What types of care does Fordmill Care Home offer?

Fordmill Care Home offers Nursing care, Dementia care, Respite / Short stay, Services for under 65.

Activities at Fordmill 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.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Julia Constandache

Senior Activities Coordinator

I’m Julia and I have been working at Fordmill since December 2016. I really enjoy art and studied Graphic Design & Illustration in Dundee. I love being with people and using my skills to improve their quality of life and bring a smile to their faces through crafts, games and all sorts of other activities.

I plan out the activities, either for groups or individuals, according to specific needs and interests. It’s a real joy to get to know residents and their loved ones and I’m grateful to Barchester for giving me the opportunity to work with them and bring some sunshine into the residents’ lives.

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 Fordmill Care Home

Visit our Facebook page to keep updated with all the activities in our home

Home donate to local foodbank

Residents, loved ones, friends and staff members at Fordmill celebrated the Harvest Festival by donating food to Montrose Food Hub a local charity.

Residents, friends and relatives were able to meet outdoor for the first time since Covid-19 started. They all enjoyed a cup of tea and a home baked scones and catch up with news from the community. Food donations brought in by visitors were gifted to Montrose Food Hub which were very well-received. There were tears of joy as they said because of the Pandemic people had have lost their jobs and have to rely on food banks to feed their families.

A lesson in creative writing

We had a great time joining journalist and novelist, Mike Gayle, for an intriguing virtual interview, during which he shared top tips for creative writing with our residents and read passages from his latest book, All the Lonely People.

We were thrilled to find out about Mike’s background, to understand what led him to become a writer and his creative process.

It was a lovely talk, enjoyed by all, especially by our keen writers at the home.

Mocktails with Unilever

We had a lovely time joining Paul Hawkins and Lisa Richards from Unilever for an exciting Virtual Cruise experience.

Our residents were welcomed with mocktails as Lisa and Paul took them on a magical journey to 3 mystery destinations, which were uncovered after a few clues.

Paul demonstrated how to create a few of the local traditional dishes, which our residents had the opportunity to try too.

The event evoked lots of great memories and it was truly enjoyed by all.

World card making

The ladies at our Art & Crafts Club made card to celebrate World Card Making Day. They decided to make Thank You cards and give them to the staff to acknowledge their hard work.

Fordmill Harvest Festival

We celebrated our Harvest Festival in our marquee. Residents, friends and relatives were able to meet outdoor and enjoy a cup of tea and a homemade cake. Was a lovely time had by all.

Memory walk

Memory walk for their great grandad Ron who was a resident at Fordmill. Ron’s wife Margaret is still living at Fordmill. The money they raised where shared between Fordmill residents fund and Alzheimer’s Scotland.