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.
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 Epsom Beaumont Care Home
Cider Tasting with our Maintenance Manager Robin
This month we enjoyed fruity cider tasting with our Maintenance Manager Robin. Residents enjoyed tasting a variety of different ciders, such as unberrylievable, best of the zest and app-solotley pear-fect. Then rated each cider on its taste. Cliff, resident at Epsom Beaumont Care Home said “ I always enjoy the monthly tasting sessions with Robin, it was lovely to enjoy tasting the different ciders, especially as the weather is now getting warmer! It was a hard to decide which cider was my favourite, but I definitely enjoyed the ‘Unberrylivable’ the best”
Glamour Time with Make Up Artist Elena
At last month’s residents meeting the ladies requested to have their make-up done. So Louisa Capaldi, Activity Coordinator at Epsom Beaumont Care Home organised the fantastic make-up artist, Elena from littlelocusbeautyroom to come in and do the residents make up. The ladies enjoyed a morning full of pampering and fun. The ladies were able to pick which make-up look they wanted to go for, they could have a day time look, an evening look with a red lip or full glam! The ladies couldn’t decide what look to go for! The ladies all went for the full glam of course! They all wanted to look their best for their special photoshoot after the make-up session. Audrey, resident at Epsom Beaumont Care Home said “It was so lovely to have my make-up professionally done, what a treat! When I was younger I loved putting on my make-up and getting dressed up, it reminded me of my youth! I felt a million dollars”. What a lovely girly morning all our ladies had.
Our Easter Egg Hunt
We all enjoyed celebrating Easter here at Epsom Beaumont with a variety of fun Easter activities, such as Easter nest cake making, Easter crafts and of course lots of Chocolate Easter eggs! On Easter Monday Our residents, relatives and friends enjoyed celebrating Easter. The children enjoyed a special visit from Bonny Bunny from Pipsqueaks Performing Arts Parties and Classes, followed by an egg-citing Easter Egg Hunt in our garden.
After the Easter fun, Rostom Abidi, Head Chef at Epsom Beaumont Care Home, put on a special Easter spread for everyone to enjoy, there were warm toasted hot cross buns, Easter cakes and of course lots of chocolate eggs. Pam, resident at Epsom Beaumont Care Home said “ It was so lovely to see my Great Grandchildren enjoying all of the Easter entertainment put on by our activity team, they had so much fun participating in the games and Easter egg hunt with Bonny Bunny. They found so many Easter eggs! I could believe it! It looked like all the children had such an enjoyable time”
Mum&Baby Group with Baby Boppers by Bella&Boo
Every month we host an intergenerational movement to music class with Baby Boppers by Bella &Boo. Local Mums, Dads and their babies come along to Epsom Beaumont Care Home to enjoy singing and music with the residents at the home. This month’s session took place on Thursday 14th March, The group enjoyed singing along with residents to their favourite songs such as the wheels on the bus and five little ducks. Everyone especially enjoys when Samantha, who runs the Mum&baby group brings out the bubble machine! Louisa, Activity Coordinator said “it’s always so lovely when the Mum&Baby Group visit us all, the residents and staff always enjoy meeting the local Mums, Dads and their babies and having a cuddle. We look forward to our Easter session next month!
Nutrition and Hydration Week- Talk with Jenny Conway Nutritional Therapist from ImmunoNutrition
For nutrition and hydration week local nutritional therapist Jenny from ImmunoNutrition came to Epsom Beaumont Care Home to give a talk about digestion for residents and staff. The talk focussed on digestion and that good health starts with a healthy gut. During Jenny’s talk she covered an overview of different digestive health disorders and how they impact your life, what healthy digestion is, how the digestive system works and how the body breaks down and digests and absorbs food. She also covered the causes of digestive health concerns, symptoms that people can experience and how a nutritional therapist can help to support your digestive system and thereby your health.
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea
Staff at Epsom Beaumont arranged a Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea for the residents and their relatives. Everyone enjoyed the live entertainment from the fabulous singer Beccy, our Head chef, Rostom Abidi put on a special Mother’s Day Afternoon tea, which included a variety of cream cakes, scones and a selection of sandwiches to mark the special day. Madge a resident at Epsom Beaumont said, “We have been so spoiled today, the staff always go to great lengths to make sure days like this are so special. It was wonderful to see my family and to be able to spend some quality time together plus we all had a fabulous afternoon tea, I absolutely loved it.”
