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.
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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
Spooky surprises for everyone!
Our residents had an amazing time during our annual Halloween celebrations. First, our home was treated to a “Halloween” themed concert hosted to us by the lovely K J and the Catt. Our residents spent the morning singing along to so many creepy songs. Then, we hosted a mini spooky party for all our friends and family. It was great to see so many familiar faces join in with all the fun. Finally, we opened our home on the night of Halloween to all the local trick or treaters. It was fun seeing our residents admiring and judging all the impressive handmade children’s costumes. It was certainly an exciting few days here at Braeburn Lodge.
A carers dedicated support for her residents
One of Braeburn’s much-loved carers, Cheryl completed the Great Eastern Run this year with her partner Gary to raise funds for our wonderful home. Cheryl donned her trainers and braved the 13.1 miles of the half marathon in tricky, Icey conditions in order help buy some nursing equipment. Together with her partner, they raised £1,280 for the home which is an absolute fantastic total!
We are one big family here at Braeburn Lodge. Cheryl is a very dedicated and supportive carer who always has the best interests of our residents at heart. All our lovely residents are very proud of what Cheryl has achieved and look forward to receiving new nursing chairs within our home.
Autumn Animal Petting Party
This month our wonderful residents had an exciting visit from Michelle and her wonderful pets. Our residents were spoilt for choice when it came to selecting an animal to pet or cuddle! There were cats, dogs, a guinea pig, a rabbit, a tortoise and even a chicken named Doris
Medical researchers have found a direct connection between interacting with animals and enjoying positive health benefits. These benefits include mental health, physical health, and skill improvement! Our wonderful residents always enjoy these beneficial visits from our community. It will be a true delight to invite the animals back to Braeburn Lodge next year!
Grandparents Day Celebrations at Braeburn
We had a brilliant morning at Braeburn Lodge Care Home on September 30th. The very talented Gabriella Pineda-Rodrigues sang beautifully to all our lovely residents. Grandparents' Day is a secular holiday celebrated in various countries; it is celebrated to show the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. Together with all our family and friends, our residents enjoyed the morning with great pleasure.
Gabriella has sung at our wonderful home on various occasions. Her kind and soothing voice always brings a smile to our residents faces. There was singing, there was dancing and there were even a few emotional tears. It was a truly magical morning, and we cannot wait to invite Gabriella back to our home for another event.
A religious service for our wonderful residents
Braeburn Lodge welcomed Vicar Mark Williams to our home for our monthly Church service. Some of residents are quite religious, therefore providing a valuable religious service has always been a top priority at our home. Hosting regular religious services in care settings gives the residents something to look forward to, and also helps them form a routine which may minimise stress and loneliness.
Our residents thoroughly enjoyed the service and sang away loudly at the selected hymns. They cannot wait for the next Church service in a month’s time.
Farewell party for our lovely Katie
Today we said our sad goodbyes to our wonderful and very hardworking Administrator Katie. Katie has been a part of the Braeburn Lodge family ever since our home was first opened in 2014. She has worked extra hard to get to the next level in her career at Barchester.
Having such a caring and kind personality, Katie has always been very popular amongst our wonderful residents. We cannot thank Katie enough for
All of her support and wish her the best of luck in her new and exciting role.
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!
