Activities at Lochduhar Care Home

Today we visited the aviation museum in Dumfries.

Our residents really enjoyed this, one resident was reminiscing of the world wars.

The resident informed us that the inventor of the jet engine was Frank Whittle.

We took a look at a spitfire, we read some information about a group of enthusiasts who were to form Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum first to become aware that a spitfire had crashed into Loch Doon during the war. Our residents found this very interesting, there were talks the too. There was an old fashioned café there, so we made our way there and had some coffee and fruit biscuits.

Excitement was in the air at Lochduhar Care Home in Dumfries where residents and staff have been busy making Coronation-themed decorations and baking up a storm of red, white and blue cakes and pastries with the help of Head Chef Evelyn Paterson, Second Chef, Ross Paterson and the amazing hospitality team in preparation of the King’s Coronation which took place on May 6.

Staff and residents at the home put their heads together and came up with a plan for their celebrations fit for a King. Over the bank holiday weekend the home held a party and a buffet with live entertainment which encouraged residents, families and staff to sing-a-long and dance. The whole home came together to celebrate our new King and talk about the new era the country is entering.

Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.

During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.

Every friday morning the children from North West Nursery come in to visit our home. They call it the big house.

Their subject this week was arts and crafts with our residents. Each of the residents get such enjoyment, as do the children.

The teacher says they always talk about the big house, and always look forwardf to joining us.

We celebrated International Women’s day at the beginning of March.

Lochduhar is bursting with amazing women, residents as well as staff. We invited a local ukulele group to play for us. One of the musicians Peter, brought in his dog Ben. Ben was very friendly and the residents enjoyed seeing him and petting him.

We then had afternoon tea for the ladies, all prepared by our kitchen team.

We may have been celebrating all amazing women in our lives, but don’t worry, the men got some of the fancy cakes too!

Some residents chose to do a puzzle of The Roman Baths, which has 250 pieces.

They set themselves a goal to finish the puzzle by the end of the day.

They were so interested, in finding the edges first and their ingenuity took over.

They managed to complete the puzzle by the end of the day and they were so happy with the end result, as you can see.