BloomfieldBarchester Healthcare

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.

Read our brochure ‘Life-enriching activities’ for more information about life in our care homes.

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Cathy Jallow

Activities Coordinator

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.

Celebrating life at Bloomfield Care Centre

New Minibus!

We were all very pleased to receive delivery of a brand-new mini-bus. On delivery, we could choose where to take our new bus to. Anne, Ruth and Betty asked to go to the garden centre to purchase some new plants for the garden. Betty and Elaine said how nice the new bus was and nice and comfy.

Our trips out are regular and everyone looks forward to going out and looking around the local area.

Garden Centre Trip!

We have many trips out in our mini-bus, especially to local Garden Centres. We gather ideas for our garden club, which is a weekly event.

Sandra said that she loved to look at the plants and to pick out ones for our garden. June also liked the flowers and said she is looking forward to seeing them in our garden.

Alfie really enjoyed looking around and found some local ciders which he was looking forward to tasting.

Wellbeing Exercises!

Bloomfield Care Centre promotes wellbeing and gentle exercises. These classes are welcomed by our residents each week.

Brian said that they have helped with his dexterity, and now he has become a regular visitor to the classes. Peter said that he enjoys being able to do the classes. Peggy said that it’s a lot of fun and looks forward to joining in.

Baking at Bloomfield

Here at Bloomfield we like to do themed baking. We recently made Valentine's cakes which everyone enjoyed with a cup of tea.

Margaret said that they were too good to eat. We also made some scones which Jean said reminded her of baking at home with her family and tasted very good.

Pancake Day was also fun, with freshly made pancakes and a choice of toppings from fresh strawberries and chocolate spread to sugar with lemon. Sarah said the lemon ones were the best!

Ladies and Gents Social Event

At Bloomfield, we hold regular Ladies and Gents Social afternoon events. This month the gents had pizzas which they made in the morning followed by nibbles wine and whisky. Peter said he enjoyed the afternoon, especially eating the pizza they had made in the morning. The drinks were enjoyed by everyone too. We have quizzes and a singalong. Alfie, Terry, Carl and Peter said that they look forward to these events and can't wait for the next one.

The ladies also enjoyed a social afternoon with cupcakes, wine and mocktails. These were followed by a pamper session, manicure and hand massage. To end the afternoon, we had a sing song. Betty said it was nice to get together, and they all looked forward to the next one.

Dance Exercise and Wellbeing

Our residents at Bloomfield have been really enjoying gentle exercise and wellbeing. Lauren visits regularly and brings a different theme to the home with a lot of dancing for our residents to do from the comfort of an armchair.

Eileen and Betty said that they enjoy visits from Lauren and look forward to the different outfits she wears. Lauren also themes the exercise equipment with lots of colours and noises.

Trips out!

Here at Bloomfield we enjoy going out and like to visit many places in and around the area. We visited The White Horse in Wiltshire Carl Michael and Rosie all enjoyed the drive to and up to the top of the hills. Carl could tell us stories about how the white horse was put on the side of the hill.

Michael said that he hadn’t visited it before and what a lovely view it was from the top. Rosie chose to come along for the trip as she hadn’t been there in a long time. Everyone enjoyed the drive out and looks forward to visiting in the summer for a picnic.

Visit from Willow

Willow the puppy came to visit Bloomfield and was made very welcome. She sat by John waiting for a fuss, and John enjoyed rubbing her head.

Eileen enjoyed Willow's visit. She said that she could remember when she kept Shelties, and it was lovely to see her.

Carl and Jill both had cuddles with Willow. She brought great happiness to the home, and we look forward to her next visit.

Helena Music and Dance

Helena visits our home regularly. She brings lovely, colourful music and dance to our residents, singing songs from 60’s and 70’s and sing-a-long classics.

Eileen said she enjoys Helena visiting and singing and dancing to her favourite songs she used to sing at home.

Dora said that she really enjoyed the dancing. Barbara and Vera also enjoyed the afternoon of song and lots of laughter.