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
Connage Express
Sandra and Eileen, two of our residents from Memory Lane, took a trip to the Connage Express in Ardersier. This is where you can make your own flavoured milkshake. Sandra choose the chocolate flavour and Eileen choose the blueberry muffin flavour. We choose two additional flavours, Rum & Raisin and Strawberry, for all the residents to try at our tasting session this afternoon. Sandra and Eileen loved their trip out as they also got to see the great view of the Moray Firth and the surrounding country side. The Bottles are reusable so we will definitely be going back again to try out some of the other delicious flavours.
A day trip to Munro's
Today a couple of our residents enjoyed a day trip to Munro's Garden Centre. Ara and Jane walked around looking at all the different plants and flowers. Ara loved smelling the Rose which are her favourite flowers. After a walk round, we sat in the café and enjoyed a cup of coffee and a scone. We were joined by a beautiful little robin which was lovely. Before going home we went back to choose a plant for our garden. Ara and Jane choose a beautiful Lily plant named After Eight.
Book Club with Dr Tim Howard
Residents across our homes had a lovely time joining Dr Tim Howard, 4th generation GP, whose whole life has been about patient care, for an exciting virtual event to discuss his novel ‘Let’s Kill All The Lawyers’.
The novel is a medical fiction thriller that explores the impact of life and death events, mistakes and forgiveness, and the impact of law and justice on the day- to-day lives of ordinary people doing their best in difficult circumstances.
Residents had the chance to ask their own questions once the discussion was over and a great time was had by all.
Just passing through
Our residents had a lovely time joining Daniel Snowman, for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘Just Passing Through’.
Author of over a dozen books, Daniel Snowman’s long and active life has led him to interact in countless ways with the wider world and with some of its most famous inhabitants. His memoir evokes these experiences via a series of vivid literary vignettes.
Our residents found the talk very intriguing and informative, and were happy to learn more about Daniel’s experiences around the world.
Virtual singing session
Our homes had a fantastic time with vocal coach Mark De-Lisser as he led an amazing virtual singing session for our residents to enjoy.
Our residents were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I’m a Believer’ by The Monkees.
There were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.
Beach Trip
Yesterday we took two of our residents, Leonora and Mairi, to Dornoch beach to test out their beach wheelchairs. These enable people who or in wheelchairs to access the beach and to enjoy being pushed along the sand without struggling are getting stuck. The ladies who run this amazing project were extremely helpful and our residents thought the wheelchairs were great. The residents really enjoyed a long walk across the lovely sands. Afterwards they had a picnic lunch before heading back to Inverness.
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!
Could you be a Volunteer?
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
Calling all emergency personnel! Come and take a break on us - there may be a cake or two available!
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting?
Looking for somewhere to host a meeting? We can help! For more information please contact the home direct.
