Activities at Braeburn Lodge Care Home

Wow .. what an exciting weekend we all had! All residents and staff at Braeburn Lodge came together to celebrate the King’s Coronation through various activities and parties. 

First, we started off by decorating the whole home using the handmade décor created by our lovely residents’ weeks before the Coronation. Then, we held a mini party in all four units of our home, whereby our residents watched the Coronation Live on the big screens while indulging on some Tea & Cake. Later, we held a big celebratory Lunch in the gardens with friends and family, saluting our new King from far. And finally on the last of the weekend we enjoyed an hour of wonderful live music, organised as a special gift to all our residents at Braeburn Lodge!

As quoted by one of our residents .. “I am a very lucky Man! I was alive for King George’s Coronation; I was watched the Queen’s Coronation live in London and now I am thrilled to be part of our new King’s celebrations.”

Today we invited a new Animal Petting team to our home for an exciting morning full of beautiful pets. Animal therapy has proven to be a successful form of treatment within the care sector and is often a popular event implemented into our monthly activity planners on a regular basis.

Most of our residents at Braeburn Lodge love animals .. especially those who had kept cats and dogs back in their own homes. You will often see a resident carrying their own robotic Pet around the home. However today was a very exciting day as our lovely residents had the chance of cuddling so many different furry creatures.

On June 9th we celebrated our wonderful Brenda's Birthday with a Tea Party arranged especially for her family and fellow residents.

Brenda has made many lovely friends in our home and thoroughly enjoys spending time with them all, especially if it's a special occasion! She also loves to invite her family over and often spends quality time with her great grandchildren when she can.

Brenda’s Tea Party was a huge success. Both residents and staff also joined in with the fun and helped Brenda have the best time ever.

A couple of months ago one of our wonderful residents asked if we could arrange a romantic meal for her and her beloved husband in our lovely home. Joyce and Peter have been married for many years. Peter visits his childhood sweetheart every day without fail. They like to join into most of our daily activities and thoroughly enjoy being a part of the Braeburn Lodge Family.

Together with the help of our wonderful chef we arranged a surprise lunch for our wonderful couple in one of our special dinning rooms. Joyce and Peter enjoyed their romantic lunch together and could not thank us enough for the kindness and love we had shown them!

Across our services we had a lovely time joining Rhiannon Watkinson from the RAF Museum London for an interactive talk exploring the exciting and innovative aviation history of Hendon.

Our residents were able to learn about the first flights from the fields at Hendon, the creation of the London Aerodrome and Battle of Britain pilots who flew from RAF Hendon.

The talk also included photographic and film material from the Museum’s archive. Residents across our homes had a fantastic time and we truly enjoyed the virtual experience.

Residents across our services had a delightful time during a special virtual sensory storytelling event, led by Art Historian Jon Sleigh from the Historic Royal Palaces.

Jon took us on a journey to discover some of the more unusual and unexpected inhabitants of the palaces and the Tower of London, sharing fascinating stories about the pets at the palaces.

Whilst enjoying the virtual experience, our residents were treated to hot beverages, delicious biscuits, berries and cakes.  It was a truly lovely time for all.