Activities at Archview Lodge Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Diane Wood
Hi, my name is Diane and I am Head of Activities here at Archview. I have worked in the homes since 2009.
I strongly believe in creating moments for our residents and embracing their individuality with tailor made activities, whilst remaining person centred and respecting resident’s preferences. Every day I like to ensure the residents on memory lane can enjoy themselves and have a good time whilst forming bonds with each other and the staff around them.
Outside of work, I have a 23 years old son and a wee dog called Hugo and my ambition is to make people smile and be happy.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Archview Lodge Care Home
A trip to the library
George, is an avid reader and expressed a wish to visit the library to take a look around the books. His wish was delivered as we took him to the local library in Dalkeith with his daughter. During the visit George enrolled as a member and chose a book to read. He is looking forward to a return visit.
Wedding bells!
Our resident Nancy went off to see her daughter Janet and son in law James get married on the 6th of May 2022. They got married at Fairfield house in Dalkeith. Nancy said it was such a lovely day seeing her daughter getting married and saying I do.
Conversations by the Pond
We had a lovely time joining Henry Slator for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘Conversations at the Pond’.
Henry had an unusual writing journey, which many of our residents found inspiring, he underwent chemotherapy in early 2020, which allowed him to rediscover his light-hearted outlook on life by imagining conversations with creatures in and around his large garden pond and adding buckets of fun.
The entertaining Conversations at the Pond, with its mass of colourful illustrations, took our residents along his journey, they felt inspired, cheered and loved hearing all about Henry’s experiences.
Easter celebrations
We celebrated Easter in style with a fun-filled weekend of treats, showing our creative sides in our Easter Bonnet competition. We enjoyed hot-cross buns and a special visit from the Easter bunny.
A trip to Dalkeith
We enjoyed a trip to Dalkeith for a shopping trip and a little fresh air, it was good to potter around the shops and we even bumped into a residents family to the delight of all.
Residents take to the water
Residents at Archview took advantage of the late Spring sunshine to enjoy a trip out to Ratho Barge. The Ratho canal charity Seagull Trusts provides scenic trips and is a charitable organisation.
Upcoming events
Calling all Emergency Services!
Calling all emergency services personnel! Come and take your break with us and enjoy a slice of cake and a warm welcome.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Do you have any spare time? Could you make a difference to someone's day to day life? If you are interested in Volunteering, we'd love to hear from you.
Dementia Cafe - Last Wednesday of the month
We know the importance of supporting our local community and extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly dementia cafe.
