Activities at Drummond Grange Care Home

Residents at Drummond Grange held a BBQ to coincide with National Cowboy Day which proved to be quite a success.

Residents and Staff joined in the fun outside in the glorious sunshine some dressed in cowboy dress wearing hats & checked shirts. The staff served drinks & Burgers in Buns or Hotdogs with a side Salad to residents as well.

The Residents were well protected from the sun with Suntan lotion, Gazebos, Sun Parasols everything needed. The afternoon ended with a visit from the Lasswade Riding Stables who brought along 2 of their horses for us.
 
Eleanor Wilson General Manager at Drummond Grange care home, said: “What a fabulous day for the residents and the staff, the atmosphere was really quite ‘electric’.  Beautiful blue skies and not a breath of wind, fabulous”.

Staff at Drummond Grange said farewell to Administrator Allan Begbie after 7years. It was a very emotional afternoon with tears and of course laughter as we all wished him well in his retirement.

We enjoyed a wonderful virtual introduction to the world of robots with V&A Dundee Curator, Kirsty Hassard.

Kirsty talked us through the history of robots and their early beginnings, the presentation traced the fascination of all things wired and wonderful and considered what the future might hold for our relationship with a multitude of mechanical machines.

It was absolutely thrilling to learn what robots can do now and what they might be able to do in the future.

We had a lovely time exploring the amazing gardens of Blenheim Palace through a virtual talk, hosted by the Historian - Antonia Keaney.

We enjoyed a virtual look at how the gardens at Blenheim have developed over the past 300 years - from the formality of Henry Wise through to the ‘natural’ landscape created by Capability Brown and beyond.

Everyone was very impressed by the many jewels hidden within the 150 acres of beautiful gardens.

Paul Black at Drummond Grange in Lasswade has been crowned Care Practitioner of the Year for the North Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2021 and is through to the national round of judging.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 12,000 residents living in Barchester’s 248 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.

More than 2,900 nominations were received from homes and hospitals across the UK. All entries were a very high standard and Paul is over the moon to have been named the winner for the North beating hundreds of other nominees.

Paul said: ‘no way’ what an honour, I can’t believe it but delighted to represent the profession and the home.

Gerard Fox at Drummond Grange Care Home in Lasswade has been crowned Health & Safety Champion of the year for the North Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2021 and is through to the national round of judging.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 12,000 residents living in Barchester’s 248 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.

More than 2,900 nominations were received from homes and hospitals across the UK. All entries were a very high standard and Gerald is over the moon to have been named the winner for the North beating hundreds of other nominees.