Activities at Lochduhar Care Home

Residents have been continuing their spring crafting efforts, this time creating their own blossoming trees. Residents collected the twigs from the gardens and used tissue paper to create the blossom. They’ve displayed their hard work in the reception area for everyone to see!

This week we have been marking Nutrition and Hydration week by offering residents different ways to increase food and fluid intake. Our kitchen and activities teams have been busy creating and offering food and drinks throughout the week.

We have offered various fruit flavoured smoothies, fruit infused water and fruit flavoured teas. The kitchen team also added fruits to some of their baked goods too, as well as creating some higher calorie cakes and tray bakes for residents who need to increase their calorie intake.

The activities team also got creative with residents and made some jelly cubes for an alternative way to increase water intake

We were treated to an amazing live virtual talk and a tour of Cliveden, hosted by the house and chapel guides from the National Trust Talks Service.

The volunteers kindly gave us a tour around the famous house taking an in-depth look at Cliveden’s many stories from its 350 year history, from devilish dukes to scandalous headlines and boundary-breaking garden designs to political notoriety.

Starting with the Duke of Buckingham who built the first house in 1666, our residents met the key owners who helped shape the house and its gardens including the Orkney, Sutherland and Astor families.

The talk was accompanied by an illustrated presentation which brought to life these individuals and showed how their influence at Cliveden still continues today.

Residents at Lochduhar Care Home in Dumfries marked International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th by attending a special afternoon tea to celebrate the achievements of wonderful trail-blazing women throughout history.

IWD takes place on March 8 every year to celebrate women’s rights and inspire people to fight for gender equality.  A United Nations-sanctioned global holiday, IWD celebrates women’s contributions to society, raises awareness about the fight for gender parity and inspires support for organisations that support women globally.

Residents took part in discussions about the role of the many different women who have shaped history from Cleopatra and Boudica to Florence Nightingale and Marie Curie right through to the Queen and Mrs Thatcher.  They talked about the important women in their own lives and celebrated the achievements of their fellow residents. 

Residents have been showing their creative sides with creating colourful daffodils, bunting, leeks all made from pipe cleaners.  There was a lot of laughter to be heard throughout the home. 

We had a fabulous time joining NESCAFÉ’s virtual coffee experience.

We were able to look into how they sustainably farm their coffee beans, as well as, to have a virtual tour of one of their factories all from the comfort of our home.

To make things even more interesting, our residents had the chance to test their knowledge with an interactive quiz, and to the delight of all to taste the signature Sweet Cinnamon Shaken Iced Coffee cocktail.