Activities at Braeburn Lodge Care Home

The residents took a delightful stroll to their local convenience store, enjoying the fresh air and picking up some treats. Irene and Rita explored the shelves, selecting their favourite chocolates and biscuits. 

Rita cheerfully remarked, "What a lovely way to spend the afternoon. I'm not waiting until I get home to eat this chocolate!"

A delightful group of our esteemed ladies had the pleasure of enjoying lunch at The Café at Eventus. 

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the team for their exceptional hospitality and warm reception.

We always enjoy joining the community and our residents love a casual natter with the other visitors to the cafe. 

Residents and staff at Braeburn Lodge care home in Deeping St. James, honoured their local emergency services by visiting their local firefighting heroes and to the team at the Deepings Health Centre with a collection of tasty treats, to thank them for their selfless service keeping the community safe.

The residents enjoyed a morning of relaxing realism painting. The subject was a bowl of fresh fruit. The residents were able to let their creative imaginations explore as they painted their own interpretation of what they could see. As you can see, everyone had their own creative flare and the paintings turned out beautiful.

Resident, Gill, said "I'm not a painter, but I'm doing quite well at this."

Our American friends enjoy cheesecake so much that in the USA they created a National Cheesecake Day on July 30th.

The best way to celebrate this, would of course, be to make your own cheesecake! eat some cheesecake! and just generally really enjoy thinking about cheesecake!

Our residents did exactly just that as we spent yesterday morning creating a collection of scrumptious home made cheesecake!

This week, we had the pleasure of visiting Exotic Pet Refuge to present £96.91, generously fundraised by Braeburn Lodge, family, and friends. Caz and the owner Pam shared stories about the animals they rescue, fun feeding times, and their successful recent open day. 

They are an incredible local charity, rescuing and rehabilitating countless animals and reptiles each year with the help of dedicated volunteers. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this fantastic cause!

Our residents and guests enjoyed a morning of cocktails, mocktails and jazz as they came together for a live music performance and cocktail making.
Residents joined in singing and dancing as local musician Zachariah performed a selection of jazz melodies sounds including the toe tapping favourite ‘City of Stars’ from the feature film ‘La-La Land’ 
It was also a privilege to also welcome Judy from I’d rather be in Deeping magazine to our event.

To celebrate National Prosecco Day our residents and their loved ones were treated to a dazzling West End musical performance by Nicky and Neil from Clearer Productions, bringing the magic of the stage right into the home. 

The prosecco was flowing as residents and visitors sang along to the famous theatre classics! 

The residents at Braeburn Lodge enjoyed a scenic drive through the stunning local countryside. They ventured through Tallington, up to Uffington where they saw some sheep grazing, then down Greatford Road and through Barholm, before heading back into Deeping. 

It was a beautiful drive that several residents remembered once driving themselves. Resident Mac said "I used to drive all around here, it’s nice to come back".  

A carer at Braeburn Lodge in Deeping St James put the ‘fun’ into ‘fundraising’ with a challenging climb, up Mount Snowdon, to raise money for Braeburn Lodges life enrichment programme.

Team Leader, Cheryl Ward has been a part of the Braeburn team since 2018. Cheryl is an extremely dedicated person who loves a challenge. This is the second time she has conquered this mountain! She has also taken part in the Great Eastern Run previously, which is a flat half marathon around and through the centre of Peterborough, where she raised money for essential adapted nursing chairs,
 

After almost 10 years of continuous service at the home our much-loved Care Assistant, Ahibo Attekeble has decided to retire.

Staff and residents at the home sent Ahibo off in style with Prosecco, Strawberries and presents to thank her for many years of dedication with a huge party. Everyone at the home has very fond memories of Ahibo and she will be sadly missed.

During her time at Braeburn Lodge, Ahibo has worked at the home for nearly 10 years as a care assistant. She has been a very treasured member of the care team who always put the residents first. Ahibo has a kind and soft nature and this helped the residents to feel safe in her care. The home will miss her very much and are hoping she finally takes the time to relax and enjoys a very well earnt rest into her retirement.
 

Staff and residents at Braeburn House celebrated Mexican Independence Day on September 16th in style by hosting a Mexican-inspired fiesta with mariachi music, salsa dancing and a stunning BBQ to help round off what has been fun filled summer of events at the home. 

Summer Party Time at Braeburn Lodge! We opened our doors to welcome families and friends from the community to our lively Summer Fete. 

Our fantastic hospitality team, led by Marcin, put on an incredible spread, and we truly appreciated his outstanding efforts. 

It was wonderful to see so many residents and families enjoying themselves outdoors on such a beautiful day. The party was in full swing as we welcomed back the amazing Gabriella Pineda-Rodrigues for another stunning musical performance.

World Chocolate Day is celebrated every year on July 7th, honouring the introduction of chocolate to Europe in the 16th century. This day is a global celebration of chocolate in all its forms, from dark to milk, bars to truffles, and everything in between. Everyone at Braeburn Lodge indulged in a delicious chocolate fountain with fresh, juicy strawberries. It was an afternoon full of sugary goodness, which ended with chocolate everywhere! What could be more perfect for all the chocolate lovers? 

Resident Brian's eyes lit up as he saw the melted chocolate over strawberries and was very keen to dig in!  

Braeburn Lodge had the pleasure of welcoming back Zechariah and his amazing saxophone for a stunning performance. As he played the music, the residents were on their feet dancing. It was a morning full of laughter, singing and some of the best dance moves we've seen! Zechariah is always a hit with the residents and over time he has developed his own fan club.

Resident Sheila said "he's lovely, isn't he? And his music is good too!"