What types of care does Beeston View Memory Lane Community offer?

Beeston View Memory Lane Community offers Residential care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay.

Activities at Beeston View Memory Lane Community

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.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Luisa Painemilla

Activities Coordinator

Hi there, I'm Luisa, Activities Co-ordinator at Iddenshall Hall.

I have worked with the elderly over 8 years and also for fifteen years in the social field as an Activities Coordinator for different social groups in three countries. I have a Degree in Social Integration, a Certificate in Theatrical Psychology and a Music Therapy certificate. In the past I have worked for local authorities and in a cerebral palsy home.

My work is very rewarding and it is a pleasure planning events and activities each month. I enjoy interacting with Residents and learning about their interests, preferences and experiences.

Look out for our activities and events - you are welcome to join us!

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 Beeston View Memory Lane Community

Music Therapist Visits Beeston View

Our new Music Therapist, Jess, is a big hit with the residents at Beeston View. She will be visiting once a month. Jess will be singing with the residents and encouraging them to join in with her, singing, playing instruments and dancing too. Jess comes armed with all sorts of sensory equipment too, including a bubble machine which went down a treat this week. The residents are really enjoying her visits!

Life Skills Session

On the 15th February we held a life skills session on our downstairs unit at Beeston View! The residents took part in washing up, drying and sorting cutlery. We had our own little production line going and the residents worked well as a team too. It was nice for the residents to experience every day activities that they themselves would be doing in their own homes.

Impromptu Music Session

On the 11th February, upstairs at Beeston View we had an impromptu Music Session, we took out our Keyboard and set it up in the Lounge. We used the pre-programmed tunes from the keyboard to sing along to. There are hundreds of tunes programmed in and most of them are ones the resident's recognise so we sang out loud and got the instruments out too. We formed our own little band, with Stan on the keyboard and guitar, Ray on the drums, Barbara on the tambourine and triangle! We then had relatives joining in too, Margaret played the bells, and Brian tried the bells and wooden sticks too! It was a fun way to spend an afternoon and it was lovely to see the residents and family members doing an activity together and having fun. We even managed some dancing to the classical music!

Christmas Party Day

Our Christmas Party Day was on 21st December 2015 and we enjoyed seeing Santa, who brought presents for all the residents. Without exception, every resident's face lit up when they saw him and it was lovely to share that time with them and see the smiles on their faces.

Christmas is a special time of year and each and every person deserves to share that joy so be a part of that with our residents is always a privilege.