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.

Enriching life
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Chloe Garvie

Activities Coordinator

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.

Life-encriching activities booklet

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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

Valentine's treats with Veg for Life

We had a lovely time joining Chef Alex Connell from Vegetarian for Life for a Valentine’s-inspired virtual cookery demonstration.  Chef Alex created some delicious Valentine’s Day-inspired vegetarian desserts, which our residents had the opportunity to try too.

First, our residents sampled a wonderful sticky toffee pudding, which was absolutely heavenly. Then they tried hazelnut truffles which were a huge hit and finally they were treated to a chocolate orange cake which everyone adored.

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Fairview House Celebrates Chinese New Year

We welcomed in the Year of the Tiger with a day of celebrations and activities.

The Chinese New Year is China’s most important festival that celebrated the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar.

Inspired by Chinese culture and traditions, our residents enjoyed a creative session with Chinese New Year DIY dragons and made beautiful lanterns to mark the day.

We all enjoyed some music from Greater China, watched last year’s celebrations and had a discussion about the animals associated with the Chinese zodiac. It was a fun day.

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Burns Night celebrations at Fairview House

Residents at Fairview House had a great day celebrating Burns Night.

To honour the famous Scottish poet, we hosted a poetry and music session to learn more about the Scottish Country Dancing and the Ceilidh and to mark the Scottish institution, including giving the time-honoured address to the ‘Great chieftain O’ the pudding’ race’ – the haggis.

Our tables were specially decorated with flowers and Scottish flags for the occasion as our residents enjoyed delicious Haggis, Neeps and Tatties followed by some delicious Dundee Cake prepared by our talented chef.

We all had a wonderful time celebrating the special day.

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Activities Boxes at Fairview House

We have started a fantastic little box called the mystery themed activities box! 

These boxes are great for those who may be unable to join group activities or those who prefer not to. In this months box we themed it on burns night (which is fast approaching). This box contained thistle making, poetry readings by Robert Burns, calligraphy writing with calligraphy pens for the residents to try, poetry writing and of course no Scottish themed box would be complete without shortbread and whiskey!

For those who didn't fancy the mystery box, we kept them busy with some bingo!

Our themed boxes were such a hit we plan to do them monthly with mixed activities to suit everyone!

Congratulations Izabela!

From everyone at Fairview House, we would like to say a massive congratulations to Izabela for achieving her official pin as a RGN Nurse!

Izabela always goes above and beyond to provide the best service to our residents. You are a fantastic asset to the team here at Fairview house!

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International Flower Day at Fairview House

We celebrated International Flower Day in style, a great way in mid-winter to bring joy and happiness into the home.

Our residents took part in flower-based activities throughout the day followed by a lovely afternoon tea including plenty of delicious treats which everyone really enjoyed.

The collective knowledge about flowers gained from years of gardening experience was very impressive.

It was a lovely day, enjoyed by all.

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.