Activities at Strachan House Care Home

The ones that care for our loved ones; the ones who work so hard, who laugh with us, cry with us and are there in our moments of need. We wanted to say a huge thankyou to our amazing carers’ team, expressing our love and gratitude by giving something back to those who give so much! The care staff here at Strachan give were treated to a wonderful breakfast, followed by holistic therapies provided by Lisa at Positive flow therapies. Of course we couldn’t leave out the amazing residents who also enjoyed a pamper! Thank you to the carers for all that they do!

What a marvellous afternoon! We held our summer concert and BBQ to welcome in the new season with glorious sunshine, friends, family, dogs and a beautiful, theatrical performance from Debbie who performed ‘magical moments from musicals’ for all to enjoy! Our amazing kitchen team made a scrumptious spread of burgers, hot dogs and salads, and to top it off we enjoyed an assortment of delicious ice creams.

A beautiful way to welcome in the summer! A wonderful time shared with our community.

They say that art is born of the observation and investigation of nature. We were able to immerse ourselves in nature whilst enjoying wonderful expressive sculptures at Jupiter Artland! It was so tranquil walking through the woods, admiring the varied and thought provoking art as we listened to the birds chirping, the leaves rustling with the wind and the sound of our footsteps. We enjoyed a tea and coffee in the sunshine at the welcoming cafe and a lovely picnic lunch. It was a lovely day and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the adventure.

Residents across our services enjoyed a fantastic virtual tour of The Deep, an award-winning aquarium in Hull.

Our residents dived into the underwater world of some fascinating creatures such as sharks, turtles and stingrays.

It was a truly immersive and educational experience that brought the wonders of the ocean right to our screens.

As the weather has started to warm up and the sun has re-appeared (Sort-of!) we have been enjoying time outside in the fresh air. On a beautifully warm and sunny Saturday we decided to make the most of our beautiful garden with paddle pools, water pistols, games and ice lollies! We had such a lot of fun enjoying the beautiful day and enjoying the outdoors! We were also lucky enough to have the weather hold out for us as we enjoyed a day at the local botanical gardens. We were in awe of all the seasonal, vibrant flowers! It was delightful to take in the fresh air before enjoying a cup of tea at the cafe. A beautiful place to spend an afternoon indeed!

This month held Dementia Action week, a cause we feel very deeply about! To raise awareness and highlight the importance of this initiative, we were a part of the collaborative Alzheimer’s Research UK and Cadbury 200 year reminiscence celebration. The celebration was choco-riffic, Cadbury supplying delicious chocolate bars in historical packaging, taking a trip down memory lane. We had the opportunity to go through a reminiscence box full of treasures thanks to Museum on the Mound! We found some fascinating and beautiful items and they were used to reminisce and start conversations about ways in which we grew up, jobs we did and places we went