Activities at Drummond Grange Care Home

Residents had an unforgettable afternoon when Cool Creatures, a local animal handling company, brought an array of fascinating animals to meet them up close. From a playful meerkat to slithering snakes and even a bearded dragon, the visit brought joy, laughter, and a sense of adventure to the care home.

The interactive experience gave residents the chance to stroke, hold, and learn about a variety of exotic creatures. The lively meerkats quickly stole the show, scampering around and curiously inspecting their surroundings, much to the delight of the audience. Some residents were brave enough to hold a snake.
 

As a way of brightening the January blues, we held a virtual pet dress up competition on our Facebook page. Staff and friends sent in photos of which the residents then picked their favourite to win a treat. 

We also decided to mark all the hard work that all the pharmacists do over the year. We thought we would mark National Pharmacist day. To celebrate this, we decided to make up some thank you packs filled with treats and sweets to hand in to Bonnyrigg Pharmacy and Musselburgh Pharmacy, the two main pharmacies to serve the home. 

We had a new singer in the mix with DJ Hilly. Mark Hill came to do a variety show, from Elvis to Mrs Brown Boys to a Scottish megamix. 

The residents really enjoyed meeting Mark and are looking forward to having him back in the home again soon. 

We held our monthly intergenerational music and movement class with Boogie Beats. We went on a Gingerbread adventure story which ended up in an indoor snowball fight which was very much enjoyed.

This project has continued to be very successful and is looked forward to by both the residents and staff but also by the children who attend.

There has also been a core of children regularly attending each month, which is lovely to see and watch the relationships develop between the children and residents. 

Drummond Grange was full of animal mischief on Thursday when a group of alpacas from Bob’s Alpacas in Colinton came to visit the home. Residents at Drummond Grange were pleasantly surprised to see their new furry friends roaming around the care home and into some of the residents’ rooms.

General Manager Alina Brehar said: “Our residents have really enjoyed their unusual visitors today. We knew that having the farm here would be a bit of fun for all our residents, especially as some find it difficult to go on many outings in our minibus.  We are always looking for new activities for the residents and today we have seen the seen the enjoyment and the therapeutic influence animals can have on people.”
 

Drummond Grange was transformed into Graceland to mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 89th birthday on 8 January.

It is estimated that Elvis has sold over one billion records worldwide so to honour the undisputed King of Rock & Roll, the staff and residents enjoyed a fantastic day of music, fun and dancing. To mark the day the home hosted singer Mark Hill who put on a showcase of Elvis best hits along with a variety of other entertainment for the home’s residents.