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
Resident shares his experiences
Brookfield resident, Ray has been sharing his experiences of the war as part of the homes 'Getting to know me' sessions with his fellow residents and staff. Ray wrote his own autobiography detailing his life during his National Service 12-years after the war. Ray wrote it in the 1980s and many copies were distributed around the UK, it has been a delight to read as he also illustrated some of the images in the book as he is very good at drawing.
Long Service recognised
A senior carer at Brookfield in Lymm has received a prestigious 10 Year Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 10 years.
Rachel Carson, now senior carer started at Barchester on the 13th February 2011 and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.
Love is in the air
Love is in the air as Residents enjoy Valentine’s-themed activities from quizzes, crafts, baking. Everyone has been getting in the mood for the month of love, prompting many Residents to reminisce about past Valentine’s Days, romantic gestures and loving partners.
Creating works of art
Residents enjoyed a relaxing painting afternoon using water paints to create some beautiful works of art. During the session they discussed their favourite artists and galleries which they have previously visited.
Morning coffee and papers....
Residents at Brookfield recently enjoyed a morning filled with coffee and cake as the home held a sociable coffee morning. The home were delighted to sit back and relax with the papers and catch up on the week’s news.
Home receive vaccination
All staff and residents at Barchester’s Brookfield care home, in Lymm, are all delighted to have received the first dose of their Covid-19 vaccinations at the home after what has been a very challenging year for everyone.
General Manager, Sarah Nolan said: “We’ve all been through such a difficult time and this feels like such a big step on the way to getting back to some normality. I am so proud of the team and how they have worked together and continue to do so and we are all so grateful to be prioritised to receive the vaccine first. Now that everyone in the home has had their first dose, we feel like we’ve started on the long road to recovery.”
Jeanette Stott staff member at Brookfield said: “There is such a sense of relief. We are all so pleased to have had the first dose of the vaccine. It will help to keep our residents safe, we’re looking forward to getting our second doses as soon as is possible.”
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