Activities at Briardene Care Home
Briardene has a dedicated therapy team comprising of a Therapy Co-ordinator, Activities Organiser, Holistic Therapist and a Music Therapist. The therapy team have a fundamental role in delivering meaningful activities and therapies to this specific client group.
The team implement meaningful interventions with life enrichment to maintain and improve the whole of the wellbeing. This is supported with the use of a well-planned and sourced Activity life enrichment programme, full of choice and variety to suit the hobbies, likes, and interests of those that reside at Briardene.
The holistic therapist provides physical and mental health support to the clients ranging from lymphatic drainage and massage to Reiki, talking therapies and relaxation. This holistic treatment aids in maintaining physical wellbeing and offers great emotional support. The music therapy at Briardene encourages communication, positive interaction and further emotional support through the use of music.
The Therapy team promotes using non pharmacological interventions to calm, relax and enhance wellbeing in those with distress, reducing pain, promoting independence and recovery, and most of all to enjoy life to the best of their ability.
Our team pride themselves on having a non-judgmental approach that reflects cultural competency and sensitivity towards the unique needs and diverse experiences of others, with an approach to therapy that creates a safe and supportive environment where residents and their families can be seen and heard.
Claire Gibson
Therapy Coordinator
Claire Farnaby
Complementary Therapist
Mary Raunikar Page
Music Therapist
Claire Gibson
Therapy Coordinator
Claire Gibson, Dip HE Bsc (Hons) Psych and Couns is the Therapy Coordinator and the Head of Therapy Department, The Well Being Champion for the staff and The Dementia Champion for the residents at Briardene. The Therapy Team Claire leads consists of an Activities Organiser, Holistic Therapist and a Music Therapist. Claire supports and guides her team to provide meaningful and enriching interventions that have a positive impact on the residents Biopsychosocial wellbeing.
Her approach has very many different levels to it from those residents who can complete a task/occupation for start to finish with minimal support to another resident that may be involved in the group for emotional sensory support using feeling, tasting, smelling evoking memories. Claire’s ethos is everyone still has ability it’s how we unlock it to its full potential to have a positive impact on their life and their families. The families see the positive changes and often comment that they can’t believe the difference in their loved one. Claire’s individual personality and professional approach inspires those around her showing how anything is possible in Dementia with the right approach for the individual resident. Claire has achieved many awards recognising her hard work and approach with those living with Complex Dementia care needs, these include 3 divisional awards for activities/therapies and 2 regional awards, 1 for activities and 1 for her Customer Care.
Celebrating life at Briardene Care Home
Carehome.co.uk Awards
We are so happy to announce that we have received the 'Top 20 Came Home 2024' Award from Carehome.co.uk!
We have received this award in recognition that our home is in the top 20 rated care homes in our region, based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends.
Everyone at the home has been working incredibly hard to achieve high standards of care for their residents and are thrilled to celebrate this amazing achievement. Carehome.co.uk is the leading care home reviews website in the UK with nearly 18,000 care homes, 16 million+ visits per year and over 300,000 care home reviews.
A broad selection of friends and families have left glowing reviews of their experiences with the home on the website. To achieve this award is a huge team effort, and we would like to say a big thank you to anyone who left a review and helped us achieve this award.
Top 20 Came Home 2024 award from carehome.co.uk
We are so happy to announce that we have received the 'Top 20 Came Home 2024' Award from Carehome.co.uk!
We have received this award in recognition that our home in in the top 20 rated care homes in our region, based on published reviews from residents and their family & friends.
Everyone at the home has been working incredibly hard to achieve high standards of care for their residents and are thrilled to celebrate this amazing achievement.
carehome.co.uk is the leading care home reviews website in the UK with nearly 18,000 care homes, 16 million+ visits per year and over 300,000 care home reviews.
A broad selection of friends and families have left glowing reviews of their experiences with the home on the website.
To achieve this award is a huge team effort. A big thank you to anyone who left a review. It does show our dedication and support.
Barchester Care Awards - We're Winners!
Learner of the Year award, presented by Gareth Williams, Director of Learning and Development. This award is for an individual who exhibits enthusiasm and commitment to their learning and on-going career development. And the award goes to Wayne Mulloy from Briardene Care Home. Congratulations!
Barchester Care Awards - We're Winners!
Julia Atherton, Director of Nursing & Dementia, presented the Registered Nurse of the Year award for 2023. All the nominees demonstrated outstanding ability as nurses and a genuine desire to improve the lives of the individuals they care for. The winner is Chris Winkley from Briardene Care Home. Congratulations!
Carehome.co.uk Awards
We are so happy to announce that we have received the 'Top 20 Came Home 2024' Award from Carehome.co.uk!
We have received this award in recognition that our home is in the top 20 rated care homes in our region, based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends.
Everyone at the home has been working incredibly hard to achieve high standards of care for their residents and are thrilled to celebrate this amazing achievement. Carehome.co.uk is the leading care home reviews website in the UK with nearly 18,000 care homes, 16 million+ visits per year and over 300,000 care home reviews.
A broad selection of friends and families have left glowing reviews of their experiences with the home on the website. To achieve this award is a huge team effort, and we would like to say a big thank you to anyone who left a review and helped us achieve this award.
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 enrichment
With us, it's all about making every day meaningful for our residents. We do this through our Life Enrichment programme, designed to suit the needs of each person in our care, and support individuals in retaining their joy, purpose and life skills for as long as possible. We offer a range of daily activities for individuals to get involved in, whether that's socially as part of a group, solo or with a team member, ensuring everyone receives the support that adds enrichment to their life.
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