Activities at Four Hills Care Home

Resident, Sarah celebrated her birthday in style surrounded by staff and friends in the home and enjoyed a garden visit with her family.  Sarah had a wonderful day.   Sarah was over the moon with the gifts she received off family and was delighted to blow out the candles on her cake.

Sarah was joined by one of her son's and grandson with a garden visit whilst her other son who lives in Slovakia joined in the celebrations via a zoom call... Sarah doesn’t hear too well so her family had a lovely idea to bring their own amplifier and microphone which was plugged in with earphones ensuring Sarah had a lovely time.  The birthday girl said "It was fantastic to see all her sons together as they never forget to mark her birthday"

Four Hills Resident,  William Fowler celebrated his 100th birthday on 4th of November.  William enjoyed a specially arranged garden visit with his son and grandson which he loved as they have not been able to see him since lockdown and was delighted with his cards and presents.

William also enjoyed a special birthday tea arranged by the home where he enjoyed a glass of whiskey commenting “It’s not every day you turn 100!”  William was thrilled by this birthday card from her Majesty the Queen and loved the fuss on his special day and he wishes he could turn 100 every day!

Residents at Four Hills enjoyed a much loved and popular musical therapy session.  The home have been unable to accept entertainers into the home so are constantly looking at ways to keep those sessions going virtually.  The residents enjoy being able to immerse themselves in the music, singing and instrument playing.   Activities said " these sessions are popular and we're looking forward to resuming our face-to-face sessions when we are able to"

Celebrations have been in full swing at Four Hills, as one of its residents celebrated his birthday in style.

Lindsey McCulloch, General Manager said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating a truly remarkable gentleman’s birthday. He’s such a popular resident who always has interesting tales to tell, and it was wonderful to for the team to celebrate with him”.

After almost 25 years of continuous service at Four Hills in Glasgow, much-loved General Manager, Gillian has decided to retire.

Staff and residents at the home sent Gillian off in style with Bacardi, tea, coffee and presents to thank her for many years of dedication / a huge party with lots of singing and dancing, whilst maintaining social distancing. Everyone at the home has very fond memories of Gillian and she will be sadly missed.

During her time at Four Hills, Gillian has worked her way through the admin team to become General Manager, she set out to make a difference, always ensuring it was never about the role and always the goal!

Our resident ambassador Rose Rooney said, “Gillian is a very good manager, extremely capable, lovely to do the interviews with her and enjoyed doing them. I wish her a long and happy retirement”

Mocktails were on the menu at Four Hills as Residents enjoyed a glass of their favourite tipple. Residents at the home enjoyed a selection of drinks from the homes drinks trolley which regularly does the rounds throughout the home. 

Drinks were available at a ‘Mocktail Bar’ throughout the day, which included a choice of different holiday cocktails as well as the option to try different types of fruit teas. There were also platters of fruit available for residents to snack on.

The homes Activities team said “One of the best sources of water is from fruit, so we have packed lots into our fabulous mocktails. We always offer plenty of drinks and fresh fruit to our residents but wanted to do something a bit different this week. They’ve loved trying all the different mocktails, smoothies and fruit juices that we’ve offered this week"