Activities at Strachan House Care Home

Residents at Strachan House care home in Edinburgh enjoyed an afternoon of grins with a live musical performance from non-other than colleague, Kenneth McLeod who is a member of the domestic team and has worked in the home for over 20-years.  Kenneth performed a selection of classic hits to the delight of residents.S

Residents at Strachan house care home in Edinburgh , run by Barchester Healthcare, are celebrating National Carers’ Week, which takes place from June 7-13. Residents wanted to thank all the wonderful staff at the home, whose hard work and dedication make a real difference to the lives of those living in their care.

Carers Week is an annual event to raise awareness of caring, highlighting the challenges carers face, and recognising the contribution they make to our residents, families and communities throughout the UK. The theme for Carers Week this year is ‘Making caring visible and valued’ - to shine a light on all those who work tirelessly behind the scenes to care for vulnerable people in our communities.

Staff were treated to chocolates and cards and took full advantage of our lovely gardens and the glorious weather by having our local ice cream man come and give our staff a lovely treat.

Residents also gave thanks by giving handmade cards and handwritten letters to carers with a small gift of thanks for all that they do. 

Strachan House care home, in Edinburgh have recently hosted an intergenerational ‘meet and greet’ with General Manager, Eileen Crawford to talk about the home and what life is like for the homes residents.

The local children from Blackhall Primary school came prepared with lots of questions, they wanted to find the answers to how a nursing home is run and the role of looking after older people. The event, which took place on 11th of June 2021 welcomed the group of young children from our local primary school Blackhall Primary to have an interview with our manager to ask these question

The group of children also enjoyed seeing our gardens and asking questions to our General Manager about our residents here at Strachan House.  The activities team at the care home provided a selection of ice cream treats on the day.

We had a lovely time joining the team from Hereford Cathedral for an exciting virtual session.

We enjoyed a glimpse of this spectacular building and its treasures in a series of short pre-recorded videos. From the stunning gardens which lead down to the River Wye, to the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library.

It was wonderful to learn more about the history and beauty of Hereford Cathedral.

Residents of Strachan House have been busy growing their own plants as part of the homes gardening club and life enrichment programme. 

Residents have been planting some seedlings a few weeks ago and decided to take advantage of a rare sunny afternoon to re-pot them. We now have an anxious wait to see what happens – and hopefully identify what plants they are!

After almost 9 years of continuous service at Strachan House Care Home in Edinburgh much-loved carer, Liezlgale Albores has decided to leave for pastures new.

Staff and residents at the home sent Liezlgale Albores off in style with champagne and presentation to thank her for many years of dedication. Everyone at the home has very fond memories of Liezlgale Albores and she will be sadly missed.

Eileen Crawford General Manager at Strachan House said: “Liezlgale Albores is one of those people who was born to care for others – she has such a huge heart and was greatly loved by the individuals living at Strachan House Care Home. She was an inspiration to her colleagues and we will all miss her. We wish her all the best!”