Activities at South Grange Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Gillian Conway
Gill has worked for South Grange since 1996. Gill's role in the home is ensuring our residents enjoy a fulfilling quality of life. The programme that Gill and her colleagues provide is stimulating, creative and varied.
Gill enjoys the time she spends with residents and families. The team welcomes any suggestions made by residents and family members in relation to activities.
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 South Grange Care Home
National Pizza Day
Residents at South Grange got creative and made their own pizzas to celebrate national pizza day. There were lots of ingredients to choose from such as, cheese, pepperoni, onions, peppers and so much more. Of course we had to taste test the final product once they were cooked. All the residents thoroughly enjoyed doing this and said it reminded them of their childhood.
University of Dundee Museum
Residents were delighted to have our first session with Amy who arranged a bag pack full of beautiful items of art from the University of Dundee Museum.
Residents enjoyed viewing the beautiful scenic pictures and feeling the textures of the handpicked seashells while Amy described the history behind these pieces of art. Flowers delicately carved from wooden materials were also available for residents to see along with the opportunity to smell a sample of the beautiful aroma of flowers.
Residents expressed how enjoyable and relaxing the session had been and the feeling of visiting the museum from the comfort of their own home.
We would like to thank Amy for this lovely visit and our residents cannot wait for our next session.
Spring is coming
Residents at South Grange are starting to make great use of our garden and conservatory for the first time this year. They love to have a walk around outside to catch fresh air, look at all the flowers that are already blooming and sit at the door to guess the shapes or objects of the clouds. Our resident Jim said “it is nice to get outside and get fresh air, it feels as though it is spring!”
Gentle Exercise Classes
South Grange residents enjoy participating in our weekly gentle exercise class. Our classes are tailored to our resident’s needs. We undertake an exercise class a minimum of once a week. This helps us to keep moving, keep fit and it also enhances our mood and overall wellbeing. Our classes are always enjoyed by all!
National Chocolate Cake Day
Residents at South Grange celebrated National Chocolate Cake Day by making delicious chocolate cupcakes. Whilst the cakes were cooking away they put their minds to the test with a quiz about cooking and baking. Everyone was delighted to tuck into their cakes with the afternoon cuppas!
Burns' Night Celebrations
Residents and staff at South Grange Care Home had a great day and night celebrating Robert Burns and all that he was known for. In the afternoon residents tested their knowledge with a quiz about the man himself, along with a sing along to some of his famous songs followed on with residents reciting their favourite poem. The poems included Scots wha hae, Tam o’Shanter and A Red, red rose.
In the evening our Piper Thomas (who plays for our local Monifieth BB Pipe band) came along to pipe the haggis in and entertain our residents with a few Scottish tunes, which everyone appreciated. Followed by tucking into haggis neeps and tatties prepared by our head chef.
Upcoming events
July
Hello July! We extend a warm invitation for you to join us for a fun filled month ahead - all welcome.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
There are endless ways to get involved and we'd love to hear from you!
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all heros! Come and take a break with us and enjoy a warm drink and a slice of homemade cake.
Community Cafe - Last Tuesday of the month
We extend a very warm welcome for our community friends to join us at our monthly Community Cafe - all welcome.
