Activities at South Grange Care Home

Kind-hearted residents and staff from South Grange coordinated a collection of non-perishable food items and toiletry products. All the donations were handed over to their local Dundee and Angus Foodbank which will give these to members of the community who are struggling this Christmas.  

Senior Activities Coordinator, Gill Conway commented: “Everyone at the home is very much aware that lots of people are finding it difficult to feed themselves and their families this year and we all wanted to help in whatever way we can. We put our heads together to come up with a plan of action to collect as much non-perishable food and other useful products as possible to help those less fortunate than ourselves”.
 

Residents wrapped up nice and cosy for our afternoon in the cafe area, which was decorated with homemade paper garlands made by the residents. Chef Adam got the fire started for roasting our chestnuts and de-shelled them for us to enjoy. 

The activity girls dressed up in their tweed jackets, bonnets and cosy scarfs to serve everyone delicious hot chocolate from the flasks.

We finished the afternoon off by singing some festive songs such as Chestnuts roasting on the open fire and many more!

Staff, residents and families have spent the month of December getting into the festive spirit by dressing up in a Christmassy fashion and having their photos taken with our beautiful Christmas scene. 

Our scene features Santa in his sleigh, Rudolph, our Christmas tree, a cute polar bear and a cosy looking backdrop. 

It’s been lovely to see families getting in on the action too and having that updated family photo taken!

Everyone was included even if that meant taking a photo backdrop to the individuals.

Smiles all round!

Siblings Jane and Ged reunite as residents here at South Grange.  Resident, Jane joined us in June 2021 and settled in to her new surroundings prior to Jed, her younger brother moving into the home in July 2024 and since then we have watched the positive impact this has had on both.

We have noticed that the siblings both share a love for music and singing and how sweet it is that they can relive these moments together, enjoying live performances and the homes varied life enrichment programme. 
 

Across our homes we’ve had the most wonderful time celebrating the festive season with a special screening of 2020’s OLD VIC: IN CAMERA – A Christmas Carol.

This beautifully staged production brought the magic of Dickens’ classic tale right into our homes. A huge thank you to The Old Vic theatre for sharing this incredible performance with us. It was a truly wonderful experience. 

Staff and residents across our homes were treated to an interactive virtual Christmas-inspired table decorating masterclass, courtesy of talented master florist, Kathryn Delve.  

Kathryn is an independent florist based in Somerset, she specialises in creating unique wedding and event flowers.  She takes much of her inspiration for her displays from the beautiful scenery that surrounds her home and the changing seasons and colours.

During the workshop, residents were invited to join Kathryn to make beautiful Christmas-themed table decorations.