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
Guitar Guru
Jon McDevitt returned to entertain residents with his singing, guitar skills and ukulele abilities. Everyone joined in singing, clapping and even dancing for a very enjoyable afternoon.
Our PAT Dog
Residents enjoyed an afternoon with Ronnie, our home dog. Ronnie was a little anxious at first, but after a while, he loved the attention and all the cuddles, which led to lots of reminiscing about past pets.
Volleyball with Volunteers
Freddie and Jude, who are currently volunteering as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award, played beach ball volleyball with residents. Even those who did not originally want to join in got involved and became very competitive.
Care Home Open Day
A wonderful time was had by all as we opened our door to friends, loved ones and visitors for Care Home Open Day. Our 1950s party was a great success, with lovely food, hilarious fancy dress and an amazing show by Debonnaire Entertainment.
Sensory Fun
A resident's wife donated this sensory blanket that she made herself - and residents seem to really like it!
Mud Run
These images show two Wadhurst Manor staff members before and after completing the Mud Run in Tunbridge Wells for Cancer Research. The duo managed to raise £300 between them. Well done!
