Activities at Brookfield Care Home
Our Activities coordinator dedicates her time on getting feedback from our residents of what they like to do. We have introduced paper mornings which involves group discussions and an active mind, and we also have a variety of entertainers that come in on a weekly basis. We hold a residents quiz once a week as it is one of our more popular activities, we now call it the Big Quiz due to its popularity.
It is important that we involve the community and family in many of our activities. We have the local rugby club heritage centre coming in once a week to do Bocci (indoor bowls) and seated exercise. We also hold cheese and wine evenings for family and residents which are very popular. Here at Brookfield we pride ourselves on the fabulous bond our activity coordinator has with all our residents as they are as happy to see her each morning as she is to see her friends.
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 Brookfield Care Home
Green Goddess joins residents for virtual event
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Brookfield in Lymm were treated to an armchair work out courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran, and Shackleton’s furniture company, followed by a mindfulness session led by Shackleton’s Emma Raybould.
Diana rose to fame as a glamorous fitness guru on BBC’s Breakfast Time in the 1980’s and has made an outstanding contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of people in the UK. She now brings that experience to Shackletons as their Health and Wellness Adviser.
Residents take inspiration from the garden
Residents of Brookfield in Lymm showed their artistic flair during a recent art masterclass as they drew inspiration for their work by painting the beautiful rhododendron near the fish pond with koi carp.
The home is set in beautiful landscaped gardens with a summerhouse, greenhouse and seating and provides residential care.
Vegetarian for Life demo
To celebrate National Vegetarian Week, staff and residents at Barchester’s Brookfield care home in Lymm were treated to an interactive virtual cookery demo courtesy of chef, Alex Connell, from Vegetarian for Life.
Chef Alex whipped up some tasty, healthy vegetarian snacks in a live, interactive cookery demo. Much to residents’ delight, Brookfield’s head chef Alex Lockley had prepared the same recipes so that residents could try all the dishes. Residents sampled delicious, light and summery veggie dishes including Borlotti bean and dill pate, Greek fritters with Tzatziki and Coronation 'chicken' pastries. All finished off with a sweet and simple but totally yummy banana bread.
Alex says “It was an absolute pleasure to be able to prepare these dishes for the Barchester residents and even more so because they got to taste them, despite my not being able to be there in person. Thanks to all the chefs in Barchester homes across the country who supported me to deliver this really lovely activity.”
Birthday fun at Brookfield
Happy Birthday, Phyllis from everyone at Brookfield care home.
The birthday girl was presented with a delicious ‘Jelly bean’ cake especially prepared by the homes hospitality team. Everyone enjoyed a slice with a cup of tea.
Residents enjoy virtual trip to the Zoo
As part of Barchester’s Life Enrichment Programme, team members and residents at Brookfield in Lymm enjoyed an exciting virtual talk, generously hosted by Five Sisters Zoo.
The residents had the opportunity to explore and learn more about the animal life at the zoo and the important conservation, rescue and education work carried out at the grounds of the zoo.
Five Sisters Zoo was officially established in 2005 with just a small collection of rabbits, guinea pigs, goats, and pigs. Since then the zoo has grown into an exciting collection of over 160 different animal species from all around the world.
Birthday celebrations
Everyone at Brookfield care home in Lymm would like to wish resident, Pat a very happy birthday! Pat was delighted to be surrounded with cake, cards and presents from loved ones and staff pampered Pat throughout the day with fun and laughter to ensure that the birthday girl had a wonderful day along with a call with her family.
