Activities at Bedewell Grange Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Donna Brooks
My Name is Donna. I am the activities co-ordinator at Bedewell Grange care home Hebburn. I joined Bedewell Grange in April 2022 and I bring lots of new exciting ideas to the role, having worked in the health and social care sector for the last 15 years. I am passionate about my role within the home and aim to bring a smile to all our residents faces through different types of activities. My personality is bright and bubbly so aim to share this each day at work. I have experience in supporting our residents who are more able as well as doing sensory Namaste sessions with our residents who are less able. As I gather the residents likes and dislikes if you would like to come and chat with me about your family member please contact the home to arrange.
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 Bedewell Grange Care Home
Bedewell Buddies
Meet our 3 Bedewell Buddies: Maureen, Doris & Peg. These ladies buddy up with less able residents to support and help them to continue enjoying activities in our home. Peg has come from the world of business, Maureen is a former nurse and homemaker and Doris was also a homemaker who loved crafting. These ladies are always keen to participate in most activities and assist the Activities Coordinator.
Arts & Crafts
At Bedewell Grang, we are working with Equal Arts and Henpower; local artists come in and we create lots of artwork using different mediums, and we're always trying to think of ways we can expand on the artists' ideas.
We had great fun working on our summer theme art with different fabrics, and once they were mounted and framed they looked stunning.
Our next artist is a ceramic artist, so stay tuned for more pictures of our ceramic creations.
Easter Activities
Here at Bedewell Grange, staff and residents all enjoyed our Easter Egg hunt on Good Friday. We also hosted a seasonal baking afternoon and indulged in a cake or two afterwards.
Communal Crossword Activity
Every week, we all get together for a crossword activity, which allows for residents to participate in a cognitive puzzle. This can help with memory, problem solving, social interaction, promotes discussion and results in a jolly good laugh. Residents are often joined by friends and family members, who are always welcome.
St Patrick's Day
Here at Bedewell Grange, we had a great night celebrating St Patrick's Day with the great singer, Christine Rosemond. She has entertained the residents & staff on previous occasions and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. We also had an Irish-themed tea party!
Employee of the Month - February
Congratulations to Care Assistant, Denise Skea, who was named as Bedewell Grange's Employee of the Month for February.
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway to summer and we have a fun filled month ahead and we hope you can join us - all welcome.
Newsletter - Spring edition
We are delighted to share our latest newsletter - Spring edition and we look forward to keeping you informed of 'What's on'
Blue Light Breakfast
If you are part of the Emergency Services or Community District Nurses, we extend a very warm welcome for you to join us - Every Tuesday from 7.30 am - 10.00 am.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Do you have any spare time and could make a difference? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
