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.
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 Drummond Grange Care Home
Long Service Award
We celebrated the 15th anniversary of Laarni Tolentino working at Drummond Grange. She works on the Young Disabled Unit of Buccleuch, but has also worked on the Care of the Elderly Unit as well. Residents enjoyed having a drink to celebrate her success.
What have we been up to?
We've been keeping busy lately!
Residents have been playing giant Jenga and having a lot of fun in the snow.
Exercises for the Lungs
Residents enjoyed a singing for health session, which was called 'Exercises for the Lungs'. We added more fun to it by introducing blow-up guitars and, of course, a blow-up microphone.
Concert with Michael Patterson
Residents at Drummond Grange enjoyed a performance from Michael Patterson. He sang a mixture of songs from Dixie, Mammy, Scottish, Irish and some of the regular singalong songs from the war time. He mixed with the residents, getting them to singalong with him and kept giving them a twirl of the kilt.
50th Birthday Celebrations
Resident, Evelyn, celebrated her 50th birthday with her mother and aunt. A party was organised with a beautiful buffet, which was provided by our chef.
Bingo!
Two residents recently went to play bingo at Emily Court, a sheltered housing community in Gorebridge, which is quite near our home. There was not a lot of people there, but residents were made to feel very welcome.
