Activities at Strachan House Care Home

Strachan House truly shared the love this Valentine’s day.

We had a rather emotional day as we shared what love meant to us. We spoke shared stories of love had, love lost, and love found.

There were tears, hugs and laughter throughout the home, as we reminisced and contemplated what valentines meant to us. The home was beautifully decorated, full of flowers and the staff wore pink and red for the occasion. We hope to continue to share deep connections with those around us, to show support and care for all and spread the love, always.

Staff and residents at the home were treated to an interactive virtual Valentine’s table decorating masterclass, courtesy of talented master florist, Kathryn Delve. 

Kathryn is an independent florist based in Somerset, she specialises in creating unique wedding and event flowers, all sourced from her local flower farm. She takes much of her inspiration for her displays from the beautiful scenery that surrounds her home and the changing seasons and colours.

During the workshop, residents were invited to join Kathryn to make beautiful Valentine’s-themed table decorations. The home went for a traditional colour palette of pink, red and white flowers and the displays will be used to decorate the home ready for Valentine’s Day celebrations. 

Strachan House care home, in Blackhall was full of animal mischief on Monday when a dynamic guinea pig duo came to visit the home.

Residents at Strachan House were delighted to meet their new furry friends Elvis and Frank, as Craig from Therapypets Edinburgh paid a visit with the two talkative boys. Residents were able to Brush, stroke and feed the well behaved duo who lapped up all the attention!

Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs. Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.

We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff.  It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.

On the second Saturday of each month we invite the family and friends of our Memory Lane community, (as well as those who may struggling with, or caring for someone with dementia) along for a delightful afternoon of music, games, arts & crafts, warm drinks and delicious snacks! This month our talented chef baked delicious biscuits and scones for all to enjoy! Corrine our music therapist joined us in song, as we ate and sang along to some golden oldies, reminiscing on times gone by and getting to know each other’s favourite music! Each table had puzzles to put together, we worked as teams to complete them and felt a great sense of accomplishment putting in that final piece! It was a joyous afternoon socialising and we can’t wait to see everyone again.

WE DID IT! A big congratulations to our residents who participated in the Mount Everest Walking challenge during December. We walked a total of 273, 260 steps over a 4 week period - that's almost 11 times up mount Everest from base camp! Four residents climbed over the height of Mount Everest, totalling an average of 25,000 steps each! A big Hip hip hooray to Alex Laird, Alec Morris, Lily Taylor and Lorna Ferguson. What an achievement. Our winning floor this year goes to our 1st floor residents who cumulatively covered the most ground - Alec accepted the floors certificate on everyone's behalf. All should be very proud of their achievements and we look forward to staying active in the coming months. A special thank you to our amazing physios and their encouragement and support during this time!