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
International Museum Day
We celebrated International Museum Day. We ventured out on the minibus to Derby City Centre to visit Derby Museum and Art Gallery. The residents thoroughly enjoyed themselves and stated they found it really interesting. They said they would like to do something like this again.
World Cocktail Day
We celebrated World Cocktail Day here at Bluebell Park. Some of the resident took the opportunity to get stuck in making some Alcoholic Cocktails and of course some Non Alcoholic Mocktails.
The King's Coronation
We celebrated the Kings Coronation over Three days. There was plenty going on here are some photos from our celebrations within the home. We had a live Concert with David Macellend followed by A Happy and Glorious Show based on the new King. We also had Afternoon Tea and a toast tour new King.
The history of Coronations
Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.
During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.
Derby Quad Cinema Trip
We ventured out on the Minibus to Derby City Centre for our monthly Cinema trip. We was greeted with refreshments and met some lovely people before the Movie started. We then sat back relaxed and enjoyed the Movie ( Jailhouse Rock ) Elvis Presley.
Afternoon Concert with Kev and Marie
We had the pleasure of welcoming Kev and Marie into the home who brought to us a ram packed hours concert, lots of different outfit changes and variety of songs. Overall it was an afternoon enjoyed by many.
