Activities at Fairview House Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators create a weekly planner that consists of a variety of activities, which caters to all residents' needs as best as possible. The most popular activities are bingo, which we host twice a week, flower arranging and weekly visits from Vinnie our pet therapy dog. Residents also enjoy minibus trips in the nicer weather and we attend a concert every month. We are also involved in the Council Well-being Team, which keeps us up-to date with upcoming events within the community and provides interesting ideas for activities we can try in the home.
Throughout the year, we host various special events, including themed open days and summer and winter fetes that people in our local communities are welcome to join us for. We also have monthly church services with Rev. Ann from Danestone Congregational Church, which is open to loved ones as well.
Chloe Garvie
Chloe has been a part of the Fairview House the since spring of 2024 and quickly became a much valued of the team, She began her time in the home as a Care Assistant before finding her calling as the an Activities Coordinator.
She speaks with warmth and enthusiasm about how the home fills her with purpose, how much she enjoys spending time with the residents, making them smile, getting to know them and knowing that everyday she is making a difference enriching the residents lives.
Away from the home Chloe enjoys knitting, going for walks and hiking.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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 Fairview House Care Home
Armistice Day
We commemorated the signing of the Armistice Day agreement on the day that the guns finally fell silent. Our residents joined the rest of the nation in holding a two-minute silence at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.
Over the past few days our residents have been colouring in poppies and sharing their stories surrounding the First World War, it has been amazing all coming together as a home and learning from one another.
We took many of our residents outside to help us create a memorial on the tree by the front door; we hung 104 poppies, one for each year that has passed since the ending of the First World War.
Everyone loved getting involved and were so happy to see all of our hard work come together!
It is very important that we keep the memories of those who fought in the World Wars and honour the contribution of everyone involved.
Gentleman's Club
We had a lovely afternoon at our Gentleman's Club in the upstairs lounge where the men enjoyed some beer and crisps whilst watching Still Game.
We all had an amazing time and it was great getting all the gentlemen together.
Giant Parachute Fun
We had a fun filled afternoon with our giant parachute!
We filled some balloons up with beads and all made a great effort to have them flung up in the air!
This activity was to remind us of bonfire night, having the balloons represent fireworks and the beads inside making the sound of them when they go off up in the sky.
Everyone loved taking part in this and found it a great form of mental stimulation alongside amazing physical activity.
We will definitely be creating more activities with the parachute in the future as it brought a lot of smiles to everyone's faces!
Pumpkin Decorating
Today we got more into the Halloween spirit and did some pumpkin decorating.
Everyone loved how cute and little our pumpkins were and could not stop smiling and laughing when we put their faces on.
Our pumpkins are a great addition to the Halloween decorations and will definitely keep the residents laughing and smiling when they see them around the home!
Halloween Spirit
We've been getting into the spooky spirit with some Halloween Bingo! All our residents that joined in thoroughly enjoyed themselves and it's even more fun when we have prizes available for our lucky winners!
We are definitely getting into the Halloween spirit this week and are now more excited for our big Halloween Party on Monday.
Alice and Wonderland Afternoon Tea
What a brilliant turn out we had for our Alice in Wonderland afternoon tea!
The dining room was full of residents and family joining us to enjoy some delicious bakes and tea/coffee.
Everyone loved getting involved and wearing their hats which were made yesterday by the residents specially for today.
An amazing afternoon filled with smiles and laughter all round!
Upcoming events
Dessert and Prosecco
Join us on the 7th July as we go al-fresco for our dessert and prosecco afternoon.
Future Financial Planning Seminar
We have teamed up with local solicitors, from Ledingham Chalmers Solicitors, to provide useful information and practical advice and answer any queries you may have.
July
Take a peek at our upcoming life enrichment and community events coming in July.
Beer and Music Festival
Join us on Wednesday 31st July for our homes 'Beer and Music' festival
Professional Open Morning
Calling all professionals! Join us for our open morning on Wednesday 7th August and meet like minded and fellow professionals.
Well-being Coffee Morning
Join us on Tusday 8th August from 10.30am as we welcome special guest speaker Justine Dunbar from SAMH Aberdeen.
Movie Club
Every night from 6pm join our residents for our daily movie club featuring a movie matinee performance.
Respite- Are you looking for a extra care break?
If you are looking for a little care break for yourself or a little care break pop in and see what we have to offer.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the special impact that volunteers can make on the day to day lives of our residents. If you would like more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
We offer a warm welcome and a hot drink any time you need one - to all emergency services personnel, police, ambulance, district nurses - pop in any time!
Memory Cafe
We warmly welcome you to join us on the first Wednesday for our Memory Cafe as we welcome carers and loved ones from the community who have been touched by dementia.
