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
An Interesting Talk from Tom
Today here at Archview Lodge we had our Gardener Tom doing an informative talk. Tom spoke about when he worked 'down the pits'. The residents that came along were captivated by all his stories and various pieces of kit he brought along to show. Thank you Tom from all at Archview for such an interesting presentation.
Chess
We have a pupil Lewis volunteering from Dalkeith High School doing his Duke of Edinburgh. Lewis will be coming in every Friday to play chess. Lewis and Oliver enjoyed playing Chess. Oliver won the first game that they played.
Drama at Archview
Mary our activity organiser wrote a play out for staff and residents to take part in. fun and laughter all around. Our residents said what a good idea and they enjoy it once a week.
Crufts at Archview
Here at Archview we held our very own Crufts. Staff members Diane, Hollie and Laura brought their dogs in for the residents to pet. The residents really enjoyed seeing the different dogs. We told the residents about our dogs what breed they are and how old.
Historic Royal Palaces
Across our services, our residents were treated to a special virtual sensory storytelling session. Together with Art Historian Jon Sleigh and the Historic Royal Palaces community team, we explored several royal palaces through the theme of food, dining and celebration!
We enjoyed a fantastic taste-a-long experience from the comfort of our home, from Tudor treats to Stuart sweets. A lovely time was had by all.
Virtual Book Club
Across our services we had a lovely time joining Mark Piesing for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘N-4 Down: The Hunt for The Arctic Airship Italia’.
Our residents were thrilled to find out more about the book and the fascinating story of the world-famous exploring airship Italia, returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928. The airship was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history.
The virtual book club experience was truly enjoyed by all.
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway to summer and we have lots of fun filled activities planned - all welcome.
