Activities at Glenroyd Care Home
Here at the Glenroyd our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. Everyone is different and gets pleasure from different things and here at Glenroyd we understand that and therefore try to provide a programme of activity that is tailored to individuals needs. We do this by gathering information and life history work and using that information to feed into our activities schedule. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Agata Prendota
Hi, my name is Agata Prendota and I am the activities coordinator here at Glenroyd. I have worked at Glenroyd since 2014 and in April 2022 transferred to activities. I developed a strong relationship with many of our residents and their families. This has helped me to create a tailored activities program focused on maximizing everyone’s wellbeing, independence, and social engagement.
It is my goal to create a stimulating environment that enables to provide imaginative, fun, and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. My infectious enthusiasm and creative approach are the key to inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community.
I am passionate about my role and especially the challenge of coming up with new ways to engage as many residents as possible in daily activities.
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 Glenroyd Care Home
Enjoying the autumn sunshine
Yesterday the residents at Glenroyd Care Home enjoyed making the most of the autumn’s sunshine by sitting in our garden.
Our residents have been loving the nice warm weather. We have been sitting outside and having some lovely chats reminiscing on past summer where we have had lovely weather and nattering about the summer holidays we used to go on with our families. We also chatted about autumn season and admired the colours of our garden.
It’s always lovely to hear everyone’s experiences and we love to share our memories while having a cup of coffee with the company of our favourite marshmallows.
Long Service Award
Jean and Lynsday at Glenroyd Care Home have received a prestigious long service award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare.
Lynsday started at Barchester in October 1997, Jean started at Barchester in October 2002, and staff with the company of our residents gathered recently to see them being presented with a gold, 25 years and 10 years service badges, a gift vouchers and a flower bushes to celebrate the occasion. We’ve raised a glass of lemonade together to celebrate and appreciate their dedication and hard work throughout the years.
Sonia Smith, general manager of Glenroyd Care Home said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating 25 years and 10 years of loyal service with Lynsday and Jean. They both demonstrated their dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Glenroyd when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Lyndsey and Jean.”
Spooktacular Halloween Party
We all had fun today hosting a Halloween party here at Glenroyd, with live music entertainment, decorations and fancy dress themed hats and accessories.
Our residents enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with some spookily spectacular cakes and cupcakes made by our head chef.
Staff and residents took to the floor dressed as witches and other classic Halloween characters.
We all had a great time and we can’t wait for the next celebration!
Halloween lantern crafts
Today at Glenroyd we had a lovely visit off our friends from west park Kindergarten! We had an arts and crafts afternoon, making Halloween lantern’s. The children enjoyed making the lanterns whilst our residents have a helping hand.
Everyone enjoyed the afternoon. We hope you have a SPOOK-tacular Halloween on Monday! Thank you for coming to see us today and we hope to see you again soon
Edinburgh Botanical Garden
Our homes enjoyed a wonderful virtual tour of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh with Community Engagement Manager, Charlotte Walker, and Botanic Cottage Operations Co-ordinator, Laura Gallagher.
The residents were thrilled to learn more about the history of the beautiful Garden, which is now a home to an impressive plant collection from around the world.
Charlotte and Laura also gave a demonstration of making fresh herbal tea and were happy to answer our questions. The virtual experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined.
Birthday celebrations
This afternoon Residents got together to celebrate Sheila’s birthday. Everyone was very exited for a little surprise party. Sheila had a lovely visit from her family to celebrate her birthday.
She received a beautiful flowers, presents and gorgeous cupcakes made by our chef. Sheila was delighted when we all sang ‘Happy birthday’ to her and she blew out the candles.
Residents enjoyed delicious cupcakes followed by glass of wine and stories shared.
Upcoming events
Blue Light Breakfast
We extend a warm invitation to all emergency services personnel to join us at our monthly Blue Light breakfast.
Carers Cafe - Last Wednesday of the month
Come along and make new friends, share experiences and enjoy a cup of tea and slice of cake.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Your time could make a difference - if you have spare time and would like more information we'd love to hear from you!
