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.

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Fiona Mackie

Lead Activities Coordinator

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.

Life-encriching activities booklet

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 Fairview House Care Home

Love is in the air!

Fairview House care home, in Aberdeen, was filled with flowers, cards and sweets in celebration of St Valentine’s Day.  Staff and residents celebrated the day of love by creating heart shaped decorations for around the home and enjoying many chocolates with one another. We also held a very special Valentine’s Afternoon Tea where everyone came together to spread the love whilst enjoying each other’s company.

Residents lend their ears to live performance

Residents and guests at Fairview House care home in Aberdeen enjoyed a night of grins with a live music performance that took place at the home. Local Diana Peers came in to hold a music and movement session to a selection of classic hits. Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along she played the finale song of reach for the stars . The hospitality team at the home also provided a spread of sweet and savoury treats for guests to enjoy during the show.

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Baking Cookies

Today we got to show off our baking skills and made some delicious home-made cookies! Everyone loved getting stuck in and working as a team to make the cookie dough.

We had so much fun today that we will definitely be incorporating baking into the Activities programme on a regular basis, discussions have already been had regarding what to bake next!

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Horse Racing Games

Then this afternoon Sylvia and Ann came in to hold the most amazing horse racing games where we were betting for some chocolates! This was so much fun and we will definitely be running this activity again. Everyone loved getting involved and playing against each other! A massive thank you for coming in and spending the afternoon with us.

Burns celebrations

Fairview House care home in Aberdeen prepared a traditional Burns Night Supper to the tune of bagpipes and the fun continued well into the night.

Staff and residents at the home were involved in a number of activities involving, baking Scottish shortbread and ginger biscuits alongside enjoying a big spread of Scottish tapas to mark the Scottish institution, including giving the time-honoured address to the ‘Great chieftain O’ the pudding race’ – the haggis.

Home celebrates Chinese New Year

Staff and residents at Fairview House Care Home in Aberdeen welcomed in the Year of the Rabbit with a day of celebrations and activities.  Inspired by Chinese culture and traditions, the home was decorated with hanging red lanterns and dragons which the residents had worked hard on creating themselves. They also learnt all about the traditions and superstitions of Chinese New Year.  Head chef Alec cooked up an oriental feast for lunch and residents enjoyed the delicious food washed down with pots of Chinese tea.

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.

Gin Tasting Evening

Join us on Tuesday 4th June for a Gin tasting masterclass.

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. 

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.