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.
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
Minibus Outing to Derby Quad
We ventured out on the minibus to Derby City Centre for our monthly Cinema trip. We was greeted with drinks and light refreshments followed by the movie - An American In Paris. All who participated thoroughly enjoyed we look forward to our October trip.
Afternoon Concert with Ellie Fessey
We had the pleasure of welcoming Ellie Fessey back into the home. We had a One hours singing concert on Memory Lane. It was a lovely afternoon enjoyed by all who attended. We look forward to welcoming Ellie back into the home for New Year’s Eve.
104-years young celebrations
We celebrated a very special ladies 104th Birthday. We started off by having an Arts and Crafts morning were some of the residents got creative and made cards for Alice. We then spent the afternoon having a Tea Party for the Celebration. It was a day enjoyed by all who participated and Alice was very pleased.
International Cheesecake Day
Some of the residents spent the afternoon getting creative with their baking skills. We celebrated International Cheesecake Day we had a group discussion on favourite toppings then we got stuck in and made our own. Followed by tasting the yummy treats at the end with a good cup of Tea and chat, overall it was an afternoon enjoyed by all who participated.
Besides the seaside
We had the pleasure of welcoming All around the Shires into the home for the afternoon. We had an afternoon reminiscence show based on Summertime. There was lots of different items to look at and discuss and it brought back good memories. Overall it was a lovely afternoon enjoyed by all who came along.
General Manager of the Year - NW Division
Rachel Smith at Bluebell Park in Derby has been crowned General Manager of the Year for the North West Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2023 and is through to the national round of judging.
The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,000 residents living in Barchester’s 252 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.
