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
International Nurses Day
Fairview House would like you all to join us to wish all of our Nurses a very happy International Nurses Day.
Nurses at Fairview and around the world celebrate every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
Lara, Operations Manager at Fairview House would like to thank the amazing Nursing team here for the care compassion and support they give the the Residents families and each other.
Sensory Edible Flower Sculpting
Residents in Memory Lane have enjoyed a sensory edible flower sculpting this week. Everyone had a lovely time creating their own flowers and it was very enjoyable that we got to eat them after!
This is such a simple yet effective activity and has shown a positive reaction with our residents. All you need is some fondant icing and chocolates then you can create whatever you wish!
Virtual Sensory with the Historic Royal Palaces
Our residents had a delightful time during a special virtual sensory storytelling event, led by Art Historian Jon Sleigh from the Historic Royal Palaces.
Jon took us on a journey to discover some of the more unusual and unexpected inhabitants of the palaces and the Tower of London, sharing fascinating stories about the pets at the palaces.
Whilst enjoying the virtual experience, our residents were treated to hot beverages, delicious biscuits, berries and cakes.
It was a truly lovely time for all.
Coronation Celebrations fit for a King
We started our morning by watching the coronation and getting everyone together to enjoy one another's company whilst doing so.
In the afternoon we held the most amazing Afternoon Tea for all of our residents. We had such a good turn out from all over the home and what fun we all had!
Everyone was so pleased with the amazing spread that was put on alongside endless teas/ coffee and some fizz! Thank you so much to our head Chef Alex who has been working so hard the last couple days getting all the food ready for us to enjoy today!
Another huge thank you to our Activities staff for putting on such a good tea party for all of our residents, seeing everyone so happy is what it is all about! A further thank you to all the family members and friends who also brought in cakes and biscuits for our residents to enjoy as well, it doesn't go unnoticed!
Alpaca adventure!
Fairview House care home, in Aberdeen, was full of animal mischief on Wednesday when a group of alpacas came to visit the home. Residents at Fairview House were pleasantly surprised to see their new furry friends roaming around their home and rooms as Claireville Alpacas paid a visit.
Kindness in the community
We would like to say a huge thank you to the Lord Provost, David Cameron who kindly has donated a brilliant cake to the home for the Kings Coronation tomorrow!
We also had the most amazing bunting given to us from Kirkhill Primary School which we have proudly used to decorate our dining room area, this is such a kind gesture and we are so thankful to everyone!
Upcoming events
April
Step in April and have a peek at the exciting Life Enrichment and Community Events taking place.
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.
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.
