Activities at Drummond Grange Care Home

Residents and staff at local care home Drummond Grange in Lasswade celebrated all things Irish for their St Patrick’s Day celebrations this week.

Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, ceilidh’s, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.

In honour of the patron saint of Ireland, staff, residents and guests at the home marked the day by dressing up in green clothing and green accessories, Learning some Irish words and phrases and dances, eating traditional Irish. Giving the celebrations a gourmet twist, the chef at the home prepared of special menu traditional Irish dishes such as bangers and mash, Shepherd's Pie, potato bread and black pudding.

Residents at Barchester’s Drummond Grange care home celebrated World Book Day by revisiting a book published by one of the homes residents, Mr Martin Lawson.  Mr Lawson’s book ‘Guide to the Outer Hebrides’ exploring from Barra northwards to the Isle of Lewis has recently been updated and improved before being re-released with new colour images throughout.  Residents were also able to share stories and fond memories of their favourite books from childhood to current and how authors are able to create spellbinding stories to keep the reader hooked.

Celebrations were underway at Barchester’s Drummond Grange care home, in Lasswade as residents and staff marked St. David’s Day.   

The home was in high spirits as they celebrated the national day of Wales with making of Welsh cakes and then enjoying them with a cup of tea. In honour of the traditional feast day and the country’s patron saint, residents and staff were treated to traditional Welsh food and tucked in to the cakes.

Staff welcomed the first visitor back into the Home to visit his Father.  Derek Hood came along to visit dad Jimmy Hood a resident within Drummond Grange.

Derek said he couldn’t believe the welcome he got and that it was like greeting old friends and family alike.  Seeing Dad on a Pod visit was good but this is even better.

Thank you all for everything that you have done during this time.

Eleanor Wilson General Manager of Drummond Grange Care Home said: “It was very emotional greeting the Derek back after such a long time that there was a few tears from us as well.  We look forward to greeting many more visitors back into the Home.”

Staff members and Residents at Drummond Grange Care Home in Lasswade have received their 2nd Covid19 Vaccine Jab.

Staff Member Andrew Deakin one of the Carers in the Memory Lane unit says of the Jab ‘I didn’t feel a thing and hopefully things will get back to normal quickly’.

Eleanor Wilson General Manager of Drummond Grange Care Home said: ‘It has been a long road within the Care Industry and getting the 2nd Jab for all the staff and residents is the only way forward, I speak for all of us here at Drummond Grange Care Home when I say that I’m looking forward to the day we can open our doors to everyone again”

Paul Scoular and his wife Roseann celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary on the day of love, February 14th.

Paul, a resident at Drummond Grange care home in Lasswade was joined by his wife, Roseann in the homes designated visiting pod and told me that he “never gets the chance to forget their anniversary as it’s on Valentine’s Day”. The happy couple were married at East Preston Street Registry Office and still remember the day well.

Eleanor Wilson, General Manager at Drummond Grange care home, said: “It is lovely to be able to share in Paul & Roseann’s happiness and we hope that we will continue to do so for a long time to come”.