Activities at Edgbaston Beaumont Care Home
Our team pride ourselves in providing a wide range of activities and events to suit all of our residents needs. Comprising of art and craft classes, pet therapy, outside entertainers, visits from local schools where students attend and work alongside ourselves and the residents. We also have presentations on wildlife and other demonstrations, musicality and singalongs, quizzes, a poetry corner, knit and natter sessions, and one to one interaction, as well as trips out in the mini bus. For our residents who are less mobile we bring the shopping experience to the home for their convenience. We respect everyone's religious beliefs by providing visits from all denominations, such as Anglican, Catholic, working in conjunction with the local mosque and the Jewish community and providing religious interaction. We encourage our residents families to participate in all our activities, working alongside them to ensure we provide the best service possible here at Edgbaston Beaumont.
Celia Palmer
I’m Celia and I’m the Activity coordinator here at Edgbaston Beaumont. I previously worked as an activity coordinator in a hostel and am enjoying the shift into the residential setting. I have an arts background so enjoy painting and drawing in my spare time, which hopefully I can share my love for with the residents here. I also enjoy reading, travel, live music and looking after my cats! And copious amounts of tea.
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 Edgbaston Beaumont Care Home
Pets at the Palaces
Residents across our services had a delightful time during a special virtual sensory storytelling event, led by Art Historian Jon Sleigh from the Historic Royal Palaces.
Jon took us on a journey to discover some of the more unusual and unexpected inhabitants of the palaces and the Tower of London, sharing fascinating stories about the pets at the palaces.
Whilst enjoying the virtual experience, our residents were treated to hot beverages, delicious biscuits, berries and cakes. It was a truly lovely time for all.
Dementia Friends Event
This Week for Dementia Action Week we welcomed Carol Bowsher from the Alzheimer’s Society to Edgbaston Beaumont who delivered a Dementia Friends Session to residents, families and staff. We were all keen to learn more about dementia from the session and ways in which we can all help.
Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to transform the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition.
Coronation talk
Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.
During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.
Eid Celebrations
In celebration of Eid we all enjoyed a Bollywood Dance workshop with Anushka from Aspire-Dance School.
Our residents had lots of fun learning an amazing Bollywood dance routine. It was a really enjoyable afternoon.
We also had a brilliant arts and craft session with Fiona from Creative Mojo and created a beautiful, glittery and colourful Eid themed art work.
National Scrabble Day
We celebrated National Scrabble day with a Scrabble tournament as it is the popular board game of choice with our residents at Edgbaston Beaumont.
We welcomed staff and residents from Broadway Halls Care Home and Alex and the Grandbabs project team who we worked with last year on an intergenerational project.
It was a great afternoon, we all enjoyed gathering together in the Dining room, socialising with tea, coffee and cake and prizes and certificates were presented to the winners.
Easter Fun!
Our residents created Easter cards, decorated Easter trees and enjoyed reading Easter themed poetry and tested their knowledge with an Easter quiz. We had a special egg delivery from Living Eggs and hatched chicks which was wonderful. We also hosted an Easter Egg hunt in our gardens and invited the Children from Blue Coat School and the local community.
We all gathered for an Easter party and were entertained in the Lounge by the fabulous Melissa Hollick - Vintage Singer. Everyone got into the party spirit wearing colourful Easter bonnets and bunny ears and residents and staff were delighted to receive Easter eggs and flowers. On Easter Sunday residents enjoyed a delicious roast with all the trimmings.
