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
Baking Afternoon
Residents had a fun filled afternoon making cheese cakes. Residents made their favourites including; Biscoff and Oreo, and they turned out amazing!
Everyone had such fun together and already can't wait for our next baking activity.
Balloon Volleyball
This morning we had such a laugh playing balloon volleyball. So many residents joined in and it was amazing to see everyone working together as a team and helping one another during the game!
Our residents love sport based activities and it is a great way to include movement alongside hand eye coordination into our activities programme.
Easter Sunday
We want to say a massive thank you to Marine Technical Limits who kindly donated Easter eggs to all the residents this year!
Everyone was so happy to receive an egg and get a special visit from the Easter Bunny. We had such a fun morning and there were so many smiles and laughs all-round the home, it was amazing seeing everyone so happy!
Happy Easter to all from Fairview!
Moo Music
This morning we had Moo Music Aberdeen come again for another visit, we absolutely love when they come to see us and it always brings so much joy and laughter within the home!
We all watched them do their singing/ dancing and of course we got some cuddles as well. So many special memories were made and we already can't wait for them to come again next month! Thank you all again for bringing such happiness to our residents.
Monday Funday!
Here at Fairview House, we had a great tome with a fun filled afternoon of music and dancing!
We did some karaoke which everyone loved taking part in followed by some dancing with instruments.
Everyone had such a great time with one another, it was a great way to get our spirits high and get our bodies moving!
Trip to local Supermarket
We enjoyed a trip out to our local Tesco for a tea/coffee and cake.
We all had a lovely time filled with many chats and laughs. Since the weather is getting warmer we are trying to take different residents out each week to enjoy some fresh air and one another's company.
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.
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.
