Activities at Wood Grange Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Ruby-Mae Walker
Hello, my name is Ruby-Mae and I am the activities Co-Ordinator here at Wood Grange.
My background is working in dance education and production as well as experience in the mental health care sector. I am extremely passionate about my role here in promoting life enrichment within the home and I feel privileged to work alongside such amazing people, and to be a part of our residents lives, spending quality time with them on a regular basis. I work alongside Louise to plan and organise daily activities to suit our resident’s needs, Louise and I are very enthusiastic about our roles and the resident’s well-being is always at the forefront of our minds.
I love to dance, keep fit by going to the gym and spending time with family.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Wood Grange Care Home
Employee of the Month - September
Congratulations to Katherine Lovesey, who was named as Wood Grange's Employee of the Month for September. Well done, Katherine!
A Double Celebration
Residents, staff and visitors had a busy week celebrating Barchester's silver anniversary and Halloween. Attendees enjoyed an afternoon tea, karaoke, dancing and much more!
Mexican-Themed Lunch
Residents, families and friends who joined us for this fun event thoroughly enjoyed being serenaded by Activities Coordinator, Sandra, and her dancers. Lunch consisted of typical Mexican meals, such as mini fishcake starters with a dip, chili con carne for the main course, followed by hot chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
Employees of the Month - July
Congratulations to Activities Coordinator, Sandra, and Housekeeper, Bernie, who were both named as Employees of the Month for July here at Wood Grange.
Care Home Open Day
During Care Home Open Day, visitors were invited to join residents to experience how fun life can be at Wood Grange.
Bringing the seaside into our home proved to be a big hit with residents, their families, friends and visitors. As you can see, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Traditional English fish and chips was served for dinner, amongst other choices, and 99 ice creams were very popular for dessert. Visitors commented on how much they had enjoyed the lunch and saw another side of life in a care home (the fun side).
St Patrick's Day
Everyone had a great time celebrating St Patrick's Day here at Wood Grange (any excuse to get dressed up).
Upcoming events
Memory Cafe
Join us at our 'Memory Cafe' and meet our highly trained dementia staff who will be on hand to answer any questions you may have or just to have a chat.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
Looking for a place or venue to hold a meeting? For more information on what we have to offer please get in touch.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
If you would like to become a volunteer or more information on volunteering, we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Come and take a break on us! Calling all emergency services personnel, district nurses, enjoy a warming drink and slice of cake on your break.
Dementia Support Group
Helping loved ones to connect - 3rd Thursday of the month from 1.15 pm. All welcome.
Gentlemen's Club
Come along and make new friends over a game of dominoes, games and enjoy a drink or two.
Knit and Natter
Are you a knitter? We extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our weekly knit & natter group - Every Thursday from 2.00 pm.
