Activities at Brookfield Care Home
Our Activities coordinator dedicates her time on getting feedback from our residents of what they like to do. We have introduced paper mornings which involves group discussions and an active mind, and we also have a variety of entertainers that come in on a weekly basis. We hold a residents quiz once a week as it is one of our more popular activities, we now call it the Big Quiz due to its popularity.
It is important that we involve the community and family in many of our activities. We have the local rugby club heritage centre coming in once a week to do Bocci (indoor bowls) and seated exercise. We also hold cheese and wine evenings for family and residents which are very popular. Here at Brookfield we pride ourselves on the fabulous bond our activity coordinator has with all our residents as they are as happy to see her each morning as she is to see her friends.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Brookfield Care Home
St Mary's at Christmas
Being part of the local community is very important for our residents, giving them a sense of belonging and connectivity to the village in which they live, we are very proud of our continuing links with St Mary’s C of E Church.
We have regular visits from the church for our monthly communion service and take part in church events such as the Christmas Tree Festival.
This year’s theme was ‘New Beginnings’ we filled our tree with homemade decorations symbolising all events that residents considered a new beginning, a new job, a new car, starting a family, travelling and many more.
Something a little different
Residents at Brookfield really are enjoying a wide variety of musical entertainers in the run up to Christmas and were surprised to learn that Tina was a Saxophonist and wouldn’t be singing....but that soon changed as they were all humming along to familiar popular tunes and had lots of questions about the saxophone afterwards.
Decorating our home for Christmas
In preparation for the upcoming Christmas festivities, we spent time decorating our home with colourful themed ornaments, lights and baubles.
Our residents had fun creating the home’s Christmas display and got involved in arts and crafts sessions to paint baubles and make the beautiful decorations for our Christmas tree.
We held a special lights switch-on ceremony, where we turned on the Christmas lights at the home. Everyone had an amazing time and we are all looking forward to the holidays.
Birthday celebrations
Resident, Eva recently celebrated her birthday in style surrounded by staff and friends in the home. Eva had a wonderful day as the home held their ‘Sunday Fun-day’ activities.
Eva was over the moon with the gifts she received and was delighted with her delicious cake, after a rousing rendition of ‘Happy birthday’ everyone enjoyed a slice.
Sarah Nolan, General Manager said: “It was a lovely afternoon which was enjoyed by everyone and it was nice that Eva could share her day with all the other residents and the staff made sure her birthday celebrations were spectacular!”
Sounds of yesteryear
Residents of Brookfield enjoying an afternoon of music when a family member kindly brought in a selection of vinyl LPs and player. Transporting our residents back to yesteryear through music can had a hugely beneficial effect as they toe-tapped to some classics and can shared memories of trips to dance halls, which evoked much reminiscence.
This type of activity also promotes socialisation and interaction within the home. This is really important for our residents for their health and wellbeing.
Afternoon Tea
An afternoon tea is always welcome, especially when the scones are fresh from the oven….residents and visitors had a splendid afternoon as they tucked into freshly made scones, jam & cream and fresh strawberries, and the main topic of conversation….. is it cream and jam or jam and cream????? No answer was reached except both ways were equally delicious!
Upcoming events
Winter Warmer - Weekly each Friday
We know meal times can be lonely for members of our older community and we extend a warm invitation to join us - To book your place please contact the home.
March
Hello Spring! We extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we looking forward to the first days of spring....
Could you be a Volunteer?
Volunteers provide a valuable and wide variety of services in many different settings. Do you have spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
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