Activities at Highview House 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.
Aiden Wylie
Hello, my name is Aiden Wylie, and I am Head Activities Coordinator here at Highview House. My job is to ensure a mentally and physically challenging and varied calendar of activities. I want to involve all our residents in a warm and welcoming environment.
My career has been in education and I have lived in countries as diverse as Japan and Iraq, but in 2022 I came to Highview with the ambition of offering a range of activities, trips and entertainment which lead to lasting memories and experiences.
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 Highview House Care Home
Residents enjoy panto performance
One of the highlights of the activities year is the annual Christmas pantomime. This year, our good friends at Theatre Presto joined us for a standing-room-only performance or Aladdin.
Residents, staff, family and friends from across the home joined together for a whirlwind afternoon of madcap laughs, interaction and singalongs. After an hour and a half’s hilarity, everyone was left with huge grins and sore ribs, but that didn’t stop residents from posing with the cast for special souvenir photos.
Everyone at Highview is already looking forward to next year’s performance!
A Christmas Carol
Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.
This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes. A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience.
Residents celebrate St Andrews Day
Residents at Highview House were delighted to welcome along dancers from The Fraser School of Highland Dance for an afternoon of celebration of all things Scottish.
The talented troupe of performers treated the residents to a dance recital full of excitement, thrills and tradition. Highview House residents are delighted to welcome the young dancers on a regular basis, and look forward to their return when they celebrate the New Year.
Festive Floristry Workshop
Staff and residents across our homes were treated to an interactive virtual Christmas-inspired table decorating masterclass, courtesy of talented master florist, Kathryn Delve.
Kathryn is an independent florist based in Somerset, she specialises in creating unique wedding and event flowers. She takes much of her inspiration for her displays from the beautiful scenery that surrounds her home and the changing seasons and colours.
During the workshop, residents were invited to join Kathryn to make beautiful Christmas-themed table decorations.
Home celebrate latest Care Inspectorate ratings
Highview House passed a recent inspection by the Care Inspectorate with an overall “very good” rating after being praised for a responsive, kind, warm, supportive and well-led service.
The Care Inspectorate visited the home unannounced on between 30th September and 3rd October, and the home, run by the award-winning Barchester Healthcare, was rated as “very good” overall. The inspectors spoke with staff, residents and family members, and found that there were “significant strengths” in the quality of care provided.
The Wallace Collection
Residents across our services had a lovely time joining Emily and Marie-Therese from the Wallace Collection, for a virtual introduction to Reubens' Rainbow Landscape.
Residents truly enjoyed the sensory walk through one of the museum’s most famous landscape paintings.
Everyone who joined had a wonderful experience and can’t wait to put their creative skills to the test by painting some landscapes of our their in the coming days!
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us - all welcome.
Merry Christmas!
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Volunteers provide a valuable and wide variety of services in many different settings. Do you have spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Calling all Emergency Services
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