Activities at Epsom Beaumont Care Home
At Epsom Beaumont, the daily activities always aim to be enjoyable for all. Our Activities Coordinator is constantly working to mentally and physically stimulate each resident and ensuring that our programme is define moulded to the wants and needs of those we support. We host weekly outings to many local coffee shops, and also some bigger trips to Brighton and the Brooklands Museum. Our outings tend to be a new and exciting experience for residents, but are sometimes repeated for those who could not make the trip the first time. The activity schedule changes weekly, but there are some regularities, such as our crossword and bar nights, where families are invited to join their loved ones for a social evening. Activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home and we are proud to say we have a dedicated Activities Coordinator who is supported by all of the care team to really make it successful. We have received excellent feedback from residents and relatives, which only makes our bond with them stronger.
Louisa Capaldi
I always said when I started working I wanted to have a rewarding job that puts a smile on people’s faces and makes their day just that little bit brighter! I started working in the care sector as a hospitality Assistant, and then became a carer and then the activities coordinator. I really enjoy getting the residents up and moving, and getting active. I enjoy learning new things about the residents and doing meaningful activities with them that they enjoy and benefit from.
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 Epsom Beaumont Care Home
The day the farm came to visit us!
Epsom Beaumont care home was full of animal mischief on Friday 18th April when the farm came to visit the home. Residents at the home were pleasantly surprised to see animals such as piglets, lambs, chickens, ducks and guinea pigs roaming around their lounge as Browells Farm paid a visit.
General Manager Ervin Gergely said: “Our residents really enjoyed their unusual visitors, We knew that having the farm here would be a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus. We are always looking for new activities for the residents and we have seen the seen the enjoyment and the therapeutic influence animals can have on people.”
Tea-rrific afternoon of tea tasting!
Staff and residents at Epsom Beaumont were treated to a delicious tea tasting masterclass hosted by Katharine Parsons, Clipper Tea’s ambassador and all-round tea guru. Residents joined Katharine on a journey all about Clipper tea - from how they started, to where they are today, why their teas are Natural, Fair and Delicious with some tea and infusion tastings along the way.
Katharine started off her talk with a tutored tasting of several different teas including Clipper’s Classic Fairtrade Black Tea, then a Green Tea followed by two different fruit infusions – Lemon & Ginger and Berry Burst which the residents and staff really enjoyed.
Community Easter Egg Hunt
Local children enjoyed coming to Epsom Beaumont Care Home for Easter entertainment with children's entertainer Katie from Jazz hands performing arts. The children enjoyed Easter games and dancing with Katie, followed by a special visit from the Easter bunny and an Easter egg hunt in our beautiful gardens.
Madge, a resident at Epsom Beaumont, commented: “ It was so lovely to watch the children enjoying all of the Easter fun! They particularly enjoyed their surprise visit from the Easter bunny and the Easter egg hunt, I couldn’t believe how many chocolate eggs they had found!.”
A minibus trip down memory lane!
Today we took a trip down memory lane for our residents, Madge and Kitty, who both lived, worked and brought up their families in Battersea. So we decided to take a minibus trip back to the area to visit some of the places where they made lots of special memories.
First we stopped at Kitty’s first family home, where she had her children, followed by a cup of coffee and some lunch at The Latchmere pub, which Madge’s sister and brother-in-law owned and ran in the 60s, which Kitty also used to go to. We then drove to see Madge’s estate and her old workplace, Healthbrook school, where she used to work with her husband.
We then visited Kitty’s second family home and went to Northcote Road, where Kitty would walk and do her shopping at the open market. Kitty and Madge had a lovely trip back to Battersea and enjoyed reminiscing about their times in the area. It was a very special day and brought back lots of memories for them both.
Birthday Tapas!
We enjoyed going out for a special tapas lunch at our local pub, Ye Olde Kings Head in Epsom, to celebrate resident, Shirley’s birthday. Everyone enjoyed celebrating Shirley’s special day with a birthday tipple and a selection of tapas dishes to taste.
Everyone had a fun-filled afternoon and enjoyed having lots of birthday fun! When everyone returned home from the pub, they enjoyed a delicious chocolate birthday cake, made by the home's talented head chef, Rostom Abidi. What a lovely day Shirley had celebrating her birthday with all of her friends and family at Epsom Beaumont care home.
Pancake Day!
The staff and residents at Epsom Beaumont care home have been mixing up batter and flipping pancakes in preparation for their annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day celebrations.
Epsom Beaumont has marked this year’s Pancake Day with lots of pancakes! Rostom Abidi, head chef at the home, flipped more than 100 pancakes, serving them up with sweet and savoury fillings for all the eager staff and residents.
He said: “My secret to the best pancakes is all in the whipping. Give it some elbow grease when mixing the batter, and you’ll get perfect pancakes every time. The residents’ favourites are maple syrup, chocolate spread and banana and, of course, good old-fashioned lemon and sugar!”
June, a resident of Epsom Beaumont, commented: “I absolutely love pancake day. It takes me back to my childhood when my mother used to make us all pancakes, and we’d all wait in turn for ours hoping the batter would stretch to another. We’ve had so much fun reminiscing and sharing our favourite recipes for fillings.”
