Activities at Fairview House Care Home

The residents of Fairview have been very lucky to receive lots of lovely mail from children from around the community. The children have taken great care in drawing pictures and writing letters in order to bring some cheer to the residents, who have thoroughly enjoyed reading through the mail, and have spent time creating personalised thank you cards. Claudia, aged 5, brought a smile to all with her creative dinosaur drawings, which have been added to the home's display to showcase all the letters and pictures.

Residents of Fairview have embraced technologly to keep in touch with their family and friends. We host regular group activities, including arts and crafts, to create cards and art for their loved ones as a surprise. These fun-filled activities often see residents posing for pictures for the message board or simply to send to their loved one.

Residents also make use of Skype and Facetime so that they can video call their relatives – although some weren’t too sure about the new technology!

It is vitally important that we ensure that our residents can remain in contact with their family and friends all the time, as some live far away. New technology is great for this purpose, but of course, a good old fashioned letter is just as welcome!

Fairview is home to some keen bingo players and regularly meet for this popular activity. Bingo is one of the many games featured in the homes activities programme as are great for bringing residents together to increases socialisation and once together conversation flows regarding their own memories of visiting the bingo halls.

As residents gathered in the lounge excitedly and ready for the game of bingo, team members handed out cards, colourful counters and brought through the Bingo Cage filled with all the numbered ball out, it soon encouraged reminiscence, as manual systems like this were used when the residents visited bingo halls in the 50s/60s.

It was all calm in the room, but as soon as the first ball was called, there was a feeling of friendly competition in the air.

Residents of Fairview have joined a project alongside St Machar Academy and were one of the first groups to visit and attend one of the academy’s drama classes. There was no stage fright for our residents as they soon joined in and became involved in the lesson. The aim of the project is to allow different generations to experiences together. The first session took place in January and the home hopes to continue attend and offering new experiences to Residents.

The trip was a great success and General Manager, Arlene Campbell said “We all enjoyed this intergenerational event and it was a delight to see our Residents and the students interacting, sharing stories and participating in the lesson together. We had so much fun that we’re looking to continue this link as a regular feature in our social calendar”.

Residents at Fairview enjoyed a relaxing pamper session as they received a beautiful manicure. The home pampered the residents by painting their nails. Residents chose their favourite colours from the nail varnishes, including blue, red, purple and some sparkly shades. 

Residents thoroughly enjoyed the pamper session, with many commenting on how they used to enjoy painting their nails when they were younger. One resident commented how nice it was to sit back, relax, enjoy a pot of tea with some biscuits and cakes as the relaxing music was played in the background.

Residents, relatives and friends of Fairview along with staff had a ‘fang-tastic’ time as they hosted their popular annual Halloween party with live entertainment. As part of the celebrations the home held a ‘best witch’ and best costume competition which was judged by the residents.

The competition was tough and the overall winner was carer, Dana who had dressed for the occasion as a boxer. It was a fun-filled afternoon and conversation throughout brought back their own childhood memories of carving pumpkins, turnips and trick or treating!