Activities at Canmore Lodge Care Home

Residents of Canmore Lodge we delighted to hear the sounds of bagpipes filled the air outside their lounge window when a local player appeared for a very special performance.  One resident said: “I really enjoyed it – the Scottish music was right up my street!”

Residents thoroughly enjoyed the show, singling along and tapping their feet to songs that they recognised. Thank you, for a great afternoon of entertainment!

The Easter bunny arrived for residents of Canmore Lodge when they were surprised by the generosity of local store, Asda, who kindly delivered Easter eggs for every resident over the weekend. Colleagues were on hand to accept the beautiful boxes filled with a selection of eggs all shapes and sizes, sure to satisfy any chocolate lover!

Residents of Canmore Lodge have been busy making rainbows and receiving from grandchildren which they have displayed along the homes lounge windows to create a splash of colour and positivity throughout the home during challenging period for all. The colourful displays have brought smiles to the residents' faces.

The idea is that members of community display rainbows in their windows so that children can go ‘rainbow spotting’ when out for their exercise with family. The colourful displays are brightening up everyone’s day! The Facebook group has over 90,000 members and the home is delighted to be part of the community spirit.

We are proud to announce that we have won a carehome.co.uk award! We have been named as one of the top 20 care homes in Scotland for 2020. Well done to everyone who made this possible!

The residents at Canmore enjoy their daily cuddles from pet therapy dog, Baillie, who recently joined the home as a resident and loves nothing more than wandering.

 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. Baillie 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 dog to live with us, and our residents really enjoy it so much! I’m sure Baillie does too; he is getting plenty of love and cuddles!”

The team at Canmore Lodge recently presented local football team, Larbert 2009s, with a new home kit for the value of £450.00. The home presented the kit to the local team on behalf of the residents at the home, who wanted to sponsor the local team using their own comfort funds, which they decided to use to support members of the local community.

Grant, the team manager said: “It was a pleasure to receive such a warm welcome from all the residents and staff at the home. As a team, we do rely on sponsors and we are very grateful to the residents for their kind donation. We look forward to sharing events in the future with the residents and staff, and hope to see some of them on the pitch side cheering the team on, and the team have kindly invited us to their upcoming events at the home which sound wonderful. We’re always happy to connect with the lovely members of our community and will dedicate our next goal to Canmore Lodge!”