Activities at Fairview House Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators create a weekly planner that consists of a variety of activities, which caters to all residents' needs as best as possible. The most popular activities are bingo, which we host twice a week, flower arranging and weekly visits from Vinnie our pet therapy dog. Residents also enjoy minibus trips in the nicer weather and we attend a concert every month. We are also involved in the Council Well-being Team, which keeps us up-to date with upcoming events within the community and provides interesting ideas for activities we can try in the home.
Throughout the year, we host various special events, including themed open days and summer and winter fetes that people in our local communities are welcome to join us for. We also have monthly church services with Rev. Ann from Danestone Congregational Church, which is open to loved ones as well.
Fiona Mackie
Fiona has been the activities lead at Fairview House since 2021 and is at the forefront for our homes life enrichment.
She speaks about how much she enjoys engaging with the senior generation, learning from their life experience and wishing to pass this on, from this she says "a different day is a different story"
Away from the home, Fiona has a passion for cooking and baking with being a former chef and a love for crafts which she has translated both of these into the homes activities program.
FIona loves to spend time with her family and her two grandchildren.
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 Fairview House Care Home
Baking Cookies
Today we got to show off our baking skills and made some delicious home-made cookies! Everyone loved getting stuck in and working as a team to make the cookie dough.
We had so much fun today that we will definitely be incorporating baking into the Activities programme on a regular basis, discussions have already been had regarding what to bake next!
Horse Racing Games
Then this afternoon Sylvia and Ann came in to hold the most amazing horse racing games where we were betting for some chocolates! This was so much fun and we will definitely be running this activity again. Everyone loved getting involved and playing against each other! A massive thank you for coming in and spending the afternoon with us.
Burns celebrations
Fairview House care home in Aberdeen prepared a traditional Burns Night Supper to the tune of bagpipes and the fun continued well into the night.
Staff and residents at the home were involved in a number of activities involving, baking Scottish shortbread and ginger biscuits alongside enjoying a big spread of Scottish tapas to mark the Scottish institution, including giving the time-honoured address to the ‘Great chieftain O’ the pudding race’ – the haggis.
Home celebrates Chinese New Year
Staff and residents at Fairview House Care Home in Aberdeen welcomed in the Year of the Rabbit with a day of celebrations and activities. Inspired by Chinese culture and traditions, the home was decorated with hanging red lanterns and dragons which the residents had worked hard on creating themselves. They also learnt all about the traditions and superstitions of Chinese New Year. Head chef Alec cooked up an oriental feast for lunch and residents enjoyed the delicious food washed down with pots of Chinese tea.
Starlings with Royal Parks
Across our services our residents have enjoyed a wonderful live virtual talk about starlings, one of the UK’s most gregarious birds, hosted by Rachel Dowse from The Royal Parks London.
Rachel examined our long history with this bird and the importance of common species to our lives. Our residents had the opportunity to find out more about the great murmuration and why we need to pay special attention to these beauties before it's too late.
The virtual experience was truly enjoyed by all.
Residents enjoy festive carols
Heavenly voices rang out at Fairview House Care Home as the community came together to celebrate Christmas with a carol concert. Staff and residents at Barchester’s Fairview House care home, in Aberdeen, got in the Christmas spirit by inviting the community to come and join in with a carol concert to sing some festive Christmas favourites. The singing was led by Step by Step Nursery in the Morning and The Sweet Adeline’s Choir in the Afternoon.
There was mulled wine, hot chocolate, roasted chestnuts and toasted marshmallows along with lots of other Christmas treats all prepared by head chef, Alex to get everyone feeling festive.
Upcoming events
Afternoon Tea
Join us on Monday 6th May for an afternoon of decadence, sweet savoury treats and plenty of hearty chatter.
Pizza & Ale
Join us in May for this special community evening event as we enjoy delicious pizza and a selection of local ales.
Professional's Open Day
Join us on Thursday 9th May for our Professioanal's Open Day networking event.
Whisky Tasting
Join us for an afternoon of Whisky Tasting as we sample a range of the delicious beverge with themed snacks.
Fairview's Got Talent
Join us on Wednesday 29th May for our very own talent show. featuring our talented residents, colleagues and members of the community.
May
Join us in May and take a look at the upcoming Life enrichment and Community Events we have planned at Fairview House.
Bladder & Bowel Seminar
We warmly welcome you to join us for a special community event as we welcome Bladder and Bowel specialist Joanne Hoyle.
Movie Club
Every night from 6pm join our residents for our daily movie club featuring a movie matinee performance.
Respite- Are you looking for a extra care break?
If you are looking for a little care break for yourself or a little care break pop in and see what we have to offer.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the special impact that volunteers can make on the day to day lives of our residents. If you would like more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
We offer a warm welcome and a hot drink any time you need one - to all emergency services personnel, police, ambulance, district nurses - pop in any time!
Memory Cafe
We warmly welcome you to join us on the first Wednesday for our Memory Cafe as we welcome carers and loved ones from the community who have been touched by dementia.
