Activities at White Lodge Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators here at White Lodge enjoy the fulfillment of helping residents feel important and a part of something. Meaningful moments are created through laughter and comfort. A varied activities programme is offered for the betterment of residents' bodies and minds, including music for health, 'Oomph' sessions and chair Zumba, in addition to coffee and cake groups that all inevitably lead to giggles and old fashioned singalongs. Also, we organise parties, trips out, walks in the country, bus outings and wonderful entertainers to visit our home. A sneaky tipple is always welcomed with cheese and crackers and, at the end of the day, it is important to go home knowing our activities have made a difference.
Shayla Sharmeen
Hi my name is Shayla and I'm the activities coordinator here at White Lodge.
Prior to taking the position, I joined White Lodge as care assistant in 2022 and loved every minute of my role. My passion is very much in supporting the day to day lives of the people we care for, it is important to me that our weekly calendar offers rich experiences with music from live entertainers, as well as arts and crafts tailored to individual abilities.
Getting to know our residents better is so important, and through regular family and friends’ meetings we can gain a greater understanding of their loved ones' interests and life prior to joining White Lodge that will make for an enriched activities program to be developed, one that keeps them at the heart of the local community. I look forward to getting to know you, and your loved ones.
We are always open to new ideas. If you would like to get involved in any of our Life Enrichment activities or have a skill, or project you'd like to share with our residents, please click here to contact me direct. New entertainers and community links are always welcome.
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 White Lodge Care Home
Enjoying the sunshine to the fullest
The sun definitely has its hat on today and our residents enjoyed soaking it up. Here at white lodge we are very lucky to have such wonderful grounds to walk around.
Our residents enjoyed walking in the fresh air and seeing all the beautiful wildlife and animals that surround us. They couldn't stop themselves from picking apples from the apple tree! There were smiles all round. What are sunny days for.
Marbles in a Jar
Residents and staff at white lodge participated in a game called "guess how many marbles are in the jar".
It was not only fun guessing the number but also touching the marble took our residents back to their childhood. One of the residents Joyce shared her memories how she used to play with marbles by making holes in the ground! She also thanked us for arranging the game as she loves the sound of marble.
In the jar there were 158 marbles. The winner, Barbara has guessed the nearest and she said it is 157 marbles! Pretty close isn't it? Barbara said she is absolutely thrilled by the fact that she nearly guessed it right and she is so happy to win a lovely gift set for herself.
Celebrating India Day
Today we celebrated Indian day at white lodge with special menu of Indian cuisine including chicken curry and pilau rice for lunch and samosa, chicken pakora, chicken curry bites, onion bhaji, papadam, kheer, semolina, Indian shortbread and masala tea for afternoon tea!
Our kitchen has done wonderful job with the food, they were absolutely amazing and our residents thanked the chef personally. The activity department has done a great job with the decoration to introduce Indian culture to the residents.
Making Caterpillars with Pom Poms
Residents at white lodge had fun making caterpillars with pom poms this afternoon. While we are working on our caterpillars, one of our residents Jessie made her own version of colourful snowman with hands and legs.
Crafting is always fun! Crafting is a great way to help you cope with our depression and reduce our anxiety as it keeps our mind busy and enables us to focus on the task at hand. Crafting increases dopamine levels in our brain, it can make us feel happier, which can have a positive impact on our everyday life.
The residents loved the end result so much that they made one of each and said they want to keep these to themselves!!!
Arts and Crafts with Shells
The week started with creativity!
Today morning we had a activity planning meeting with the residents where we discussed about what activities we want to do this week.
After lunch we coloured lots of sea shells, let them dry and stick them around a vase. The decorated flower vase was appreciated by everybody! This gave the residents a sense of achievement.
Later in afternoon we did crosswords in the lounge with a cup of tea and enjoyed the sunshine!
Church Service at White Lodge
Liz and David came to White Lodge to perform church service with the residents. They had a peaceful afternoon followed by hymns and afternoon tea.
Upcoming events
Love to Move - Senior Fitness Day
Join us on 18th June from 11.30pm for a session with Corrine from Wiltshire & Swindon Sport as she provides us with a fun Senior Health & Fitness workout.
Royal Ascot Ladies Day - All Welcome!
Get your glad rags on and join us for all the fun of the races on Royal Ascot - Ladies Day, we'll be studying the form and placing our imaginary bets, prizes for the best hat!
Open Day - Exciting Changes Revealed
Join us on 28th June from 10am to take a tour of our newly refurbished communities. We have been undergoing exciting changes and can't wait for you to see them!
Fabulous 50's Summer Fete
Shake, Rattle & Roll to White Lodge for a 1950s celebration at our annual summer fete on 5th July 2-4pm. Classic Cars, Buffet, Games and Live Music!
Celebrating Age Wiltshire - Summer Concert
Join us on 25th July from 10.30am to be entertained by the amazing singer 'Frankie' courtesy of Celebrating Age Wiltshire!
Newsletter - Spring to Summer Edition
We're happy to share our latest newsletter, please download to enjoy!
Enjoy a meal on us - Don't Dine Alone
Don't dine alone we're welcoming older people to join us during the week; Monday to Friday for some friendly conversation and a delicious meal - Booking is essential.
