Activities at Wadhurst Manor Care Home
On a weekly basis we have many visitors to the home from the people like the University of the Third age and local small animal farms, who bring in their chickens and sheep. We also like to go out shopping and on day trips to local garden centres and when the weather is good picnics and tours of the beautiful local countryside. We have speciality days at the home which could be a theme of a country, or for specific times of year, including Halloween, Bonfire Night or Christmas. We have card games and art classes and a serious knitting team in the home who produce blankets and premature baby clothes for the local maternity unit.
Sarah Smith
I have worked at Wadhurst Manor in many different roles since December 2011. Prior to this I worked as a nurse, exercise teacher and and preschool supervisor. I have 4 lovely children who are now grown up and travelling the world. My hobbies include visiting my children, singing, dancing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, reading and amateur dramatics.I find enabling residents to remain active and engaged both physically and mentally is a wonderfully rewarding job. I particularly enjoy working on our memory lane units becoming immersed in their realities, enabling them to live their best lives by concentrating on what they can do not what they can't.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Wadhurst Manor Care Home
Freestyle Café Outing
Our residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon out at the local Freestyle Café, enjoying tea and cakes. They also had the chance to meet up with former staff members and a puppy which is a regular customer there.
Live Music
Our residents and staff were delighted to welcome back Michael Lack - saxophonist who entertained us with a variety of jazz songs. He brought back lovely memories to many of our residents.
Real Bread Week
We reached out to our friends in the community and re-established our link with the Mount Camphill Community. Students made wonderful bread rolls in the bakery which they dropped up for our residents to enjoy with their soup at supper time. We are looking forward to many more joint ventures.
Valentine's Day
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, everyone received beautiful daffodils and delicious chocolates. Staff and residents talked about what was important in a loving relationship and shared their advice.
Welcome to the Team
Wadhurst Manor welcomed new bank Activities Coordinator, Liz, to the team. She has recently hosted an activity planting spring bulbs to add some colour to our garden, which the residents really enjoyed.
Amazing Animals World
Our residents had the pleasure of welcoming the Amazing Animals World back into the home recently.
The residents in our Memory Lane community had a special day and enjoyed having a contact with the lovely animals. It was a truly fabulous visit.
