What types of care does Wadhurst Manor Care Home offer?

Wadhurst Manor Care Home offers Nursing care, Residential care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay, Services for under 65.

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.

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Sarah Smith

Assistant Activities Coordinator

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.

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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

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Brainbox Quiz

Residents and loved ones were joined by members of St Augustine’s Church for a Brainbox Quiz. It was a very tightly run thing, with the 6 J’s, who represented the ground floor, winning, closely followed by team Amber, with team JABSY from the ground floor, biting at their heels; The Topaz Toodlers would have tied first if they had just played their Joker on right round – what a shame!

Spa Valley Railway

We had a wonderful visit to Spa Valley Railway as a special birthday treat for resident, Roger. A couple of families joined us, making it really special, especially as Roger's grandchildren were visiting from the States. The staff at Spa Valley were all so friendly and could not do enough to help.

After watching a short film on the history of the Spa Valley Railway, we boarded the steam train and sat in the first class carriages, reminiscing about train rides when we were younger. While the engine was changed round at Groombridge, we enjoyed hot drinks and some birthday cake.

Pumpkin Carving

Volunteer, Amy Smith, Came in to help carve pumpkins in readiness for our Halloween party. It was an enjoyable afternoon!

25th Anniversary Celebrations

Folks at Wadhurst Manor had lots of fun celebrating 25 years of Barchester. We got into the spirit of the celebrations with a glass of Prosecco to welcome guests; they were then treated to a cabaret-style magic show, performed by Marco the Magician, which was enjoyed by residents, staff and visitors alike. The afternoon concluded with our guests enjoying an excellent buffet supper with residents.

Wadhurst Ukulele Group

What an amazing time we had when Wadhurst Ukulele Group came to play. There was lots of singing and clapping along to old favourites, as well as a few we had not heard before. Everyone agreed that it was a lovely afternoon and we hope to book them again at Christmas.