Activities at Pentland View Care Home

David was born and raised in Wick and speaks about it often. One afternoon, we decided to take a trip through to see the sights of his hometown and to get lunch at a very popular local spot. He very much enjoyed a lunch of fish and chips, with his favourite drink choice…IRN Bru. Afterwards, we had a drive around the town to see his old street, where he used to work, and also the Wick Academy Football pitch, where he used to play. We have also made plans to go back and watch a home match in the near future.

We recently held a McMillan Coffee morning in conjunction with their World’s Largest Coffee Morning. Residents and guests enjoyed a good catch up while drinking their cuppas and munching on the delicious cakes baked by the kitchen for the event. Everyone said how lovely it was to come in and make connections and it will definitely become a regular event going forward.

Sandra is a very keen reader and also was a loyal and frequent visitor to our local library. In fact, when we went in she was delighted to be greeted by name by the librarian and everyone was very happy to see her. She very much enjoyed perusing the shelves and carefully picked out some books by her favourite authors. We then decided to extend our trip out and went to get a cuppa and have a blether about our favourite books and authors. She is looking forward to going out again to exchange them for some new titles, and this will be a regular outing for her. She’ll never go so long without a trip to the library again, that’s for sure!

George is always talking about how much he loves his fish and chips. As such, we hopped in to the mini bus one afternoon to have a lunch out at one of the local restaurants. George was delighted with his fish and chips, locally caught here in Scrabster, and also with a wee walk around the precinct to see what has changed.

Many residents have expressed their desire to get out and about for longer walks. This time is spent enjoying the brisk sea air, looking out over the North sea at the various local landmarks and boats, and talking about everything and nothing. These walks are especially good at the moment, while we are having our WOW makeover and things can get loud and claustrophobic inside. Everyone returns feeling good and like the world has been put to rights. Margaret, especially, enjoys these outings and looks forward to many more.

We spent the day reading various types of printed media, from the residents’ favourite Remembering Caithness books to reading the short story Lamb to the Slaughter aloud. Residents also gathered in the garden for a cuppa and a read of their books.