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
Garden Games
The weather might not be very pleasant this summer but the residents are enjoying the sunshine whenever they can!
For the elderly, engaging in outdoor activities is a time-honoured way of improving mental health, enhancing relationships, reducing feelings of isolation, encouraging energy, speeding up recovery, lowering stress, fighting depression and anxiety, and contributing to general overall health.
Yesterday the residents at white lodge played garden/outdoor target ball game. We made sure to practice before we started playing! The game was pretty hard as we had 2 winners Jessie and Graham and both of them scored 200. Then we decided to play a tie breaker round and Graham won the game this time but he gave his prize to Jessie, how nice of him!!!
Flower Arranging
The residents at white lodge had did flower arranging this morning and decided to put them around the lounge so that they can enjoy fresh flower when they are having a cup of tea.
One of the residents Josephine said, I have done flower arranging all my life, I have won competition too. I love fresh flowers and I would like to do it every week.
Flower arranging for older adults is a great way to keep happy and active while also stimulating intellect and encouraging social contact.
Happy 98th birthday to our lovely Ruth
Staff and residents got together to celebrate Ruth's special day with her and her family. She is a wonderful woman, caring wife, amazing mother, passionate about knitting, loves reading, always appreciates the staff for whatever they do, motivates the young generation....what else can I say about Ruth. We just love you and wish you a good health. Happy Birthday!
Cooking club with Chef Richard
Our residents joined the cooking club today as the activity of the day supervised by our head chef Richard. They prepared dough for cookies which they enjoyed a lot.
Cooking brings alive the senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. It's also a great alternative to being sedentary in a chair. Baking is tactical and requires hand-eye coordination. Doing it often can keep you sharp and even elevate your mood or help you relax.
Celebrating Beer Day
Cheers & beers!!!
This afternoon the residents and staff of white lodge care home celebrated National Beer Day with beer tasting event.
Our hospitality team brought a range of brewtiful British ales for residents to sample and they enjoyed a beer tasting in the lounge with crisps, cheese and biscuits, learning about history of beer as well as taking part in quiz, matching pairs and playing dirt. We even had prizes for the winners!!!
One of the residents Donald said "I really enjoyed the event, who doesn't enjoy a cold beer on a summer day. thank you for the lovely event and the prize."
Celebrating Cheesecake Day
We had a successful cheesecake and tea party at white lodge this afternoon to celebrate the cheesecake day!
National cheesecake day is celebrated on July 30. It is the perfect occasion to have a slice of one of America’s favourite desserts which comes in many different varieties. Our residents had the choices of New York cheesecake, strawberry cheesecake, blueberry cheesecake, toffee cheesecake, triple chocolate cheesecake, lemon cheesecake.
All the staff of white lodge came along to put the party together. Thanks to our amazing kitchen team who never let us down, the cheesecakes were amazing!
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.
