Activities at Fairview House Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
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.
Fairview House Activities Team
Chloe, Cecilia and Veronica make up our fantastic Activities Team here at Fairview House.
They develop and oversee an active living programme for each resident, which encourages mobility, social contact, independence and fun. Each and every person can thrive and live to their full potential with no day ever being the same. They bring great enthusiasm and spark to the home and have one passion, which is to deliver an amazing and vibrant activities programme to cater to all tastes and abilities.
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
A Joyful Pony Visit
Our residents were treated to a delightful surprise from Ruby and Dusty, the adorable Shetland ponies from Joyful Ponies!
These gentle and charming visitors brought so much joy, laughter, and love to everyone they met. It was heart-warming to see the smiles and excitement as our residents petted and spent time with these amazing ponies.
Moments like these remind us of the simple joys that brighten our days! T
hank you, Joyful Ponies & Pygmy's, for bringing Ruby and Dusty to Fairview. We can't wait to see them again soon!
A Christmas Carol
Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.
This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes. A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience.
Elvis is in the building!
What an incredible afternoon we had as our residents enjoyed a fun-filled Elvis-themed day! The amazing Lewis from Music 4 U graced us with his beautiful voice, performing some of Elvis Presley's and Frank Sinatra's greatest hits.
Our dining room was filled with smiles, singing, clapping, and even a bit of dancing as everyone got into the spirit of the music. It’s safe to say our residents had a truly brilliant time celebrating the classics. A big thank you to Lewis for making the day so special – we can’t wait to welcome you back!
Festive Floristry Workshop
Staff and residents across our homes were treated to an interactive virtual Christmas-inspired table decorating masterclass, courtesy of talented master florist, Kathryn Delve.
Kathryn is an independent florist based in Somerset, she specialises in creating unique wedding and event flowers. She takes much of her inspiration for her displays from the beautiful scenery that surrounds her home and the changing seasons and colours.
During the workshop, residents were invited to join Kathryn to make beautiful Christmas-themed table decorations.
Pantomime performance of Peter Pan
Residents and staff from Fairview House were in for a treat with a visit from Shoogalie Road Productions to see a pantomime performance of Peter Pan at Fairview House Care Home (oh no they didn’t- oh yes, they did!)
Residents, relatives and staff all got together in the lounge at Fairview House as they enjoyed the timeless tale full of magical twists, fun, laughter and adventures.
One resident commented; “it was a great pantomime production, the actors really made me laugh!”
Pudsey Day
A huge thank you to everyone who supported our bake sale! Thanks to your generosity (and love of sweet treats), we’ve raised an amazing £121 for Children in Need!
Every penny will go towards helping children and young people thrive. We couldn’t have done it without you – whether you baked, bought, or just spread the word. A big thank you to our residents who taste tested all of the sweet treats for the bake sale, we saw that you enjoyed it a lot!
Upcoming events
April
Hello April! We are looking forward to a fun filled month ahead - all welcome.
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.
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 Lane Community Café
Join us every first Wednesday of the month for our Memory Lane cafe from 2.30 pm.
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.
