Activities at Bryn Ivor Lodge Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Anna Przybylska
Hello, my name is Anna and I am the Lead Activities Co-ordinator in Bryn Ivor Lodge.
I have a degree In Tourism & Hotel Management, with specialisation in Organising Events & Activities’. I have also finished several courses and training to be able to deliver excellent activities that would work best in care settings.
I have begun my career as Activities Co-ordinator over 15 years ago and gained really good experience working in various care settings.
I am very compassionate about my job and I take great pleasure in helping others and seeing people happy. My main priority is to provide activities tailored to the needs of our Residents. I always make sure all our Residents feel included and interested in the activities our home provides. Nothing is too much trouble for me and I hope our Residents and their family and friends will spend many memorable moments enjoying the activities and events we provide.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Bryn Ivor Lodge Care Home
Eisteddfod
Residents from Bryn Ivor Lodge set up their very own Art Gallery to celebrate this year’s Eisteddfod. A local Welsh Poet delivered her poetry to be displayed alongside photography form Bryn Ivor kitchen assistant Keely and a display of handmade wooden boxes made by Activities Co-ordinator Anna. Copies paintings of famous Welsh artists together with a display of wooden Welsh spoons and crochet from children from local community was admired by all Residents, Staff and Visitors.
A visit from Alpacas
An amazing visit from two alpacas cheered the Residents of Bryn Ivor Lodge and children from local community. Alpacas Eric and Freddie- two cute alpacas stayed in Bryn Ivor Lodge garden for everyone to admire. Local community was invited to join the fun and several families turned up with their children which made the Residents enjoy the day even more! Afterwards the alpacas walked around the home and visited all Residents who stayed in their bedroom. Great day was had by all!
Gardening at Bryn Ivor
Our lovely Resident Lindsey picking the last carrots of the season. Here in Bryn Ivor Lodge we love gardening and several of our Residents are very keen gardeners. Throughout the warmer months we spend a lot of time in our Gardening Pod and when the weather gets chilly we have regular gardening sessions inside, getting ready for next season.
Pet Therapy
Pet therapy is proven to have a healing effect at people living with dementia. It lowers symptoms of depression and sadness and supports good mental health. Our Residents are visited regularly by various animals, but on this occasion we had a real guinea pig bonanza! A family of 4 guinea pigs visited our Nursing Memory Lane, we couldn’t get enough of cuddles!
Baking Club
The Great British Bake Off has nothing on us! We have some fantastic bakers in Bryn Ivor Lodge too! Our weekly Baking Club is producing delicious treats for everyone. It is important for our Residents to continue their hobbies and we support them in that every single day. The only disadvantage of that- our waistlines getting bigger!
Enjoying Talks
Here in Bryn Ivor Lodge our Residents enjoy a good talk. Throughout the month we invite several different speakers to keep our minds busy. We always learn new things, no matter the age! Recently we invited Gavin Jones, Community Engagement Officer from Newport County Council to give us a talk about history of Newport Transporter Bridge.
We were also visited by representatives of Menter Iaith Casnewydd- Newport Language Initiative to spend time with our Welsh speaking Residents. It was a joy to listen to them converse for over an hour in their native language! Diolch!
