Activities at Lochduhar Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Sally Gilder
Sally has been in the care sector since 1998. Sally joined the Lochduhar team in 2018 as a care assistant.
Sally is very passionate about the care she provides and the welfare of the residents. Working as a care assistant Sally was able to get to know the residents wants and needs to provide excellent person centred care to each individual. Then in 2020 Sally found the opportunity to become Head of Activities. Sally feels that she provides a different side to herself to promote an active and inclusive lifestyle through her role as Head of Activities.
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 Lochduhar Care Home
Gentleman's Evening
Residents are delighted to see that the outings on the Trishaws with our lovely volunteers at Cycling Without Age Scotland Monifieth are back for 2025. The trishaw rides are very popular within our home with everyone excited to get out in the fresh air, enjoy the sunshine and take in the beautiful scenery around our local estate.
One of our residents said it takes him back to his younger days when he would go on mile-long cycles with his friends.
Frank was the first resident to go out for a ride this time round. He said he had a wonderful time and was very thankful to the volunteers. Frank was accompanied by carer Newan, who also said it was a great experience. Everyone is looking forward to their turn in the coming weeks.
Minibus Trip
We messaged the Veterans Gardens to see if we could come and visit them again. They said yes, and they were looking forward to seeing us as we were them too.
When we arrived, they welcomed us and introduced us to the chickens and cockerels they had. They said we could name a chicken and a cockerel if we wished too, so that’s what we did.
We named a chicken Christine and the cockerel Brian. They have distinctive markings, and we hope we can recognise them when we return. We then looked around their gardens, and they told us they were very busy planting. They then offered us a coffee and cake. We sat in their outside area and chatted.
We had a lovely time and felt most welcomed. We thanked them and headed home.
Spring is in the Air!
We have made the most of the lovely weather we’re having and decided to spend the afternoon in our gardens. We donned our summer hats, got ourselves some cool juice and sat in the lovely sunshine.
We took with us some Oomph on Demand Activity books, with quizzes, crosswords and puzzles. We put some music on in the background, and we sang along too.
We spoke of Blackpool and reminisced of our own holidays there. Some of us even visited the Blackpool Tower.
St Patrick's Day!
We celebrated St. Patrick's Day by decorating our home for the party in the evening.
We invited vocalist Gary, to come into our home and entertain us. He sang some Irish songs to us. We got up to dance, we also sang along and tapped our feet. Our kitchen team made a lovely cheese and biscuits board.
We enjoyed some wine and, of course, some Guinness. We had a lovely time celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
Baking in Memory Lane!
At Lochduhar in our Memory Lane community we recently did some baking. Our residents chose to make an apple pie. They worked together to roll the pastry and spoon the apple into the pie. They brushed the pie with egg and sprinkled some sugar on the top and popped it in the oven.
When the apple pie was cooked, we waited for it to cool, and we enjoyed a slice with cream and a cup of tea.
Let's get sporty!
Every Wednesday morning we have an exercise group come and visit Lochduhar for some gentle
chair-based exercises.
The group is called Let’s Get Sporty. They bring in their equipment for us to use.
The residents are keen to join in. They throw bean bags to get a score. They throw or kick a rugby ball
or a football, and they aim to knock the cones down.
They use a tennis racket to balance a ball, and much more, we all have fun.
After this we enjoy some refreshments and a chat about what we have done.
