What types of care does Archview Lodge Care Home offer?

Archview Lodge Care Home offers Nursing care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay.

Activities at Archview Lodge Care Home

Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Diane Wood

Head of Activities

Hi, my name is Diane and I am Head of Activities here at Archview. I have worked in the homes since 2009.

I strongly believe in creating moments for our residents and embracing their individuality with tailor made activities, whilst remaining person centred and respecting resident’s preferences. Every day I like to ensure the residents on memory lane can enjoy themselves and have a good time whilst forming bonds with each other and the staff around them.

Outside of work, I have a 23 years old son and a wee dog called Hugo and my ambition is to make people smile and be happy.

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 Archview Lodge Care Home

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Jean's road trip!

Another one of our residents WISH completed. Resident, Jean wanted to go over the Forth Road Bridge so off we went with Jean’s husband John, David & Jean. Everyone had a fantastic time even in the wet dreary day. We sang we’re all going on a summer holiday since we were going over the bridge before we drove down to Rosyth Dock’s to see the boats. We then headed to North Queens ferry to enjoy our picnic on the bus especially prepared by the homes hospitality team where we enjoyed the lovely views of the rail bridge the old bridge and the new bridge. We could feel the vibration when the trains went over the bridge.

Who ate the last rollo?

Another great afternoon here at Archview. We’d like to say a very big thank you to one of our colleagues, Mary who shared her creativity in writing the play ‘who ate the last rollo?’ Colleagues dedicated their time for rehearsals and coming together as a family and whole home to perform this special play to our residents and families – it was so much fun and everyone who came along had a fabulous time.

Resident realises dream

We were delighted to help Resident, Tam’s wish has come true. When we discovered he was a huge rangers fan, and had been since he was a young boy, we took this knowledge and reached out Rangers Football Club to see if they could support and make his dream come true! Tam was over the moon to receive a signed photograph and letter and we’d like to say a special thank you to them.

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.

Beat The Clock

We continue to celebrate a varied life enrichment programme and across our services we linked up with other Barchester care homes and hospitals up and down the country for some interactive Beat the Clock games.

Our residents truly enjoyed solving word puzzles, conundrums and mathematical problems as part of Barchester’s very own game show series.

Everyone who joined had a fantastic time and enjoyed some friendly competition.

Harrogate Chocolate Factory

We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.

Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.

The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.