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
Tuck shop Trolley
Over the past two days we have all been soaking up the glorious sunshine that we have been having. We have been getting as many residents as we can outside to go on walks and enjoy ice creams together!
We also have now got a tuck shop cart which is filled with delicious sweets and chocolates. Everyone has been loving being able to choose some of their old favourites and reminisce with one another whilst enjoying their sweet bags.
We are going to start taking our tuck shop around the whole home weekly for our residents to enjoy!
Residents mark Alzheimer Awareness month
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Fairview House care home in Aberdeen marked Alzheimer’s Awareness Month which is taking place throughout September.
Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia, the loss of cognitive functioning – thinking, remembering, reasoning – which can affect a person’s day to day life and activities. Functions that can be impacted are memory, language skills, visual perception, problem solving, self-management and the ability to focus and pay attention. The number of people living with dementia in the UK is forecast to increase to over 1m.
Walks outside
More sunshine means more lovely walks outside. We all enjoyed soaking up the sun again and getting some exercise in together, hopefully the sun stays out for us all a bit longer. We had a lovely time reminiscing about our days at the beach in the sun and waling our dogs, it was great getting to know each other more and seeing so many smiles.
Baking Club
Today we had a lovely time making marshmallow rice crispie squares. All of our residents loved taking part in this activity and working together to create a delicious treat.
We started by melting chocolate in a bowl and then added in our rice crispies and marshmallows. Once this was all mixed together we added it to a tray and got decorating, these turned out amazing and are so proud of the outcome. In the afternoon we got to enjoy our creations with a lovely cup of tea and they did not disappoint.
Afternoon tea
This afternoon we had our monthly afternoon tea which we had an amazing turn out for again. Everyone loved joining together to enjoy endless teas/ coffee and home-made bakes / sandwiches. It's lovely to see family and friends also join us to socialise with our residents and spend time within the home. This is also a lovely opportunity for residents from all units to come together and form friendships by getting to know one another.
Inside Mayfair
Residents across our services had a fantastic time joining Mandy Morrow for a virtual walking tour to learn about the ‘Herstory’ of Mayfair. The Mayfair of Nightingales may be long gone but it still holds a 20th century charm. Birthplace to the late Queen Elizabeth II, home to one of WWII's most decorated female war heroes and a tale of a wealthy Aristocrat and one of France's favourite designers.
We were delighted to take a walk down memory lane and discover stories from one of London's most iconic areas. The experience was truly enjoyed by all.
Upcoming events
Professional's Open Day
Join us on Thursday 9th May for our Professioanal's Open Day networking event.
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.
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.
