Activities at Fordmill Care Home

Barchester care homes and hospitals nationwide linked together for a fantastic quiz in celebration of Barchester’s 100th live virtual event.

Residents engaged in a variety of questions ranging from historical trivia to visual puzzles and brainteasers.

Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

Julia Constandache has been crowned divisional winner for the NE North 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’.

Staff and residents are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Fiona Fagan, from Barchester’s North East and Scotland Division, has stepped completely out of her comfort zone to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2024.

Fiona went head-to-head with the Managing Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £24,595 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which helps connect vulnerable people and those living with a disability to community groups in their local area by providing grants to improve mobility and quality of life.  Each year the Foundation distributes thousands of pounds to individuals, small community groups and charities across England, Scotland and Wales.  

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time exploring the Eden Project virtually - an educational charity and visitor attraction based in Cornwall, featuring sprawling outdoor gardens and breathtaking biomes that house the largest indoor rainforest in the world.

During the session, residents who joined were reconnected with nature through their senses, memories and stories.  A big thank you to the community team at the Eden Project for the wonderful event.

Fordmill celebrated World Music Day in style as the residents chose to listen to music that unites them as both a generation and a country, the accordion.  Gordon Reid was colourful and entertained residents, as he came dressed in the Robertson tartan.  Residents are very much embracing their patriotic side given the home has been a fever pitch of Scottish flags with hopes and dreams pinned on the home team winning the Euros 2024 Championship, so they continued the Scottish trend by celebrating their favourite music in style with jigs and reels and everyone joining in with some singing. 

Several of the residents at Fordmill Care Home were delighted to be reacquainted with old friends at the Montrose Baptiste Church coffee morning.  Some residents have lived or worked in Montrose all their life and weren’t expecting to see so many people that they knew in their community.  Staff are mindful of how we can take for granted, talking to our friends and keeping in touch with those that bring us happiness or that we have shared experiences with, so relish opportunities to be able to allow the residents to keep their friendships or hobbies alive.  The importance of doing this is shown in the faces of our residents who radiate happiness and appreciate the opportunities of staying connected to their community.