Activities at Queens Manor Care Home

Care home staff and guests were delighted when Frank Ross, Edinburgh's Right Honourable Lord Provost, officially opened Edinburgh’s newest care home, Queens Manor on Queensferry Road, by unveiling a plaque at a recent opening ceremony.

The Lord Provost greeted residents and guests, and gave a speech before unveiling the plaque, marking the formal opening of the home. During their visit, invited guests were given tours of the home, and were treated to a selection of refreshments as well as entertainment throughout the home, including live music from a string quartet and a singing performance from a choir.

Queens Manor will provide personalised residential and dementia care for 60 people within the city of Edinburgh. Since the launch of their show suites, the home has been hosting events for the local community, including life drawing classes, Zumba, whisky tastings, and a special talk on innovations in dementia care by creator of Jelly Drops, Lewis Hornby. The home also recently installed a ‘Magic Table’ the Tovertafel, a table-based digital learning tool that promotes stimulation and cognitive challenges through specialised games for people living with dementia.

General Manager, Lucy Duffin, was delighted to accept the keys to Queens Manor from the Project Construction Manager, Jock Aide, at construction company Mclaughlin & Harvey, who toasted the event with a glass of bubbly.

During the build, more than 55,000 bricks were laid, 2,100 energy-saving light bulbs fitted, and, in addition to 500m² of turf, 3,000 plants, trees and shrubs were used to create the landscaped grounds.

Our team prepared some canapé​s in preparation for our VIP Opening, and Barchester's hospitality flew up from London to sample some of the delicious food.

We had a lovely weekend in Queens Manor keeping the cold weather away with a Zumba Gold session, which is designed for people of all ages and adapts the usual Zumba moves for all abilities

Everyone who attended had a great time and learnt some new moves. We look forward to the next class in January. Come along and join us at Queens Manor!

After a very busy open day, we invited our neighbours to come and join us for an evening of champagne and canapés

A lot of our neighbours have watched Queens Manor get built from the ground up, so we wanted to give them a chance to see the inside as well.

Our Head Chef, Craig, made delicious canapés with a selection of homemade scones and chutneys, in addition to delicious brownies and vanilla fudge.

We loved having our neighbours in to look around and learn about the home.

We have different events happening over the coming months and would love to see more of our neighbours, so please feel free to come in, have a look around and meet our team.

Deputy Lord Left Lieutenant of Edinburgh, Edward Green, recently unveiled the brand new show luxury suites. Assisted by Divisional Director, Fiona Moncur, and some members of the Queens Manor team, Mr. Green had lots of fun cutting the ribbon with a giant pair of scissors.

The show suite here at Queens Manor was fitted out by Barchester’s team of expert interior designers, and provides the local community with an opportunity to see what the finished 60-bed care home will look like when the build is complete. The show suite features spacious en-suite bedrooms and a lounge, as well as a large assisted bathroom, all designed with the comfort of residents in mind.

The home will also include a café and private dining room, a cinema and activities room, concierge service, en-suite bedrooms with garden access for ground floor rooms, as well as a life enrichment programme of tailored activities, seasonal menus and an in-house hair salon.