Activities at Braeburn Lodge Care Home
Our dedicated activities team are constantly dreaming up new and wonderful ways to support and stimulate the residents we look after. From trips to crafts, parties to skittles, musical performances and quizzes, we include something for everyone and pride ourselves on including everyone into the fun. We have a brilliant team of volunteers who help us to deliver more trips, support us at events and pop in for a cup of tea and chat. We have pet therapy at least once per week (sometimes twice!) and we take advantage of every school break by holding large scale events that we can invite families with children to. We have been developing ties with our neighbours since we first opened and thanks to this, we have successfully brought together our residents with local churches, choirs, Brownies groups, and schools. Whatever your interests are, here at Braeburn, there's something for everyone.
Dee Tugluer
Hi, my name is Dee, and I am the Activities Coordinator at Braeburn Lodge.
I have over ten years of experience of working in events and activities. I also have extensive knowledge in people skills and project management. Together with my past skills and my friendly personality, i look forward to working with our lovely residents at Braeburn Lodge!
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 Braeburn Lodge Care Home
Animal Petting at Braeburn Lodge
Today we invited a new Animal Petting team to our home for an exciting morning full of beautiful pets. Animal therapy has proven to be a successful form of treatment within the care sector and is often a popular event implemented into our monthly activity planners on a regular basis.
Most of our residents at Braeburn Lodge love animals .. especially those who had kept cats and dogs back in their own homes. You will often see a resident carrying their own robotic Pet around the home. However today was a very exciting day as our lovely residents had the chance of cuddling so many different furry creatures.
A Special Birthday Request
On June 9th we celebrated our wonderful Brenda's Birthday with a Tea Party arranged especially for her family and fellow residents.
Brenda has made many lovely friends in our home and thoroughly enjoys spending time with them all, especially if it's a special occasion! She also loves to invite her family over and often spends quality time with her great grandchildren when she can.
Brenda’s Tea Party was a huge success. Both residents and staff also joined in with the fun and helped Brenda have the best time ever.
Braeburn Makes another Wish Come True!
A couple of months ago one of our wonderful residents asked if we could arrange a romantic meal for her and her beloved husband in our lovely home. Joyce and Peter have been married for many years. Peter visits his childhood sweetheart every day without fail. They like to join into most of our daily activities and thoroughly enjoy being a part of the Braeburn Lodge Family.
Together with the help of our wonderful chef we arranged a surprise lunch for our wonderful couple in one of our special dinning rooms. Joyce and Peter enjoyed their romantic lunch together and could not thank us enough for the kindness and love we had shown them!
RAF Museum London
Across our services we had a lovely time joining Rhiannon Watkinson from the RAF Museum London for an interactive talk exploring the exciting and innovative aviation history of Hendon.
Our residents were able to learn about the first flights from the fields at Hendon, the creation of the London Aerodrome and Battle of Britain pilots who flew from RAF Hendon.
The talk also included photographic and film material from the Museum’s archive. Residents across our homes had a fantastic time and we truly enjoyed the virtual experience.
Art Historian virtual talk
Residents across our services had a delightful time during a special virtual sensory storytelling event, led by Art Historian Jon Sleigh from the Historic Royal Palaces.
Jon took us on a journey to discover some of the more unusual and unexpected inhabitants of the palaces and the Tower of London, sharing fascinating stories about the pets at the palaces.
Whilst enjoying the virtual experience, our residents were treated to hot beverages, delicious biscuits, berries and cakes. It was a truly lovely time for all.
The rich history of coronations
Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.
During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.
