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
Mystery boxes
Staff at Fairview House care home have been hard at work creating mystery boxes for residents at the home to enjoy. This inspirational idea came about because staff were thinking about those residents who are nursed in bed or prefer 1-2-1 interactions rather than group activities, so they devised a way to bring activities to those individual residents.
The mystery boxes are themed, the team at Fairview House create a different one each month. Made up like a hamper, the boxes contain snacks and drinks relevant to the theme, a creative project for those who like crafts, themed games, activity books and facts about the chosen theme. February’s mystery box was Valentine’s themed and contained wool to make red woollen love hearts, a Valentine’s quiz, noughts and crosses, chocolate hearts and a game of love archery where residents throw arrows to score points and win prizes.
Any excuse for a tea party!
This week we enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea session with some relaxing music as we sipped tea in fine China and devoured delicious chocolate cakes and biscuits.
It was peaceful and enjoyable afternoon.
Pancake Day at Fairview House
The first day of March was busy as we marked not only St David’s Day but also Pancake Day. Pancake Day or Shove Tuesday is the traditional feast day before the Lent on Ash Wednesday.
Our residents had a wonderful day, filled with pancake-inspired activities, they prepared homemade pancakes and decorated them with fresh fruit, berries, syrup and chocolate. It’s safe to say they went down a treat!
Thank you to Fiona who kindly put on a lovely demonstration making Scottish pancakes from scratch for all to try with their favourite toppings, from jams and syrups to strawberries and cream.
It was a fun day, enjoyed by all.
National Hot Chocolate Day at Fairview House
Residents and staff had a great time celebrating National Hot Chocolate Day!
To celebrate we decked one of our trolleys with chocolaty goodies, cream, marshmallows and powder for dusting. To top it off we even had little activity goodie bags with chocolate themed activity books and chocolate coins.
Our General Manager, Janet was delighted to try one for herself too as were many of the staff.
It was a lovely way to start a new week!
Kindness in the local community
We have started to prepare for spring time, with these beautiful daffodils, donated by the amazing charity called Somebody Cares Aberdeen. Thank you so much for the donation, we truly appreciate it! It gave great colour to a lot of our resident’s rooms!
We also attached little ‘happy notes’ to the bouquets to spread the love!
Birthday celebrations at Fairview House
Here at Fairview house we like to celebrate life, today we celebrated not just one but two birthdays!
A big happy birthday to Patricia who turned 87 and to Violet who turned 99 today!
We celebrated with a fantastic handmade cake, afternoon tea and gifts. And of course it wouldn't be a party if we didn't decorate the dining room perfectly for everyone to attend. It was a full house! And everybody enjoyed themselves.
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.
