Activities at Balclutha Court Care Home
At Balclutha Court our resident’s happiness is extremely important to us. We all know that a large part of this is keeping active and continuing to enjoy your interests and hobbies. At Balclutha Court, we have regular activities including arts and crafts, music, entertainment, trips to local attractions such as canal trips, safari parks and many more. Our activities team are always busy organising events, entertainment and excursions with the broadest possible appeal and many of our residents see living at Balclutha Court as an opportunity to develop a new skill or interest. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Karen Dillon
Karen Dillon is our Head of Activities and has worked within the home since 2005, starting out as a Carer. Karen is very outgoing and full of fun. She has many hobbies, with arts & crafts being her favourite, and her passion for this can be seen in our life enrichment programme.
Karen is supported by Kay Millar and Anita Marsh, between them they ensure that residents are happy and have loads of fun.
They are very keen to involve the residents in the decision making within the home to enhance their experience. They take part in the residents' meetings, catering forums and assist the General Manager in interviewing new staff members.
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 Balclutha Court Care Home
Resident Ambassador enjoys birthday bash
We had a fabulous day helping our amazing resident ambassador celebrate her birthday. There was music, dancing, cake and refreshments.
Everyone had a great time, especially Fiona who deserves to be spoiled for all her hard work and dedication to the home and her fellow residents. We are so lucky to have her.
Community Christmas Party
Throughout the year we enjoy arranging and getting together with our neighbouring homes for special occasions and we love nothing more than getting our Santa hats on and celebrating Christmas together as a community.
We had a fabulous day singing along to the live entertainment and tucking into our home made buffet provided by our brilliant kitchen team. Santa even made a special appearance with some treats for us all to enjoy.
Balclutha Bairns Nativity visit
We were absolutely delighted to be invited to our “Balclutha Bairns” nativity show at “The Bluebird Family Centre” again this year. We felt so honoured that our wee nursery wanted us to come along and see them perform and what a show it was, they even provided us with our own VIP seats.
We all had a wee tear in our eyes as we watched them give it their all and felt so so proud of them.
A Christmas Carol
Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.
This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes. A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience.
The Holly & the Ivy
Staff and residents across our homes were treated to an interactive virtual Christmas-inspired table decorating masterclass, courtesy of talented master florist, Kathryn Delve.
Kathryn is an independent florist based in Somerset, she specialises in creating unique wedding and event flowers. She takes much of her inspiration for her displays from the beautiful scenery that surrounds her home and the changing seasons and colours.
During the workshop, residents were invited to join Kathryn to make beautiful Christmas-themed table decorations.
Sing-a-long
We do love a sing along here at Balclutha, especially when it’s with one of our favourite entertainers, Michael Patterson.
Michael has been entertaining us at Balclutha for around 20years and never fails to get us all singing and dancing along. Bill especially enjoyed his latest visit as he got to show us all his amazing vocal talents.
Upcoming events
January
Hello January! As we step into a new year we have lots of exciting plans for the month.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
We have a meeting room available to local professionals and community groups. For more information contact the home.
Community Cafe - Last Thursday of the month
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us at our monthly Community Cafe, come along and make new friends! All welcome.
Calling all Emergency Services
Calling all emergency services personnel and district nurses, come and take a break with us! There maybe a cake or two available....
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Do you have any spare time? your time could make a difference to someones day! For more information on Volunteering we'd love to hear from you.
Respite - Are you looking for a little care break?
If you're caring for someone, a short stay at Balclutha Court coluld provide the rest and relaxation that you need.
