Brook House Nursing Home

Witch-ing you a Happy Halloween 🎃

Yesterday we celebrated with a Halloween afternoon party. We started off with a Halloween costume, voted by our lovely residents. After we they enjoyed a spooky game of bingo with sweet treat prizes and music that brought the Halloween spirit 🎵🎃.

Thank you to our Chef, Arthur for catering some delicious treats and snacks and thank you to our residents who have crafted a lot of our decorations in their arts and crafts activities to help set the scene of Halloween . 💫

Autumn Arts and Crafts 🎨

This week we have focused our art and craft activities on Autumn.
Exploring the different colours that autumn brings with it, from leaf arranging to preparing our hand made Halloween decorations.

Arts and crafts have many benefits to it such as cognitive stimulation, improving concentration and enhanced motor skills. Another benefit is having a sense of accomplishment and purpose.

How do you express yourself through the use of arts and crafts? 🎨

A visit to Squires Garden Centre 🌳

Last week some of the residents from Brook House Nursing Home visited Squires Garden Centre for a delightful morning out.
They enjoyed browsing the displays and were amazed by all the different Christmas decorations they saw!
From sparkling fair lights to beautifully crafted nut crackers and towering Christmas trees.
After we stopped off in the cafe to enjoy a slice of raspberry cake and a cup of tea. ☕.

🎉 Brook House Summer Party 🎉

This month the residents of Brook House celebrated the Hawaiian themed Summer Party!

We started our afternoon with some delicious food provided by our Head Chef which was just delightful. After Joan kindly announced our lucky raffle winners!

The residents enjoyed their ice pops with each other as they chatted in the cool summer breeze 🎉

Thank you to all the staff and visitors that filled the day with moments of joy for our residents✨

Last week some of our residents had a lovely morning stroll around Richmond Park 🌳...

We was lucky enough to spot the deer in Richmond Park! It was an amazing experience to see them through the bus window in their natural habitat.
We admired the scenic views as we enjoyed a cup of tea and slice of cake.

A morning well spent! 🌳

✨🎵 Musical Instrument Afternoon🎵✨

Our residents really enjoyed our musical instrument afternoon, we listened to ABBA, Frank Sinatra and some Michael Jackson. They danced with the music and incorporated the music instruments.
A sense of uplift and joyful smiles as we sang along together!

✨A fun filled trip to Chesington Garden Centre ✨

As the month of pride comes to an end, Brook House enjoyed celebrating the love, individuality and inclusion of others for the month of Pride. 🌈

Today we visited the Concord museum, Brooklands 🚗🛩️

We took great delight in the historic cars and aircraft's on display which invoked a trip down memory lane which we thoroughly enjoyed reminiscing on.

Thank you to our driver Chris for transporting us safely and accompanying us on such a fun trip out. life

💜💚 Employee of the Month 💚💜

We are thrilled to announce our June employee of the month award here at Brook House Nursing Home!

Congratulations to Ann Marie ✨🎉

Ann Marie was credited for all the joy and kindness she brings to all our residents and staff!

Thank you for all your dedication, hard work and remaining a valuable member of our team, we all appreciate you! 🙌

This morning's activity... Flower and Vase arranging 🌹🌷🌹

There are many benefits to flower arranging, for example it promotes social interaction amongst the residents and they enjoy reminiscing about receiving their favourite flowers or even planting their own! It also promotes a sense of accomplishment, cognitive and sensory stimulation.

Afterwards we enjoyed a cup of tea and biscuits as we admired everyone's creativity to put together a blooming bunch of flowers! 🌷

Brook House celebrated the 80th anniversary of D-Day yesterday. We started our morning with some cupcake decorating which the residents enjoyed with a cup of tea and reminiscing about how they would celebrate D - Day in the past. We also enjoyed an afternoon tea party whilst listening to the D - day darlings, arms were swaying and smiles were big as we listened and danced on ✨💜

Join us for National Care Home Open Week - 24th to the 30th of June.

National Care Home Open Week is an annual celebration highlighting the compassion, care, and lively communities found in care homes nationwide.

Whether you're exploring care options for yourself or a loved one, or simply a community member interested in learning more, our open days offer the perfect chance to meet our team and tour the home in a relaxed setting. Our staff will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about our services and living with us.

No appointment is needed, but if you prefer to arrange a personal tour at a time that suits you, please contact us at: 02089429360

The residents of Brook House took to the dining room to showcase their baking skills in a cookie making session.

Baking is a great activity that fosters many benefits such as social interaction, cognitive stimulation, sensory stimulation, it provides our residents with a sense of accomplishment and more.

They ravished in the joy of tasting their deliciously baked cookies together.

Do you have a favourite recipe to bake?🍪

This afternoon the residents of Brook House took to the dining room to showcase their baking skills in a cookie making session.
Baking is a great activity that fosters many benefits such as social interaction, cognitive stimulation, sensory stimulation, it provides our residents with a sense of accomplishment and more. They ravished in the joy of tasting their deliciously baked cookies together.

Do you have a favourite recipe to bake? 🍪

At Brook house we aim to inspire our residents with moments of joy and happiness. This afternoon we took to our new Namaste room where they enjoyed their namaste hand massage.
Namaste hand massages is an inclusive activity that has become very popular with our residents, it’s an activity that provides one with emotional support and connecting, which is given through the use of hand massages.

Some benefits of namaste hand massage include, sensory stimulation, stress reduction, improved circulation and more.

Have you ever experienced the bliss of a hand massage? 💕🙌

At Brook House Nursing Home, we aim to inspire moments of joy with those we engage with...
We had a lovely creative activity with some of our residents, Flower and Vase arranging! 🌹

There are multiple benefits of flower arranging such as social interaction, sense of accomplishment, cognitive stimulation and more.

Flower arranging also gave us a chance to reminisce of the times our residents planted and grew their own flowers in the gardens!
After putting their flowering skills to use the residents enjoyed putting their vases in their rooms which added a lovely pop of colour and brought a sense of spring with it!

In the tranquil morning hours, two kindred spirits find sanctuary in the pages of books and the comforting embrace of steaming cups of tea.

The gentle rustle of pages intertwines with the delicate clink of teacups, creating a symphony of quiet joy.

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Blossoms and brews -the perfect morning blend.
In the gentle embrace of morning light, finding joy in arranging flowers and sipping on the simplicity of tea.

Capturing the essence of beauty and blossoms, these lovely ladies indulge in delightful conversations. Amidst laughter , they weave tales as enchanting as the blooms they gracefully arrange. Here’s to the magic of friendship, the elegance of blossoms, and the joy found in the simple yet profound act of creating memories together. 🌸✨

Blossom

Our Gorgeous Maureen with her beautiful smiles ❤️🥰😘😘😘😘

Brook House Nursing Home, part of the Future Care Group, is currently seeking volunteers 18 years old and over. This presents an exciting opportunity to support our Activities teams and connect with our residents, spreading love and creating moments of joy. If you're interested in making a difference in the lives of our amazing residents, please don't hesitate to contact us on 020 8942 9360 or email [email protected]

Visit us at https://www.futurecaregroup.com/our-homes/brook-house-nursing-home

Smile big ,worry small.
Smiling from ear to ear!
With our gorgeous Maureen😍❤️🥰😘😘😘😘😘

🌈🧩 Creating colorful symphonies together!
Our residents embraced the joy of pattern blocks, reveling in the vibrant hues and intricate designs.
Matching colors, sparking creativity, and fostering togetherness—one block at a time. 🎨✨




Christmas

A huge shout out to everyone who contributed to making this night a grand success! The creativity and enthusiasm were the heart and soul of this good time. 🖤👏
Here's to more gatherings and making moments that will keep us happy all the Halloween year round! 🌙🦇