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
What a show!
Braeburn Lodge hosted its annual firework display for the residents, families and friend’s. It went off with a bang as everyone gathered to enjoy the spectacular display, warmed up with hot chocolate and hotdogs.
It was amazing seeing everyone come together for the event, which is why we do it every year. Everyone was able to enjoy the magic, watching from window’s, balcony’s and in the courtyard. It really was a beautiful, wholesome evening for everyone at Braeburn Lodge with residents smiling, feeling joy and excitement as each firework was set off.
Trick or Treat!
The residents had a spooktacular day for Halloween. They kicked of their day with some creative face painting, designing ghosts, pumpkins and spiders to help get in the spooky spirit. Residents dressed up in witch’s hats as they patiently waited, with bowls full of goodies, for the arrival of the children from the community.
The residents were had an amazing evening and loved seeing all your different costumes, masks and props. Resident ambassador Nancy said "It’s been an entertaining night, the kiddies looked amazing"
Walk through a landscape
Residents across our services had a lovely time joining Emily and Marie-Therese from the Wallace Collection, for a virtual introduction to Reubens' Rainbow Landscape.
Residents truly enjoyed the sensory walk through one of the museum’s most famous landscape paintings.
Everyone who joined had a wonderful experience and can’t wait to put their creative skills to the test by painting some landscapes of our their in the coming days!
Mexican Day
Our themed day this month was all things Mexico! We decorated our cafe area with bunting and sombreros for everyone to enjoy. Our amazing hospitality team cooked a tasty 3 course lunch based on the traditional Mexican foods including homemade nachos and salsa, which were so good everyone was talking about them all day. Residents loved wearing the sombreros and Rita joked about it making her head look big, we told her she looked fabulous!
These themed days are a fun, interesting way of learning and exploring another country and culture. We absolutely love hosting them here at Braeburn and virtually traveling around the world together.
Pumpkin Painting
The Memory Lane residents enjoyed a messy morning decorating pumpkins in preparation for our Halloween celebrations! They were joined by some loved ones who were happy to get stuck in with us.
The residents were so excited to kick start the spooky celebrations and Arthur was so proud of what him and his wife had created! We all think they look just amazing.
A day at the movies
We welcomed back the marvellous Martyn for his second session at Braeburn Lodge. This was a day at the movies, complete with a red carpet for our VIPs. There was a movie quiz where everyone put on their thinking caps, Tommy, of course knew all the answers! Martyn then became producer as our residents starred in their own silent movie! We have some very talented actors and actresses in our home.
Doris said, "I had the best morning and Martyn is so much fun!" Thank you again to Martyn and we look forward to premiering our movies once editing has finished!
Upcoming events
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For more information why not pop in and see what Braeburn Lodge can offer you.
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!
