Activities at Wood Grange Care Home

Our ladies love to get pampered but also our men do. John has enjoyed a session of pampering, head and hand massage whilst enjoying some light stretches to promote good mood and ease stiff joints. Gosia who is a trained massage therapist, creates a wonderful relaxing atmosphere for our residents.

Wood Grange residents love to get out in the garden as much as possible, we made the most of the winter sunshine and temperature of 10 degree C! A huge difference from the -4 days last week.  We wondered round the garden looking at all the spring plants peeping through the soil leaving us excited for spring.  Harry really enjoys being outside in any weather.

Wood Grange residents, staff and relatives enjoyed a surprise visit from Gareth Davies MP, Mr Davies is the MP for Grantham to Stamford and surrounding local villages.

Katya welcomed Mr Davies and gave him a tour of Wood Grange, he met residents such as Ethel who is our oldest resident at Wood Grange at the grand age of 104. Ethel said it was “fabulous to meet Mr Davies, he is a lovely gentleman”

Mr Davies took time to talk to residents individually and then in a group in the Baston Lounge whilst enjoying light refreshments. Mr Davies thanked all of our wonderful staff at Wood Grange on behalf of himself and the community for their hard work and dedication. Residents really enjoyed spending time with him discussing the local areas and feeling connected to our community. Thank you for visiting us Mr Davies!

Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs.

Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.

We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff.  It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.

All over the country our care homes and hospitals linked up for Barchester’s Big Quiz of the year!

Residents tested their knowledge with a variety of questions, from historical humdingers and musical musings to pictorial puzzlers and connective conundrums.

Everyone who participated had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

Across our homes we got into the Christmas spirit of things by joining a festive live virtual experience, led by Des and Kelly from Performing Pets.

Our residents were thrilled to meet the charming furry friends and get up close and personal with the reindeers.  We certainly learnt some interesting facts about the animals and had a fantastic time.