wonderful surprise visit in the Tennyson Wharf Santa’s grotto, young or old - smiles and laughter were the order of the day!
Charity PJ Day!
Tennyson Wharf very much enjoyed wearing their pyjamas to work to raise funds for Children In Need! Staff got involved in a 24-hour sponsored bike ride and cake dunking and thoroughly enjoyed making a fool of themselves ….. all for a good cause of course! Funds are still being raised. Watch this space for the final amount!
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway to Summer and we have lots of fun things planned - all welcome.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
For more information why not pop in and see what Tennyson Wharf can offer you.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the impact a Volunteer can make on the lives of our residents, do you have any spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel - police, ambulance and fire services, district nurses - come and take a break on us, there maybe a cake or two available....
Coffee Morning - First Thursday of the month
Come along and make new friends, 1st Thursday of the month - all welcome.
