Activities at Drummond Grange Care Home
We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.
Katie Nicolson
Katie Nicolson is our Head of activities here at Drummond since August 2023 beforehand she worked as an activity assistant in the home for two years. Before coming to Drummond Katie has worked in many care roles over the years and studied Psychology and Sociology at Queen Margaret’s University and was awarded a Degree of Bachelor of science in Psychology and Sociology at the start of 2022. Katie loves being part of the Activity department here at Drummond Grange and bringing new and exciting opportunities and experiences to the residents. When she’s not at work Katie is a local Girl Guide leader and youth leader for her churches youth group.
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 Drummond Grange Care Home
Blackpool Holiday
At Drummond Grange we aim to fulfill all wishes of our residents. We recently had 2 residents, Anya and Pauline, who went on a short holiday to Blackpool with 2 members of staff. The 2 ladies have become friends after Pauline came to live at the home earlier this year, both ladies had individually expressed a wish to go on a short break so staff asked if they would like to go together.
The ladies thought this was a great idea so the trip was planned. While there they visited the zoo, sea life centre and Madame Tussauds and also watched a few shows on the evenings.
The both really enjoyed themselves and so did the staff, and can’t wait to plan the next holiday!
Beach Wheelchairs Organisation
Residents from Drummond Grange recently visited the Beach Wheelchairs located at North Berwick beach. The Beach Wheelchairs is a charity that believes everyone should be able to enjoy the beach, they offer free wheelchairs and also have a hoist so that there are no barriers to everyone who uses them.
Four of our residents visited recently and absolutely loved the experience, the charity have electric wheelchairs so some of the residents were free to explore the beach by themselves.
Some of the residents said they hadn’t been on a beach in years and never thought they would be able to go on the sand again. Everyone cant wait to visit again!
Autumn Newsletter
Sponsored Walk
Residents, staff and family completed a sponsored walk from Drummond Grange. We walked 3 miles along a local walkway within the countryside. We are raising funds to purchase an interactive ‘Magic Table’ for the residents at Drummond Grange.
One resident from the Memory Lane unit was joined by his daughter, granddaughter and great grandsons on the walk, it was a real family affair.
Come Dine With Us
We held a community engagement ‘Come dine with us’ lunch recently, we partnered up with Midlothian Council who assisted by identifying residents from the local community who would benefit from attending this type of event.
The visitors had a 3 course lunch, they sat with some of Drummond's residents during lunch and enjoyed chatting with them. One of our residents knew a lady attending the lunch from the church she used to attend and was very pleased to see her.
A concert followed the lunch which everyone enjoyed. Our team members prepared a birthday cake for one of the visitors, who recently had his birthday. We hope we could run this event on a regular basis and to connect with the local community.
Hibernian Football Stadium
Residents had a recent tour of the Hibernian Football Stadium in Edinburgh. Lenny is a lifelong Hibs fan and it was a dream of his to visit the stadium. Iain, an avid football fan also accompanied him on the tour. They got to tour the stadium inside and out & both had a great time.
