Activities at Fordmill Care Home

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. 

Residents got together and had some great games of dominoes.  Some like to play for fun, some like to keep score. But no matter how they play, there’s always laughter and smiles.

Whilst other residents joined in various other activities to be part of the fun! A great afternoon spent cosy inside away from the icy temperatures outside!

Fordmill was transformed into Graceland to mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday on 8 January. It is estimated that Elvis has sold over one billion records worldwide, so to honour the undisputed King of Rock & Roll, the staff and residents enjoyed a fantastic day of music, fun and dancing.

General Manager, Aileen Alberts, said: “Lots of our residents are big Elvis fans and love his music.  We had a fantastic day listening to all his hits, finding out about his early life and what influenced him and watching old Elvis movies. He was such an incredible talent.  This afternoon we had an Elvis quiz. It is amazing how many songs he recorded.  We all surprised ourselves by how many we remembered!”
 

We rang in the New Year with an amazing party last night, attended by residents, staff and family.  There was so much laughter and love in the home and everyone had a fantastic time! 

As we reflect on 2024, we remember those we have lost with heavy hearts but rejoice in all the special memories made.  We have much to look forward to in 2025 and are forever grateful to everyone who helps, donates, volunteers and supports us in any way possible.  Here’s to a great year ahead. Health and happiness to all!

Here at Fordmill we had a fantastic Christmas Day, which involved themed movies, singing and dancing, family visits followed by a beautiful festive lunch with turkey, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, puddings and cakes. 

In the morning we welcomed Father Christmas and his elves from the North Pole, who brought gifts to all our residents - everyone was busy opening their presents and enjoying a glass of bubbly before the festive feast, prepared by our talented chef and kitchen team.  After lunch, we tuned in to watch and listen to the King's speech. Our day was filled with joy, smiles, music and laughter.