Activities at Ochil Care Home
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Patrycja Dwojak
Hi, I’m Patrycja and am very excited to be a part of the amazing team at Ochil.
I have been working as an Activities Co-ordinator for the last 2 years, always making sure that the programme of activities and events provide a source of fun and laughter and helps each resident to live their life to the full. Please do feel free to come and be part of it with your loved ones
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 Ochil Care Home
Employees of the Month
Activities Coordinator, Louise Paton, and Administrator, Stacey Swan, were named as Employee of the Month for September and October, respectively.
Gentleman's Lunch Club
A gentleman resident quite enjoys company, but in small numbers, so meals in the dining room, which seats around 45 people, is not really the place for him. Louise, our Activities Coordinator and General Manager, Liz, discussed what we could do to make dining a happier experience for this resident, and so the Gentlemans’ Lunch Club was born!
The Gentleman’s Lunch Club will be held every Thursday in a small, quiet lounge/dining room. As the name suggests, it is only for our male residents. Activities staff will serve lunch, with some nice gentle background music playing and the lads can chat away to each other in a small, cosy environment.
The first Gentlemans’ Lunch Club was enjoyed by 8 residents; it was a great success and all present said they will definitely come back in the coming weeks!
A big well done to Louise for making it such a success.
The Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Perth St Johns are running a Purple for Polio campaign and are visiting 4 care homes in Perth, planting crocus bulbs to flower next spring.
Gail MacKay, President of the Rotary Club, visited Ochil with her green fingered fellow Rotarians to plant the bulbs – and several residents joined in!
Gail will be visiting Ochil again in the Springtime – let’s hope we will have some beautiful purple crocuses for all to enjoy!
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Ochil recently hosted a coffee afternoon to raise funds and awareness for Macmillan Cancer Support. The afternoon was a great success, well attended and supported. Many of the staff baked for the event and one of our Senior Nurses, Morna Finnigan, was voted Best Baker! Ochil raised the sum of £200 – many thanks to everyone who contributed to the afternoon’s success.
Employee of the Month - June
Our employee of the month for June was Wendy Kerr, RGN for Scone and Huntingtower. Congratulations Wendy! Thank you for all the amazing work that you do.
Employee of the Month - April
Congratulations to RGN, Kathleen Watson, who was named as Ochi's Employee of the Month for April.
Upcoming events
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Your time could make a difference! For more information on Volunteering at Ochil please get in touch we'd love to hear from you.
Calling all Emergency Services - take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break on us! enjoy a refreshing drink and slice of cake with us.
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting? Come and see what we have to offer.
