Activities at Strachan House Care Home

 Local care home Strachan House has had a week full of royal themed activities but the fun didn’t stop there. They hosted The Big Coronation Picnic event on the Sunday 7th May for their residents, family friends and their entire local community. In attendance was local MP Christine Jardine who kindly accepted her invitation to unveil a rose bush in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth ll after her son King Charles lll take the royal crown on Saturday 6th May.

 Christine Jardine spent the afternoon chatting with everyone who attended the event. Enjoying everything Strachan House had to offer Christine explained “It has been a lovely afternoon I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Chatting with the residents and staff has been lovely. Such a wonderful home and the amount of support was outstanding.”

Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.

During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.

Residents are very much into the spirit of our upcoming Kings coronation. With a week full of themed royal activities, we tried our hand at some floral tributes. Lots of ideas were contemplated but the winner was this star of the show. Named Coronation In A Cup our residents showed their budding green fingers and designed their centre piece that would surely be fit for a King. Amazing and very beautiful work.

Community is central to all we do here at Strachan House. It ensures our residents build connections and are able to be given to the opportunity to maintain those connections in the community that they live. One of our engagement successes is Cargilfield Nursery who are regular visitors to our home. Seeing residents and the children working together as well as developing friendships is a wonderful thing.

Our Gone Fishing 23 struck again today. With a combination of what was important to Audrey and of course her love of  curries the team jumped into action and recreated a special moment for her with their Gone Fishing 23 project. Audrey can always be heard reminiscing about her nights out with the girls and held fond memories of her times when her friends and her would get together. The surprise on both their faces when Audrey realised she was in for the night of her life.

The team did some community engagement with a local business in Blackhall called The Cove. With a little help ,local Indian restranteer Jahedd upon hearing her story was quick to jump on board and support the team in making Audrey enjoy a stroll back down memory lane. Audrey had a fantastic time and said it was a night to remember . “just like the good old days”. A big thankyou to all the support we get from our community to make magic moments like this happen.

Residents enjoyed a wonderful afternoon celebrating National Tea Day with family and friends over a Tea Dance hosted by the home. It’s always lovely to see the residents enjoying life with their families and events such as these ensures that life in the home is fulling and enriched. We always have such amazing support from our families and local community and today was no different.