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.
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.
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
Christmas decorations
With Christmas just around the corner, Residents have enjoyed fun-filled days with a variety of life enrichment activities from baking and decorating the Christmas cake, decorating the trees and adding that touch of sparkle and glitter to the home, virtual events and having a lot of fun along the way!
Cake competition entry
Throughout December, Residents have been busy counting down to Christmas with their busy life enrichment programme filled with fun-filled festive activities.
We have been busy making festive decorations to display around our home and making our Christmas cakes, starting them early so we could ‘feed’ them with brandy or sherry and leaving plenty of time for them to mature before decorating and entering into Barchester’s annual Christmas cake competition.
As we made our cakes, it was lovely to hear everyone sharing their memories of Christmases past, the traditions they enjoyed and what Christmas has meant to them.
Bewitching tricks and spooky treats
Barchester’s Fairview care home, in Aberdeen was a den of ghoulish activity as the home’s spooky Halloween afternoon got in to full swing.
Residents and staff got in to the spirit of things with fancy dress competition and prizes for best costume, decorated spooky biscuits and cupcakes prepared by the homes chef, Halloween fair and games. It was a fun filled day for everyone!
'Tattie' holiday pen-pals
Children at Danestone primary school kindly sent us some cards last week to let us know that they are thinking about us. We decided to respond and relate our cards to the fact that it’s currently the (Tattie) “October Holidays”. This is what they used to get called because when people were off from school they would help their families go tattie picking during this season. Our residents wrote inside the cards what they used to get up to during their time off.
Birthday celebrations
Resident, Harold celebrated his 80th birthday in style surrounded by staff and friends in the home where he was presented with a specially prepared birthday cake. The birthday boy also enjoyed a visit by his wife who also stays at the home along with his family, Harold had a wonderful day.
Residents enjoy a pamper
Residents of Fairview enjoyed a relaxing pamper morning. The home transformed their lounge into a socially distant spa where residents were able to fully relaxed with some lovely calming music playing in the background. Life enrichment provided hand massages and mini spa treatments adhering to covid19 guidelines and wearing of full PPE.
Upcoming events
November
The leaves are falling, and November is calling. Check out our upcoming activities for the month.
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us - all welcome.
Merry Christmas!
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 Café
Join us every first Wednesday of the month for our memory lane cafe
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.
