Activities at Braeburn Lodge Care Home
Our dedicated activities team are constantly dreaming up new and wonderful ways to support and stimulate the residents we look after. From trips to crafts, parties to skittles, musical performances and quizzes, we include something for everyone and pride ourselves on including everyone into the fun. We have a brilliant team of volunteers who help us to deliver more trips, support us at events and pop in for a cup of tea and chat. We have pet therapy at least once per week (sometimes twice!) and we take advantage of every school break by holding large scale events that we can invite families with children to. We have been developing ties with our neighbours since we first opened and thanks to this, we have successfully brought together our residents with local churches, choirs, Brownies groups, and schools. Whatever your interests are, here at Braeburn, there's something for everyone.
Yasmine Dawson
I have worked at Braeburn Lodge since 2015. I started working as a carer and the activities side of the role really appealed to me. We organise a variety of activities to suit everybody’s preferences and abilities. I enjoy working at Braeburn and making a difference to the residents’ lives.
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 Braeburn Lodge Care Home
Floral Bookmarks
Our residential community spent a fabulous morning creative floral book marks! We used fresh flowers from the garden, sealed and pressed them ready to use!
Lavender Gardening Club
We brought the outside in and spent time binding lavender and hanging it to dry out. We hung it on the ornamental tree in the reception area and we must say, it smells divine! We then decorated pebbles to add some colour and our own creative stamp on the gardens.
Tablet Tutorial
Residents did an amazing job turning their hands to learning a 'new skill'. Many of our residents haven't had much interaction with tablets and tech, but we were so impressed with their determination to use the community tablet. They were supported to play some games and navigate around the tablet. Fab job, ladies!
Gardening Club
We had a great morning during our gardening club. The residents all said how lovely it was to get their hands dirty potting their plants and giving them a good watering. We can't wait to watch them bloom.
Flowers of Youth
We brought the outside in and had a beautiful morning of flower arranging! Amongst the roses and carnations were fresh fragrant snippings from our own gardens. The aroma of rosemary and lavender filled the room as our residents created stunning table centre places.
Cream Tea Day
We enjoyed a beautiful sunny morning in the Honey Suckle Lounge, where we indulged in a selection of warm scones, freshly brewed tea and coffee and the fresh scent of the daffodils picked from our gardens that morning.
It was one of our residents 80th birthday too and the cream tea was the perfect way to celebrate this special occasion!
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down to Christmas and looking forward to a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us - all welcome.
Looking for a place to hold a meeting
For more information why not pop in and see what Braeburn Lodge can offer you.
Coffee Morning - 1st Tuesday of the month
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly coffee morning, come along and make new friends - all welcome from 10.00 am on the first Tuesday of the month.
Don't dine alone - every Friday
Join us every Friday from 12.30 until14.30 as we welcome the seniors in our communiuty to take advantage of our hospitality and join us for a nutritious lunch at Braeburn Lodge.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break with us - we offer a warm welcome and a hot drink, there may be a cake to two available!
