Activities co-ordinator Jay Cranks said about the duchess: “She said she used to teach calligraphy. She was so natural, so wonderful to be with, she can join our class any time.”
Giles Cooper, chairman of the Royal Variety Charity, had taken the duchess on her tour of the home and said the royal visit had made Christmas for the residents.
He added Meghan had mentioned a care home for actors in Los Angeles which she had visited many times and said Brinsworth House reminded her of the US institution.
Mr Cooper said: “Obviously as an actress she felt amongst her own, I think.
“She was chatting all the way round, great fun in the hairdressing salon, in all the areas actually, really joined in and made a real effort to speak to absolutely everybody – it was fantastic to see.”