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
Making Toffee Apples
After a day making Guy Fawkes models, What better way to relax than toffee apple baking. The residents had a really fun packed time, and loved their sweet treats after supper.
Halloween Celebrations
Halloween celebrations that spanned the whole day. Starting with Pumpkin carving and competition. Dressing up the home, the residents and even the driveway to get involved in the Wadhurst village pumpkin trail. All topped off with a party for everyone.
Welcoming Our New Visiting Suite
Residents are overjoyed as Wadhurst Manor has implemented a visiting suite for residents to continue to spend time with their loved ones for the winter season in addition to the outdoor visiting that has been on offer for those able for many months. It has already proved a real big hit with everyone.
Oktoberfest Celebrations
So much fun at the Wadhurst Manor meets Oktoberfest this year. The Residents sang songs, tasted unusual German food such as salami, sauerkraut and some Brezen. They swilled beer all afternoon while chatting to their friends.
Creative Crafts.
Residents got stuck into some card making recently. We can’t wait to post this out to friends and relatives and to keep in touch the good old fashioned way, whilst having fun at the same time.
Harvest Festival Bread Making
Residents at Wadhurst Manor rose to the Harvest Festival challenge of making festive bread. Their creative, culinary success of delicious and beautiful bread was enjoyed by us all! The home entered the competition for the home that baked the best. We are sure we are going to win.
