Activities at Fordmill Care Home

Here at Fordmill, we are very proud of our wonderful staff, and we really appreciate the work they put into every single day by looking after our residents at a very high standard.  

Today was International Women’s Day and to acknowledge it, we took the opportunity and cherished our staff with a little treat.   

The entire day was soaked in loving embraces as staff were singing songs throughout the home, and residents were encouraged to dance in the lounges.

Staff and residents celebrated St Patrick's day by inviting along The Travelling Uke Band who performed a medley of classic Irish songs to entertain the residents. Head chef Karen McGinley made some tasty shamrock biscuits which the residents washed down with Guinness or a wee dram of their choice.  

Later in the evening, the Gordon School of Dance were performing for an hour with a splendid show of Irish jigs and Riverdance routines.  The residents thoroughly enjoyed their day and were tired out with all the toe-tapping, clapping and grinning from ear to ear. 

Fordmill has thrown a surprise party to celebrate Aileen Albert’s 10-year anniversary of serving as General Manager to the home.  Staff, residents and guests commemorated this special occasion with lots of well-wishes for Aileen, with Regional Director Wendy McGowan presenting Aileen with her 10-year service pin and thanking her for her service.  As someone who knows every little thing that happens in Fordmill, the staff worked hard to surprise Aileen, and it was worth it, to see her reaction.

Under Aileen’s management, Fordmill has built up an excellent reputation over the years, having recently been awarded a rarely presented ‘Excellent – Grade 6’ rating by the Care Inspectorate. The home regularly holds events and activities for its residents and families and engages with the local community on many occasions to bring life enrichment to all.  Fordmill was also recently upgraded and visitors are quick to say it feels more like a 5-star hotel than a Care Home. 
 

Fordmill residents recently took to the skies in their armchair travels to Poland. The trip was extra special as Polish employees were able to treat everyone with their traditional dress and helped make a beautiful display which sparked lots of questions.  

Joanna and Elwira were also on hand mid-flight to teach all the residents the Polish language whilst they had a taste of traditional Polish cake washed down with some Polish vodka. And it was an informational journey too, as they found out all about the brown bear Wotjek, the war hero.

Staff and residents at Fordmill are celebrating National Activity Providers & Professionals Week, which takes place from January 20-24. Residents and staff wanted to thank the wonderful activities team at the home, whose hard work and dedication make a real difference to the lives of the residents living there. 

National Activity Providers & Professionals Week is an annual event to support activity professionals and thank them for all the many different varied activities they provide to residents and patients.  Each and every member of the team at Fordmill offer unique, tailored activities and entertainment to the residents every single day. They always go above and beyond their role and for this everyone at the home is truly grateful.
 

Fordmill care home residents and staff decided to go on a little outing in the sunshine to Arbroath and make a stop at McDonald’s for a tasty treat.

Little did the McDonald’s staff know that with them was Jean Burness, who at 102 years old, is their oldest customer to date.  Staff were delighted to meet Jean, with some remembering her from the previous year when she had visited with Fordmill Care Home.