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
Zooming with the Children from Paulton
Residents at Bloomfield just love their interaction with our local children. We use any opportunity we can to engage with them. They recently suggested reading some poetry to our residents. It was very heart warming to watch.
Pizza Making.
As part of our virtual armchair travels. We travelled to Italy. We learnt about all things Italian, We held a virtual quiz, tasted Italian wine and made pizza's for our supper in the evening.
100th Birthday Celebrations
It was a great privilege to host a very special birthday party. The lovely Edith celebrated her 100th year. It was magical to watch as her Grandsons were able to join her for the celebrations.
Weekend full of Easter fun
What a weekend everyone had this Easter. There was Card making, Egg deliveries, Cupcake making, Virtual quizzes linking up with many other Barchester homes and of course visits from loved ones too. All washed down with plenty of tea and chocolate.
Easter calls to the family
We understand that any communication with family is so special. So when the family are unable to make it down for Easter we surprise them with calls from home. The smile says it all.
Mary Quant Virtual talk
Staff and residents at Bloomfield were treated to a virtual talk about Mary Quant’s influence on the world of fashion by V&A Dundee curator, Mhairi Maxwell. The talk forms part of a series of six talks and virtual tours that V&A Dundee is hosting for Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and private hospitals across the UK. Everyone said the talk was fascinating and transported them back to the swinging sixties.
