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
Our Divisional Winner
Well done to Gerardus Fox, who was named as a Divisional Winner in the 'Community Engagement Award' category for the 2019 Barchester Care Awards.
Senior Games
Residents of Drummond Grange Care Home recently attending local Senior Games, this event is organised annually by Midlothian Council. There were 6 members of the ‘Drummond Dragons’ team and they performed really well, coming 4th out of 9 teams. All residents involved had a great time and are looking forward to start training for next year’s games with a hope to become 1st.
The Tubby Horse Company
Drummond Grange Home enjoyed a concert from The Tubby Horse Company, in recognition of Father's Day. Everyone had a great time singing, dancing and of course enjoying a drink from the bar.
Carers Week
Carers of Drummond Grange celebrated National Carers Week by enjoying a breakfast, provided to them by the non-clinical manager and activity coordinator of the home. Staff took some time of to enjoy the breakfast and to prepare themselves for the day ahead. They really liked Barchester's chocolates, sent to them, as a thank you gift for Carers Week.
A Double Celebration
Drummond Grange enjoyed a double celebration for International Nurses Day and International Food Day. Staff at Drummond made dishes from their home countries, which the residents enjoyed tasting. It was all finished off with a lovely cake to celebrate Nurses Day.
The Need for Speed
At Drummond Grange, we are always looking for new and exciting places to take residents on outings. We recently found out that the only accessible go karting track in the UK was not far from our home in Glasgow, so we went with 4 residents—3 younger residents and 1 from our Memory Lane community—and it was a great, trill-seeking success.
