Activities at Reigate Beaumont Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising and delivering a fun mix of activities and events chosen by the residents here at Reigate Beaumont. We work closely with the local community who get involved in all kinds of activities within the home. We enjoy all kinds of events which could be anything from trips out to local places of interest in our minibus or visits from entertainers and musicians, spending time in our beautiful gardens, or providing great activities for the mind body and soul. We liaise with local churches and regularly hold multi-congregational services at the home.
It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and invite them to our regular events. We also have a variety of volunteers who really enjoy spending time within the home too.
Karyn Borngräber
Each resident is unique and as an Activity Coordinator, I aim to create meaningful activities whereby residents can feel at home. From quizzes to games, stretch classes to flower arranging, reminiscing to enjoying our beautiful gardens. From musicians to Namaste sessions, outings, intergenerational and community involvement – a balanced activity program of body, mind and soul allows each resident to feel as if they have purpose and meaning in their lives. As well as sitting and having meaningful one to one engaged conversation or holding your loved ones hand – can allow a resident to feel that Reigate Beaumont is their home. With a background as a Healthcare Assistant, we are taught to provide person centred care. This has helped me to provide person centred activities.
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 Reigate Beaumont Care Home
Epsom Downs
We embarked on our first post lockdown outing. We drove out to Epsom Downs to enjoy the panorama of London, we had a lovely walk and were really luck with the weather.
St George's Day
Residents celebrated St Georges day with wearing Cross of St George hats and waving flags, while singing classic pub songs such as “Roll out the barrel” and proms favourites “Jerusalem” and “Land of hope and glory”. Residents enjoyed a glass of wine and the company of friends.
Morrisons Community Champion
Morrisons Community Champion Sue, came along for the Mayors visit and donated quizzes, word games and chocolates to our residents.
Reigate Grammar School
Reigate Grammar Year 10 students came along for the Mayors visit and then sang a selections of songs for our residents, in our main lounge. Our staff and residents had a lovely afternoon!
Mayoral Visit
Our residents were treated to a mayoral visit as part of the Mayor’s Queens Platinum Jubilee tour. Mayor Jill Bray met our staff and residents during an afternoon cream tea in our terraced garden.
Jarping
Morrisons Reigate donated Crème eggs to staff and residents. The Community Champion at Morrisons, who is from Durham, told me about a Northern Easter tradition called Jarping. Where two players knock decorated hard boiled eggs together and the one which stays intact wins. Morrison donated a large Easter egg to the winner.
