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Fordmill Care Home offers Nursing care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay, Services for under 65.

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Activities at Fordmill Care Home

We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Julia Constandache

Senior Activities Coordinator

I’m Julia and I have been working at Fordmill since December 2016. I really enjoy art and studied Graphic Design & Illustration in Dundee. I love being with people and using my skills to improve their quality of life and bring a smile to their faces through crafts, games and all sorts of other activities.

I plan out the activities, either for groups or individuals, according to specific needs and interests. It’s a real joy to get to know residents and their loved ones and I’m grateful to Barchester for giving me the opportunity to work with them and bring some sunshine into the residents’ lives.

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Fordmill Care Home

Visit our Facebook page to keep updated with all the activities in our home

Kilt walk raises funds for charity

Staff at Fordmill have taken part in the Aberdeen Kiltwalk to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK. The walk involved walking 18.5 miles from Duthie Park to Banchory. Luckily, the sun was shining bright for the ladies as they marched on.

The whole home approach spilled into the fundraiser with residents and their relatives all keen to encourage the 9 participating staff members and offer their support. On their return, residents were keen to hear the stories, look at the photographs from the day and see those medals.

Tour of the deep

Residents across our services enjoyed a fantastic virtual tour of The Deep, an award-winning aquarium in Hull.

Our residents dived into the underwater world of some fascinating creatures such as sharks, turtles and stingrays.

It was a truly immersive and educational experience that brought the wonders of the ocean right to our screens.

Bee Happy

Spreading happiness is our number one goal at Fordmill, so to celebrate World Bee Day, we bumbled around and spread the love and happiness to not only our residents, but our staff who we are very appreciative of. This got lots of laughs from the residents and they were happy to sing a little to us. Staff were offered a gift of thanks and some pancakes and honey. Later in the day, we thanked the residents personally by all going outdoors to our garden area and buzzing around them with all the fuss they deserve. This was very fitting too, as our residents love the Chelsea Flower Show which will start this week, and they have been busy in the greenhouse, planting lots of beautiful flowers for our bees to feed on. And of course, they could feast on the pancakes and honey also. To bring the outdoors in then the indoors out, is great for our residents, so they never miss out!

Laughing Yoga with MCT

A huge thank you to Links Community Trust for all the laughs with our residents. We all loved our belly laugh dancing, and singing out loud! Everyone had a fantastic time and smiled throughout as they joined in with all the fun and the biscuit quiz got everyone calling out loud! What a fantastic credit to the town you gents are!!

Celebrating Cadbury's

Residents across our services had a wonderful time joining Cadbury for an interactive virtual talk on their fascinating 200-year history.

Residents joining learnt interesting facts about the chocolate giant, shared memories, and reminisced about their favourite sweet treats.

It was a heart warming experience filled with laughter, nostalgia, and plenty of chocolatey goodness!

Anyone for tea?

What a lovely afternoon celebrating National Tea Day! The china cups and the pretty teapots were beautifully arranged on the tables before the residents were invited into the dining room and indulge themselves into an afternoon full of tasty tea and delicious cakes beautifully prepared and presented by the homes hospitality team.

The music was on with the residents singing along to the well known tunes. It was a great afternoon and as the residents said everything was superb. What a way to spend a Sunday afternoon!