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
Nurse of the Year
Craig Adamson, our much cherished Nurse has been crowned Nurse of the year for the North NE Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2024 and is through to the national round of judging.
The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,000 residents living in Barchester’s 261 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.
Over 5,000 nominations were received from homes and hospitals across the UK. All entries were a very high standard and Craig is over the moon to have been named the winner for the north division beating hundreds of other nominees.
Happy Oktoberfest!
"Glücklich Oktoberfest!" or "Happy Oktoberfest!" From all of us at Fairview House!
Our Beer and Music festival took on a Bavarian theme as our residents, loved ones and colleagues celebrated Oktoberfest in style as our garden area was transformed into a German food hall.
We were delighted to welcome the wonderful Katie to entertain our audience with a selection of fabulous musical numbers.
No Oktoberfest celebration would be complete without German beer and plenty of sausage!
Our brilliant activities team delivered an authentic Oktoberfest experience with food hall bar and all!
Garden Centre Delights
"All aboard!"
It was all aboard the mini bus as our residents and activities team headed out for an afternoon visit to Dobbies garden centre.
Our residents enjoyed choosing from a selection of delicious cakes on offer from within the restaurant, all washed down with a refreshing cup of tea.
Following on from our sweet treats we then enjoyed walking around the outside of the garden centre, looking at the wonderful array of flowers.
Our residents enjoyed discussing the different types of flowers and being able to enjoy their scents.
We had a wonderful afternoon and we look forward to visiting again very soon.
Barchester Care Awards Divisional Champions
Barchester Care Awards – Divisional Winners!
It's cheers and celebrations all round at Barchester Healthcare, as this year's our regional winners and dear friends of Fairview House are...
Julia Constandache and Fergal Naughton. Crowned Activities Coordinator and Dementia Champion of the Year 2024 for the North East Division!
Next stop…the nationals! Over 5,250 incredibly high-standard nominations were received this year.
Julia and Fergal will join winners from across the UK at a special awards event in October to celebrate their outstanding achievements and see if they’ve won a national award.
Huge congratulations from all the team at Fairview House!
High Tea & Hymns
Our home hosted a delightful High Tea event featuring cream tea and delicious snacks prepared by the home's activities team. The event was a resounding success, with residents, staff, and members of the local community coming together to enjoy an afternoon of decadence.
We were also delighted to welcome back Martin and members of the congregation from the Kings Church in Aberdeen who led the audience in a resounding chorus of hymns.
The cream tea was a particular highlight, with guests complimenting the quality of the scones and cream and rounded off a memorable afternoon.
Future Financial Planning Seminar
We were delighted to welcome members of the local community to a seminar discussing the worries of paying for care and future planning.
Guests from the local community had the opportunity to meet Fiona and Craig from local solicitors Ledingham Chalmers, who discussed how to plan for care. Topics included what it means to have a Power of Attorney, and how to manage care fees.
Operations Manager Mark Hurst said: “We’re really grateful to Fiona and Craig for coming in to help ease the concerns of those worried about the financial aspect of care. It can be a daunting process, but the finance experts are completely impartial when offering their advice, and for us within the home we are always available to provide support and advice about care to anyone who needs it."
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.
