Activities at Highview House 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.
Aiden Wylie
Hello, my name is Aiden Wylie, and I am Head Activities Coordinator here at Highview House. My job is to ensure a mentally and physically challenging and varied calendar of activities. I want to involve all our residents in a warm and welcoming environment.
My career has been in education and I have lived in countries as diverse as Japan and Iraq, but in 2022 I came to Highview with the ambition of offering a range of activities, trips and entertainment which lead to lasting memories and experiences.
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 Highview House Care Home
Autumn wish for Resident
Sylvia told me how she loves Autumn, when all the leaves are turning orange and red so we decided to bring Autumn inside by myself and Sylvia making an Autumn tree for all the residents to enjoy. Sylvia enjoyed making the tree as sometimes she finds it too cold to go outside to look and enjoy the landscape changing colours. Whilst making the tree, Sylvia told me she remembers walking through fallen leaves as a child when she lived in Glasgow and the rustling sounds that the crispy autumn leaves made.
Happy Birthday!
Two of our lovely residents arranged a beautiful bouquet of flowers for Johanna and the lovely Mary – Anne, who is head of unit for the top floor presented Johanna with her flowers and card. Johanna enjoys seeing all the bright colours of the flowers which brings a smile to her face.
Enjoying the great outdoors
We are keenly aware of the benefits of fresh air and sunshine for our health and wellbeing so the residents of Highview are outside enjoying their activities at every opportunity.
Residents enjoy 'boogie'
We recently enjoyed an evening of music, dance and party nibbles on Memory Lane, Mr & Mrs Ross have always enjoyed dancing and were especially pleased when some of their favourite tunes were added to our ‘Boogie nights’ playlist and they took to the floor with poise and confidence.
A breath of fresh air
Residents of Highview took to the homes beautiful garden to take advantage of the recent glorious weather. Everyone commented on how much better they felt for grabbing a breath of fresh air, feeling the sun on their faces and checking on the progress of the plants, including the colourful pots that have just been added.
A splash of colour
Residents and colleagues of the home have been showing their creative sides as they created colourful murals for the homes large picture windows for everyone to see. Everyone thinks they bring a welcome splash of colour and working on them together has helped them get through the last few challenging months of lockdown due to the covid19 pandemic.
Upcoming events
May
May is the gateway to summer and we have lots of fun filled activities planned - all welcome.
Could you be a Volunteer?
Volunteers provide a valuable and wide variety of services in many different settings. Do you have spare time? For more information we'd love to hear from you.
Calling all Emergency Services
Calling all emergency personnel! Come and take a break on us - there may be a cake or two available!
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting?
Looking for somewhere to host a meeting? We can help! For more information please contact the home direct.
