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
Flower Arranging for Valentine’s Day
Our residents were treated to a flower arranging class from local florist, Mrs Bouquet. They had a lovely morning creating fantastic displays for the home. We will certainly be doing this again as it was a great success.
Mealtime Experience
All Around The Shire visited Bluebell Park and performed their Mealtime Experience programme. They brought different items from years gone by and encouraged our residents to talk about their experiences and discuss and remember the items that they brought in.
Flower Arranging
Local florist, Charlotte, who owns No 61 in Chellaston, came to Bluebell Park to get some of our residents involved in making a Christmas wreath. A great afternoon was had by all!
Birthday Celebrations
One of our residents celebrated their 103rd birthday here at Bluebell Park. It was a pleasure to be able to celebrate with Hilda and her family. Congratulations from us all!
Christmas Donation
We were delighted to receive a donation of 100 mince pies from our local Sainsbury's, which we enjoyed when Chellaston Community Choir came to entertain our residents on our Christmas Carol Evening.
We would love to take this opportunity to thank both Sainsbury's and everyone from Chellaston Community Choir for making it such a special evening for our residents.
Food Hygiene Award
We were asked to attend a presentation by Derby City Council to celebrate our 5 Star Food Hygiene Rating. Our head chef and their assistant attended the presentation to receive a certificate of excellence. Well done to all our catering staff.
