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
Beatles Karaoke Afternoon
Residents and staff had a brilliant afternoon celebrating Global Beatles Day. We sang a range of songs from, Hey Jude to Yellow Submarine! We even impersonated the Beatles with our facemasks Everyone had their best singing voices on too.
Everyone came together to Get Moving
We got moving and put the ‘fun’ into exercising with amazing activities. South Grange had a week of fun starting with a sports day with the nursery children, a Conga with residents, families and staff and an afternoon of chair dancing to Macarena, Hand Jive, YMCA and many more which all residents were able to participate in.
Our week was very busy and it was great to be able to do these activities outside in the sunshine.
Two National recognitions in one week
A massive Well done to Larry for being awarded with not 1 but 2 awards for:
Highly commended as a Dementia frontline leader by Dementia care awards on the 13th June 2024And
Highly commended as an Exceptional care home nurse by the Stars of social care awards.Congratulations from everyone at South Grange, your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed.
Pet therapy
South Grange residents were very happy to see the return of our therapet visits. We welcomed Korky the gold retriever cross and his owner Sandy. Everyone was loving the cuddles.
We can’t wait to see them back in a fortnight.
Sam showcases his artistic flair!
A big thank you to Sam for always weaving his magic in bringing the activities team ideas come to life.
This time Sam made us our very own whack a mole which is designed for the residents to whack the staff.
So far it has been a big hit with the nursery children and we can’t wait for the residents to have fun with it
The Dee Ukes
South Grange staff and residents welcomed ‘The Dee Ukes’, a ukulele band from Dundee to perform a medley of songs played solely on ukuleles. The Dee Ukes said “We were very impressed during our first ever visit to South Grange Nursing Home that we were joined by so many residents who gathered in their beautiful circular lounge which features a stunning chandelier!
The residents were in good singing voice and we had a few dancers, including a wheelchair dancer. It was great to speak to residents and a called Val told me she lives in Ramsay Street, Monifieth and, being an avid Neighbours super fan, featured in the Courier in 2022 prior to the final episode of the Australian show. Val still lives in Ramsay Street as she is having a short stay at South Grange.”
Upcoming events
November
The leaves are falling, November is calling and we have a fun filled month ahead.
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm welcome for you to join us - all welcome.
Merry Christmas!
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.
