Activities at Bluebell Park Care Home
Here at Bluebell Park our aim is to enrich the lives of our residents, through group, and individual activities.
We have a wide range of activities designed to mentally, and physically stimulate the people we care for, including regular trips out in the mini bus, and taking part in the community led events that happen in the village we live in. We hold monthly resident meetings so our planning reflects their wishes, and requests, for example we now hold a regular bingo club (which residents families love to attend) and a bowling afternoon which the gentlemen here particularly enjoy. Entertainers and musicians regularly come into the home and families and friends are always welcome to attend too.
Activities are one of the most important aspects of our care home, and we strive to have a full range on offer. Our team here at Bluebell are dedicated to ensuring our residents enjoy, and get as much out of our entertainment as possible. It is without a doubt our mission is to make sure that life at Bluebell is active, fun, and most of all happy.
Leanne Lowe
Hello. My name is Leanne Lowe and I am the Activity Coordinator for Bluebell Park.
I have worked for Barchester for 6 years as a Carer and I have now made the move to Activities.
During my time here I have built lovely friendships and knowledge of our residents . I aim to offer a range of varied and tailored activities and group sessions that are meaningful to each of our residents. I am thrilled to be supporting the whole team at Bluebell Park in delivering fun, engaging and interesting activities for our residents. We also have a minibus which is used weekly to take residents out to cafes, local beauty spots and day trips.
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 Bluebell Park Care Home
Keeping fit together
Residents of Bluebell like to keep active together and the homes activities team provide regular session from armchair aerobics, balloon tennis, parachute games or participating in various YouTube keep fit sessions. This is a popular activity within the homes busy life enrichment programme.
Residents enjoy their colourful garden
Residents of Bluebell Park are looking forward to the warmer weather so that they can get out into the garden and enjoy the colourful display of plants and flowers and for those with green-fingers to enjoy a spot of gardening!
A breath of fresh air
Residents of Bluebell Park took to the homes beautiful garden to take advantage of the early spring sunshine to enjoy a breath of fresh air and to enjoy a spot of gardening as part of the homes popular garden club.
Everyone commented on how much better they felt for grabbing a breath of fresh air, feeling the sun on their faces and checking on the progress of the spring bulbs growing in the homes extensive grounds.
St Georges Day
Bluebell Park celebrated St George’s Day on 23 April in style in the homes garden.
In honour of the patron saint of England, staff and residents at the home dressed up for the occasion and enjoyed a delicious festive lunch, prepared by the home’s chef.
In the afternoon, the residents had the opportunity to learn more about St George and when the day came into prominence in the 1400s, through a variety of quizzes and virtual activities.
Mother Earth Day
To celebrate Mother Earth Day, residents of Bluebell Park took to the homes garden to plant herbs and made fat balls and feeders for the birds which visit their garden. April 22 was first established by the UN as International Mother Earth Day in 2009, joining groups that had previously celebrated Earth Day on the same date. The UN website explains that the idea of 'Mother Earth' is used because it 'reflects the interdependence that exists among human beings, other living species and the planet we all inhabit'.
Home receive Easter hamper
Residents and colleagues at Bluebell Park were delighted to receive an Easter basket filled with goodies from Rachel Wright representing the Derby Youth Offending Team for residents and colleagues to enjoy. The hamper was filled with delicious goodies for everyone to enjoy. Thank you on behalf of everyone at the home.
