Activities at Braeburn Lodge Care Home
Our dedicated activities team are constantly dreaming up new and wonderful ways to support and stimulate the mind, body and soul of the residents we look after. Taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life. 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.
Yasmine Dawson
I have worked at Braeburn Lodge since 2015. I started working as a carer and the activities side of the role really appealed to me. We organise a variety of activities to suit everybody’s preferences and abilities. I enjoy working at Braeburn and making a difference to the residents’ lives.
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
The day we went to the farm!
Braeburn was full of excitement as they prepared for a trip to Tiny Steps Petting Farm in Thurlby.
Residents Joan and Brenda were very excited to meet animals such as donkeys, pigs and goats at Tiny Steps Petting Farm. The residents were captivated as they were shown how to safely feed the animals, as well as learning interesting facts like that goats do not have any front upper teeth! It was a morning filled with joy as both Brenda and Joan loved being able to be so close to such a variety of animals.
World Bee Day
Braeburn Lodge welcomed Ian Watkins and Carousel Nursery for World Bee Day. Ian has an abundance of knowledge about bees and kindly donated some fresh honey for everyone to taste. He spoke about the Queen being the largest bee and the only one who can reproduce. Ian brought in a honeycomb and bee protection gear for everyone to try, which filled the room with laughter! The residents and children were mesmerised when he showed a real bee hive! The residents tucked into the honey by making their own granola bowls and Valma said "it tastes so delicious, nothing better than fresh honey."
A huge thank you to Ian for his expert knowledge, fascinating demonstrations and donation of honey from Thistlemoor Wood Honey.
World Cocktail Day
Braeburn Lodge celebrated world cocktails with a variety of concoctions. The most popular cocktails, voted by the residents, were Sourz Sunrise and the classic Pimm's, all topped off with an abundance of fresh fruit. World Cocktail Day is a global celebration of cocktails, marking the first definition of a cocktail in 1806!
Residents from all communities loved being involved in this fun day, from helping chop up the fruit to tasting their amazing creations.
Resident Geoff said "This tastes amazing! Can I keep the whole jug?"
Let's get moving!
Braeburn Lodge welcomed Sally from Encore Dance Academy. Sally taught an armchair dance routine and had the music playing and the residents shaking and wiggling in their seats.
Everyone was full of laughter as they danced away, stretching their arms and legs, waving the fan props and spinning the dance sticks! Sally teaches these classes every month at Braeburn and the residents always look forward to seeing her. Resident Valma said "I love dancing. What a fun morning with everyone."
International Nurses Day
Coinciding with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, International Nurses Day, held on Monday 12th May, is a day to celebrate nurses and care staff around the world.
Residents and staff at Braeburn Lodge care home in Deeping St James, were happy to get involved by hosting a much-deserved appreciation day with gifts and thankyou cards for their dedicated, hardworking nurses.
Our annual Easter fete!
Thank you everyone who came to our annual Easter Fete! Everyone had an amazing day filled with fun, treats and lots of great company. The Easter bunny really made everyone smile and the Easter egg hunt was so exciting with nearly 100 eggs being found!
Our raffle was a huge success, as always, and the cake stall went down a treat thankyou to The Café at Eventus for their kind donation. Janet said "I've had a lovely day, I really had fun on the tombola"
Upcoming events
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Don't dine alone - every Friday
Join us every Friday from 12.30 until14.30 as we welcome the seniors in our communiuty to take advantage of our hospitality and join us for a nutritious lunch at Braeburn Lodge.
Carers Cafe - last Monday of the month
We know the importance of supporting our local community and hope you can join us!
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break with us - we offer a warm welcome and a hot drink, there may be a cake to two available!
