Activities at Bloomfield Care Centre
We host a wide range of activities and events here for residents to stimulate them both physically and mentally. Relatives can often be found taking part; for example, they will some times join us on minibus trips and to enjoy entertainers and musical events. There is regular involvement from the local community, with ministers holding services for us weekly, visits from our PAT dog, and a good volunteer network. Additionally, we have recently opened a Dementia Café, which is held on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Activities are an essential part of residents' lives, so we strive to keep them active with a focus on what they can achieve and that life here is fun.
Cathy Jallow
Hello, My name is Cathy and I am the Activities Coordinator at Bloomfield care centre.
I joined the team here at Bloomfield in August 2017 as carer and have since moved into Activities.
The Activities role is varied and one which allows me to plan amazing activities for our residents to ensure their days are filled with lots of fun, laughter and social interaction.
I am always looking for new activity ideas as well as new places to visit, so please give me a call to discuss our life enrichment programme further.
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 Bloomfield Care Centre
Flower Donation
A local florist donated flowers from a recent wedding to our home and our residents were very pleased with them indeed.
Betty said that it would be nice to make an arrangement for the tables in the dinning room and some for the lounges.
We got the flowers and sorted them to colours and Peter said that he had grown these particular flowers in his garden. He then suggested that it would be nice to grow some here at Bloomfield, too.
Whilst arranging the flowers, we talked about weddings and how many different flowers were donated and how pretty they are and they all smelt amazing.
Betty, Sarah and Peter said how much they had enjoyed arranging the flowers and very much look forward to growing similar ones in our garden.
Mendip Male Voice Choir
Our residents Brian and Michael recently sang in the local Mendip Male Voice Choir, and heard that they would be singing in the local church very soon. We were all very excited to go along and listen to them as we'd heard lots of good things.
Peggy came along too, as the Midsomer Norton Church is her local church and she used to attend often.
On arrival at the church, we were all greeted by the congregation and many of the choir members chatted with us and Michael really enjoyed this.
Brian really enjoyed the singing and seeing old friends and Peggy loved seeing her friends from church. Peggy also met up with her daughter who came along too, which was nice.
Michael, Brian and Peggy said that they would love to go to further choir afternoons which we can attend in the future and we can't wait!
Cheddar Garden Centre Visit
Anne and Enid choose to visit Cheddar Garden Centre as it was a nice day and a nice drive down through the Cheddar George.
On arrival we had a look at the flowers and plants Anne picked out some Pansy’s and said that they were very pretty and came in lots of colours and would look very nice in our flower beds.
Enid who’s 103 years young was very interested in the Christmas decorations she said that it was lovely to see such beautiful things to have in the home for Christmas time.
Our trip was rounded up with tea and coffee in the restaurant which both ladies said they really enjoyed and look forward to visiting again very soon.
Shopping Day!
Two of our residents at Bloomfield asked if they would be able to go shopping and how much they missed doing this. So they decided that Shepton Mallet was a good place to go as they used to go there before. We set off with shopping lists and lots of ideas, Betty wanted a new top and Christine wanted a new scarf before the winter sets in. We also popped into Aldi for a look around to get some ideas for baking and garden club. Betty and Christine said how much they enjoyed the shopping trip and look forward to the next one.
Oakham Treasures Museum
We all enjoy trips out here at Bloomfield so asked our residents where they would like go and choose Oakham Treasures. David and Frank looked around all the valued treasures remembering many from days gone by. David and Frank both enjoyed tractors and motorbikes as they both come from a mechanical backgrounds and Frank found a tractor the same as one he had.
Visiting the Garden Centre
At Bloomfield we love our garden and prepping the beds and pots. Brian Peter and Ruth had a look around the plants and choose one of their favourite plant like they had in their own gardens. We looked at the spring flowing bulbs and choose some to plant back at Bloomfield. Everyone enjoyed the morning out and said that they look forward to visiting again soon.
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