Activities at Lethen Park Care Home

Arthur had a very special interaction with Amanda. Arthur really enjoys spending time in his room, during the day Arthur enjoys watching his TV, having visits from loved ones and especially loves when the carers bring the tea trolley round. Over the past few weeks Amanda has been encouraging Arthur out of his room and into the dining room for small interactions.

Arthur confidence in this environment has been growing and during the month of March Arthur has been enjoying his 1-1 time with Amanda. Arthur really enjoys selecting his activity to play or do with Amanda. Arthur is vastly becoming a great Dominos player, Amanda and Arthur are really enjoying this interaction, Arthur has a great deal of joy and connectedness during this interaction and this gives Amanda a sense of pride.

Arthur has also enjoyed the physical side to the game, Having to organise his hand, Having, to balance the dominos on their end and also stretching over the table to play his hand, Arthur said that he feels like it helps move his Arms.

Now that Amanda and Arthurs relationship is building on trust, Arthur has agreed that once the WOW is complete that he will come to the lounge for Gentleman’s Club once this starts back up.

David often gets a great urge to go a long walk however often feels that his zimmer was not safe enough for the unsteady paths of Portlethen. His family newly invested in a wheelchair for David meaning that he was not limited to short walks with his zimmer.

On resident of the day, Amanda and Davie took his brand new chair out for its first big walk. David and Amanda went a 10km walk around Portlethen. David was very happy to be out in the community and experiencing everyday life with Amanda.

On their walk they went to the post office and posted a letter to his friends from Elgin, They also went to the local Park and then ended the Walk at Amanda’s blue van called Delilah.  Amanda and Davie shared a cup of tea from the back of the van, David had a brilliant resident of the day with Amanda and felt so happy and full of Joy.

Staff and residents are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Fiona Fagan, from Barchester’s North East and Scotland Division, has stepped completely out of her comfort zone to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2024.

Fiona went head-to-head with the Managing Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £24,595 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which helps connect vulnerable people and those living with a disability to community groups in their local area by providing grants to improve mobility and quality of life.  Each year the Foundation distributes thousands of pounds to individuals, small community groups and charities across England, Scotland and Wales.  

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time exploring the Eden Project virtually - an educational charity and visitor attraction based in Cornwall, featuring sprawling outdoor gardens and breathtaking biomes that house the largest indoor rainforest in the world.

During the session, residents who joined were reconnected with nature through their senses, memories and stories.  A big thank you to the community team at the Eden Project for the wonderful event.

Resident, Sheila has a love of animals and can often been seen relaxing over an encyclopaedia full of them!  On this recent occasion, Sheila’s choice was birds, and was delighted to listen to activities coordinator, Debbie sharing articles of birds, the various types whilst listening to the sounds they make.

Amidst all the beautiful birds on display, Sheila’s attention landed on the woodpecker family and she gladly viewed to her excitement. She chatted on the colourful patterns on their feather and the long mouth part associated with the wood peckers. During this resident centred activity, Sheila also enjoyed watching a video on the iPad of woodpeckers and found this delightful and hopes to catch a woodpecker in the homes garden soon.

A wish comes true for Resident, Bert who often prefers the comfort of his own room. Activities coordinator, Amanda applied the necessary magical words which had Bert on his toes and ready to dash out in the beautiful sunshine. 

Once outside, a trip to ‘McDonalds’ eatery in Portlethen retail park was the location and throughout his trip, Bert chatted heartily and took delight with his adventure on the bus.