Activities at Canmore Lodge Care Home

Andrew Morrison at Canmore Lodge has been crowned Volunteer of the Year for the North East & Scotland Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2025 and is through to the national round of judging.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,500 residents living in Barchester’s 267 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.

Over 5,000 nominations were received from homes and hospitals across the UK. All entries were a very high standard and Andrew Morrison is over the moon to have been named the winner for the North beating hundreds of other nominees.
 

Now our sunflowers may not be doing their best, but there was plenty of time to plant more and try again! While we waited for them to grow, we brightened the home up with a flower-arranging competition. 

The displays looked absolutely fantastic and sure did brighten up the place.   

We defiantly like to keep moving at Canmore lodge and always have great fun at our fortnightly session with Bex from FitCare Scotland.

 She always gets the tunes on and gets everyone moving, bringing a bright new energy to Canmore Lodge.

We just love our fortnightly yoga sessions with Yvonne. 

The residents always really look forward to the sessions and Yvonne brings such a calming and fun vibe to the home which everyone loves!  

Residents and staff at Canmore lodge were happy to get involved by hosting a much-deserved afternoon tea for International Nurses Day.

Kimberly Laird, General Manager, said: “At Canmore, our nurses and staff are hard-working, dedicated, and passionate about caring for others, and that compassion and commitment has shone through even more over the past year. They continue to work tirelessly, and I’m proud of the professionalism and duty of care they uphold.  All their efforts are focused on delivering the best possible care for our residents, so it’s nice to take this time to show our appreciation in return.”
 

Residents thought the activities team had gone mad when they walked into the lounge with two miniature horses, but alas, both were on their very best behaviour. 

All the residents just loved getting to meet the two ponies from 'Happy Hoofbeats' and were amazed at how loving and gentle they both were. It was a truly magical afternoon enjoyed by all. 

Residents worked hard the days before Easter on their Easter bonnets showcasing their creative sides! 

Our residents of Memory Lane had a great time sticking fluffy chicks, flowers and even some bunny butts to their woven straw hats. We then all went outside to sit in the Easter sun, all while being protected by our new hats! 

We love to celebrate all the staff here at Canmore Lodge, but for Admin appreciation day our admin team were the stars of the show. Residents spent the day before making homemade thank you cards which were gifted to the admin team along with a bottle of wine each. 

The admin ladies were really touched by this gesture and loved receiving the homemade cards. 

We are so happy to announce that we have received the 'Top 20 Came Home 2024' Award from Carehome.co.uk!

We have received this award in recognition that our home is in the top 20 rated care homes in our region, based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends.

Everyone at the home has been working incredibly hard to achieve high standards of care for their residents and are thrilled to celebrate this amazing achievement. Carehome.co.uk is the leading care home reviews website in the UK with nearly 18,000 care homes, 16 million+ visits per year and over 300,000 care home reviews.

A broad selection of friends and families have left glowing reviews of their experiences with the home on the website. To achieve this award is a huge team effort, and we would like to say a big thank you to anyone who left a review and helped us achieve this award.