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
The good life!
Residents of Brookfield have been busy growing their own vegetables as part of the homes gardening club and life enrichment programme. The homes gardener, Dave has been supporting with harvesting of their bump crop. Looks like a tasty home-cooked dish with fresh potatoes is on the menu!
A spot of dominoes
Residents enjoyed a friendly game of an old favourite...dominoes! We held the in house matches in the home's sunny lounge. A number of residents had a great time playing the matches in teams! We squeezed in a quick natter and refreshments over a cuppa in between games.
A breath of fresh air
Residents of Brookfield took advantage of the recent good weather to enjoy the homes beautiful gardens and Ray, resident at the home relaxed in the Japanese garden. Everyone commented on how much better they felt for grabbing a breath of fresh air, feeling the sun on their faces and checking on the progress of the plants, including the colourful flowers around them. The residents even enjoyed a refreshing drink afterwards.
Long awaited reunions, at last!
For some residents at Brookfield care home in Lymm, the long awaited reunion with family and friends became a reality recently, as garden visits have now been allowed to commence at the home.
There has been much careful planning and preparation for this moment behind the scenes at Barchester Healthcare, who run Brookfield care home. Social distancing was still in place, and homes that are able to take part must have a large accessible garden. It was welcome news to so many residents, family, and friends, who were kept apart for so long following strict government guidance. Residents and their loved ones got together in the home garden and the garden was fully of joy and chatter.
Violet resident at Brookfield said: “The staff here have been so wonderful and generous with their time, keeping us busy and entertained, especially showing us how to use video calls, but nothing beats seeing my family in real life. This was a special moment, and I was over the moon.”
Ziggy Visits
The residents at Brookfield enjoy their daily cuddles from pet therapy cat, Ziggy who pops in from its neighbouring home each day and loves nothing more than wandering or keeping a close eye on the fish tank!
Pet therapy can help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. It can also increase self-esteem and improve social skills, so everyone was absolutely delighted to have him along. Ziggy is very beneficial to those who spend time in their rooms and find him a great comfort.
This particular activity is part of the homes meaningful activities, which are tailored to our residents' likes and dislikes. We are delighted that we were able to get a PAT cat to visit us, and our residents really enjoy it so much! I’m sure Ziggy does too; he is getting plenty of love and cuddles!”
Lymm Rocks
Residents & colleagues at Brookfield were recently delighted to open a box delivered to the home's doorstep from Lymm Rocks, which was filled with an array of beautiful, colourful decorated rocks and messages of kindness, letting residents know they were painted specially for them to bring hope and comfort to them during lockdown.
This random act of kindness has brought a smile to them, all knowing whilst they may not be able to see their loved ones currently, the message behind the rocks were to remind them that they will meet again. The rocks are all various sizes and of different themes in the hope that when each resident chooses their rock that it means something to them.
