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.
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 Fairview House Care Home
Play your cards right
Keeping active, having social interactions and being mentally stimulated is very important to residents at Fairview. Residents recently enjoyed a play your cards right competition in a recent games afternoon.
As part of the homes life enrichment programme, the team includes firm favourites in the homes calendar with fun filled adapted games that they have played over the years in a safe environment.
Residents enjoy Reminiscence session
Residents of Fairview enjoyed a reminiscence session with guest speaker, Alan Johnstone. Alan speaks to the residents through zoom and flicks through past times of Aberdeen city. This particular session was about Aberdeen beach. A much loved place by Aberdonians. The residents loved it!
Exercising the body and mind
Keeping active, having social interactions and being mentally stimulated is very important to Residents at Fairview. Residents enjoy the popular music to movement sessions.
As part of the homes life enrichment programme, the activities coordinators include firm favourite’s in the homes calendar with fun-filled adapted games that they played over the years in a safe environment!
Family visit brings joy
Fairview residents enjoy socially distanced visits in the homes garden. Fairview residents are enjoying reconnecting with their loved ones through socially distanced visits. The home is able to create a safe environment for the residents it’s been wonderful to see families reunited once again
Bird business
Jack and Vera are continuing to be trained. They have had a fun filled month. We have been letting them out for “flying sessions” which residents love to see. Sometimes they have too much fun and refuse to go back into their cage! Thankfully we have our residents nearby to lure them into their cage with a tasty treat!
Pizza making treat
Pizza is a very popular food and residents really enjoy them too. This month they held a pizza making activity one afternoon, when a small group designed their very own Italian themed dinner.
Each resident was given a pizza base, tomato puree to smother onto it and a selection of toppings including red, green and yellow peppers, a choice of three different salamis and grated mozzarella cheese.
Each resident chopped up their own peppers then arranged them beautifully onto the base, finishing them off with salami and a sprinkle of cheese. The pizzas were them wrapped in cling film and given to the kitchen to be cooked later on for the residents evening meal.
Upcoming events
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.
Dessert and Prosecco
Join us on the 7th July as we go al-fresco for our dessert and prosecco afternoon.
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.
