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.
Diane Wood
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.
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 Archview Lodge Care Home
Residents Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Residents enjoyed a visit from some exotic visitors as they welcomed these special animals to the home to take a walk on the wild side. Everyone enjoyed meeting the special guests, which included giant African snails, tarantulas, rats, millipedes and a corn snake.
To the residents’ delight and for everyone who was brave enough they were given the opportunity to stroke or hold the animals, with many asking for more information about the creatures’ diets and habitats. One Resident commented: “I enjoyed stroking the lizard the most, as it was much cooler than the other animals.”
Pet therapy is excellent for our residents as it can help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. It can also increase self-esteem and improve social skills, so everyone was absolutely delighted to have them along.
Celebrating 10 Years
General Manager, May McCondichie, presented several members of staff with their 10 year long service award recently. Congratulations to Jennifer Drummond, Kymm Crawford, Diane Wood, Mary MacFerlane, Kirsty Henderson, and Joanne Horsburgh.
Here's to another 10 years!
International Nurses Day
Nurses ar Archview Lodge enjoyed some cake that was made specially by the kitchen team in recognition of International Nurses Day.
We Are a 'Top 20' Care Home!
We are delighted to announce that Archview Lodge has been named as one of the top 20 care homes in Scotland by www.carehome.co.uk. A huge congratulations to everyone who has made this possible!
Football Memories
We managed to get a tour of Hampden Park, Scotland’s national football stadium, courtesy of Football Memories. This is an initiative that aids in helping older people in care get involved in football in any way they can.
As part of this initiative, we were invited to tour the stadium and also the Hall of Fame and football museum by the curator. The residents had a fantastic time looking through all the old football memorabilia, reading about players, watching videos and much more.
While we were there, the Scotland Manager, Alex McLeish, was doing some TV work and we managed to grab him for a chat and a photograph with the residents, which he very obligingly did.
Elf Day
Residents and staff at Archview had a great time celebrating Elf Day by dressing in their best elf apparel.
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway to summer and we have lots of fun filled activities planned - all welcome.
Newsletter - Spring edition
We are delighted to share our latest newsletter - Spring edition. We hope you enjoy reading!
Calling all Emergency Services!
Calling all emergency services personnel! Come and take your break with us and enjoy a slice of cake and a warm welcome.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Do you have any spare time? Could you make a difference to someone's day to day life? If you are interested in Volunteering, we'd love to hear from you.
