Activities at Bloomfield Care Centre
We host a wide range of activities and events here for residents to stimulate them both physically and mentally. Relatives can often be found taking part; for example, they will some times join us on minibus trips and to enjoy entertainers and musical events. There is regular involvement from the local community, with ministers holding services for us weekly, visits from our PAT dog, and a good volunteer network. Additionally, we have recently opened a Dementia Café, which is held on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Activities are an essential part of residents' lives, so we strive to keep them active with a focus on what they can achieve and that life here is fun.
Cathy Jallow
Hello, My name is Cathy and I am the Activities Coordinator at Bloomfield care centre.
I joined the team here at Bloomfield in August 2017 as carer and have since moved into Activities.
The Activities role is varied and one which allows me to plan amazing activities for our residents to ensure their days are filled with lots of fun, laughter and social interaction.
I am always looking for new activity ideas as well as new places to visit, so please give me a call to discuss our life enrichment programme further.
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 Bloomfield Care Centre
Christmas Garden Centre Trip
During the weeks before Christmas, visits to the garden centre in our mini bus are very much enjoyed by everyone.
Virginia said how lovely everything was and loved looking at the Winter plants, especially the ones she used to grow.
Ruth said how nicely decorated it was and very festive. Carl, Joan and Colin all looked at all the decorations, giving us all ideas on decorations for Bloomfield.
These trips out are always followed by a visit to the coffee shop for hot drinks and cake.
Hand Massage Therapy
The ladies from The Pig Hotel donated their time and expertise delivering a free hand massage and relaxation session in or home.
This was a very relaxing afternoon for everyone. Jane had soft lights lit and magical music playing while she carried out the treatments.
She also said how wonderful the afternoon was and would love for the ladies to visit again soon. Rosie had a hand massage followed by a head massage and she commented on how soothing it was. Elaine said it was something she had before and looks forward to having again soon!
Luke the Barber
Our gents here at Bloomfield Care Centre enjoy a visit from Luke a local barber who visits the home monthly to pamper our gents with a haircut, shaves with warm towels and beard trims.
Terry enjoys this and chats with Luke about sport especially snooker.
Ted said he always feels refreshed after a warm towel shave and both Peter and Keith said that the gents pamper session is something that they both enjoy and look forward to Luke’s visits.
Remembrance Day Commemoration
At Bloomfield Care Centre, we celebrated Remembrance Day with a afternoon tea.
We shared lots of stories and Busty showed us all of his medals and a picture of the ship he sailed on, ‘The Clover’.
He spoke about being put on ship and not knowing where you were going! He also told stories of landing in America and Canada.
Peter also shared stories of his memories of air raid shelters and the sirens.
A toast was also made to all war veterans!
Baking Day!
Here at Bloomfield Care Centre we all enjoying baking , Sarah and Peggy both choose jam tarts to make. Sarah said she used to bake these for her family and friends and were enjoyed by everyone.
Peggy said that she liked to bake and jam tarts were very nice.
We all joined in with the baking and when they were cooked we shared them with our residents.
Peggy and Sarah said how much they had enjoyed baking and eating the tarts.
Pat Dog Ruby
Ruby our Pat Dog visits us regular. Jean said how nice it was to have a dog in and enjoyed making a fuss. John said how much fun it was to have a visit from Ruby.
Annette has always had dogs and was very happy to see Ruby. Michael was very pleased to see Ruby and made great friends.
Jean, John, Annette and Michael all said that they look forward to a visit from Ruby again, and take her for a walk when they weather gets warmer.
