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
Crafts Outside
This afternoon we all got outside to enjoy some arts and crafts in the garden, everyone loved painting, colouring and making sticker posters together.
We also went around the gardens and made sure all our plants were watered to keep them looking fresh and colourful. Our residents are also really enjoying coming together from all units to take part in activities and make new friends.
Tuck shop Trolley
Over the past two days we have all been soaking up the glorious sunshine that we have been having. We have been getting as many residents as we can outside to go on walks and enjoy ice creams together!
We also have now got a tuck shop cart which is filled with delicious sweets and chocolates. Everyone has been loving being able to choose some of their old favourites and reminisce with one another whilst enjoying their sweet bags.
We are going to start taking our tuck shop around the whole home weekly for our residents to enjoy!
Residents mark Alzheimer Awareness month
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Fairview House care home in Aberdeen marked Alzheimer’s Awareness Month which is taking place throughout September.
Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia, the loss of cognitive functioning – thinking, remembering, reasoning – which can affect a person’s day to day life and activities. Functions that can be impacted are memory, language skills, visual perception, problem solving, self-management and the ability to focus and pay attention. The number of people living with dementia in the UK is forecast to increase to over 1m.
Walks outside
More sunshine means more lovely walks outside. We all enjoyed soaking up the sun again and getting some exercise in together, hopefully the sun stays out for us all a bit longer. We had a lovely time reminiscing about our days at the beach in the sun and waling our dogs, it was great getting to know each other more and seeing so many smiles.
Baking Club
Today we had a lovely time making marshmallow rice crispie squares. All of our residents loved taking part in this activity and working together to create a delicious treat.
We started by melting chocolate in a bowl and then added in our rice crispies and marshmallows. Once this was all mixed together we added it to a tray and got decorating, these turned out amazing and are so proud of the outcome. In the afternoon we got to enjoy our creations with a lovely cup of tea and they did not disappoint.
Afternoon tea
This afternoon we had our monthly afternoon tea which we had an amazing turn out for again. Everyone loved joining together to enjoy endless teas/ coffee and home-made bakes / sandwiches. It's lovely to see family and friends also join us to socialise with our residents and spend time within the home. This is also a lovely opportunity for residents from all units to come together and form friendships by getting to know one another.
Upcoming events
June
Join us in June and take a peek at our life enrichment and community events coming soon to our home.
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.
