Activities at Washington Grange Care Home
Our group and individual activities are designed to mentally and physically stimulate those we care for. We try to organise a mix of activities and events that reflect the interests and capabilities of residents for anyone and everyone to participate in. Our evenings of afternoon entertainment is enjoyed by residents and their families, who are all encouraged to sing along and dance. We try to involve our local community; members of the clergy often visit to hold lovely afternoon church services for residents. It is essential that our team are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for those we support through person-centred activities, and that everyone has a fun and active time here at Washington Grange.
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 Washington Grange Care Home
Abe's 90th Celebrations
The 13th February was a very special day in our home as one of our lovely residents, Abe, celebrated his 90th birthday, so we had a lovely party with his friends and family, entertained by the lovely Kev The Care Home Singer.
Not only was it Abe's birthday, but this day meant a lot to him as he had been married to his lovely wife for 67 years, so we celebrated their anniversary in the celebrations also.
Little Movers
Here at Washington Grange we have our monthly visit from the Little Movers for our intergenerational session.
The residents thrive from these sessions as they love the interaction with the children, and it puts smiles on their faces and some of our residents get overwhelmed and shred a few tears.
Pampering
Some of our lovely ladies enjoyed their pamper day from going to the hairdresser to having their nails painted, filed and shaped.
This was followed by a hand massage using some beautiful cream which makes their hands so soft and smell beautiful. It's lovely to see their beautiful smiles and feel accomplished by how much a pamper and one to one means to these residents.
Baking Club
Many of our residents have wonderful family recipes and love to show their culinary skills in our popular baking club, sharing conversations and memories of their favourite bakes, time spent with their own children and grandchildren in the kitchen.
This week we made some delicious chocolate cupcakes topped with chocolate stars and buttons. The residents enjoyed the cupcakes along with a lovely cuppa throughout the whole home.
Staff elf themselves to raise monies for Alzheimers'
Staff at Washington Grange swapped their uniforms for costumes on National Elf Day (Wednesday December 4) in an effort to raise funds to help people living with dementia.
Launched by the Alzheimer’s Society and delivered direct from the North Pole, Elf Day was created to sprinkle some festive cheer on fundraising towards finding a cure for dementia. From stripy socks to head-to-toe elf outfits, anything goes – there’s snow better way to raise money to help beat dementia.
A Christmas Carol
Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.
This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes.
A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience.
Upcoming events
Calling all Emergency Services - take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break on us! enjoy a refreshing drink and slice of cake with us.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Do you have any spare time? Would you like to Volunteer and make a difference? For more information please contact us.
Coffee Morning - Last Thursday of the month
Join us at our monthly coffee morning and make new friends over a coffee and slice of homemade cake - all welcome.
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting?
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting? Come and see what we have to offer.
