Activities at Fairview House Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators create a weekly planner that consists of a variety of activities, which caters to all residents' needs as best as possible. The most popular activities are bingo, which we host twice a week, flower arranging and weekly visits from Vinnie our pet therapy dog. Residents also enjoy minibus trips in the nicer weather and we attend a concert every month. We are also involved in the Council Well-being Team, which keeps us up-to date with upcoming events within the community and provides interesting ideas for activities we can try in the home.
Throughout the year, we host various special events, including themed open days and summer and winter fetes that people in our local communities are welcome to join us for. We also have monthly church services with Rev. Ann from Danestone Congregational Church, which is open to loved ones as well.
Fiona Mackie
Fiona has been the activities lead at Fairview House since 2021 and is at the forefront for our homes life enrichment.
She speaks about how much she enjoys engaging with the senior generation, learning from their life experience and wishing to pass this on, from this she says "a different day is a different story"
Away from the home, Fiona has a passion for cooking and baking with being a former chef and a love for crafts which she has translated both of these into the homes activities program.
FIona loves to spend time with her family and her two grandchildren.
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 Fairview House Care Home
Pizza & Ale
Residents and relatives come together for our 'Pizza and Ale' event
Hosted by our homes community and activities team our guests enjoyed a selection of freshly baked cheese and tomato and pepperoni pizzas, paired with a selection of local ales and against the cosy backdrop of lights and jazz music, and lively conversations made it a memorable night.
Visit from the Ice Cream Van
Perfectly timed in the middle of sun filled afternoon, staff and residents at Barchester’s Fairview House Care Home in Aberdeen had a fantastic time as we welcomed the Beverley Lonie and her ice cream van to the home, a brilliant excuse to sample lots of cooling treats.
Residents, relatives and guests experimented with many different types of toppings and flavour combinations, from the exotic and back to the traditional – sorbets, frozen yoghurt and good old dairy-based ice cream, they tasted and savoured them all.
Nigeria Day
As a home we're proud of the diversity that makes up our home and family and in what will become a regular event in the home, we wished to celebrate the culture of our dear and much valued Nigerian colleagues.
Our dedicated colleagues embracing their rich culture, bringing vibrant dress wear and dance to life for our beloved residents and relatives.
Later the aroma of delicious Nigerian dishes filled the dining room as our team prepared authentic mouthwatering meals. Our audience enjoyed experiencing the authentic flavors of Nigeria.
Blooming creations
We love showing our creative sides and were delighted when we received a selection of beautiful flowers from a family member and were soon placing in vases to display around the home, the colourful vases were soon brightening up a cold damp spring day. Thank you!
Karaoke Fun
Karaoke fun! In what is fast becoming a hugely popular and regular addition to our life enrichment schedule. Residents, loved ones and colleagues from around the home came together for an afternoon of musical delights!
We had an amazing time singing and dancing to our favourite songs and artists; Abba, Whitney Houston, Rod Stewart and more!
Staff and residents shook their tambourines to Dancing Queen, clapped and sang along to the classics.
Come sing!
Residents across our homes and hospitals had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper from Biiah as he led an amazing sing-a-long session for residents to enjoy.
Residents who joined the event were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ by Jimmy Cliff and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles.
Across our homes there were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.
Upcoming events
Whisky Tasting
Join us for an afternoon of Whisky Tasting as we sample a range of the delicious beverge with themed snacks.
Fairview's Got Talent
Join us on Wednesday 29th May for our very own talent show. featuring our talented residents, colleagues and members of the community.
May
Join us in May and take a look at the upcoming Life enrichment and Community Events we have planned at Fairview House.
Bladder & Bowel Seminar
We warmly welcome you to join us for a special community event as we welcome Bladder and Bowel specialist Joanne Hoyle.
Dessert and Prosecco
Join us on the 7th July as we go al-fresco for our dessert and prosecco afternoon.
Community BBQ
Join us on Wednesday 10th July for our Community BBQ and enjoy an afternoon of fun and entertainment.
Beer and Music Festival
Join us on Wednesday 31st July for our homes 'Beer and Music' festival
Movie Club
Every night from 6pm join our residents for our daily movie club featuring a movie matinee performance.
Respite- Are you looking for a extra care break?
If you are looking for a little care break for yourself or a little care break pop in and see what we have to offer.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the special impact that volunteers can make on the day to day lives of our residents. If you would like more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
We offer a warm welcome and a hot drink any time you need one - to all emergency services personnel, police, ambulance, district nurses - pop in any time!
Memory Cafe
We warmly welcome you to join us on the first Wednesday for our Memory Cafe as we welcome carers and loved ones from the community who have been touched by dementia.
