Activities at South Grange Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Gillian Conway
Gill has worked for South Grange since 1996. Gill's role in the home is ensuring our residents enjoy a fulfilling quality of life. The programme that Gill and her colleagues provide is stimulating, creative and varied.
Gill enjoys the time she spends with residents and families. The team welcomes any suggestions made by residents and family members in relation to activities.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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 South Grange Care Home
Christmas celebrations
Residents at South Grange were delighted Christmas Eve when Santa paid a visit to the home delivering presents for everyone. Each resident received a lovely gift which was placed under the Christmas tree to open on Christmas morning.
Celebrations started with present opening from family, friends and Santa before everyone enjoyed a pre-dinner dinner before the traditional Christmas lunch was served.
Residents were also able to enjoy family visits in the homes designated visitor suite with one resident remarking, “that was the best present ever!”
Home amongst first to receive vaccinations
Staff and residents at Barchester South Grange care home, in Monifieth, were delighted to be invited to have the vaccination at South Grange care home, which has lifted everyone’s spirits after what has been a very challenging year for everyone.
General Manager, Fiona Torrie said: “We’ve had a year like no other and the vaccine feels like the light at the end of the tunnel. Our teams have been magnificent in how they have risen to every challenge during this pandemic and we are proud to play our part in this next phase to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.”
Christine Penman staff member at South Grange said: “After 30 years working at south grange the last one has been the most challenging”. I am so pleased to be given the vaccine. It will help to keep our residents safe, and is the first step in getting things back to normal and having a buzz of visitors in the home once again.”
Gentleman's lunch
Keeping residents stimulated and social active is important and with this in mind, the homes activities team created a ‘gentleman’s lunch’ in the homes provide snug where they were treated to a variety of tasters, a mouth-watering main and delicious sweet fayre.
It was a tremendous success for the gentleman coming together to simply catch up as friends together, the home will be continuing so anniversaries, birthdays and simple get together’s can be enjoyed in style.
Residents enjoy Gingerbread Day
Staff and residents at Barchester South Grange care home in Monifieth love any excuse to get creative so when they found out it was Gingerbread House Day on December 12, they didn’t need any persuading to get cracking!
The staff and residents asked head chef Ian Hornsby to whip up a big batch of gingerbread for them and then they got busy decorating with icing, selection of sweets, festive decorations and edible glitter to make the glitziest gingerbread house in town.
General Manager, Fiona Torrie, said: “We were all so excited when we found out there was a Gingerbread House Day, what a fantastic excuse to spend the day making gorgeous festive decorations. The best thing about it is that we get to eat it now – delicious!”
Creating festive wreaths
Residents and staff at South Grange were treated to a demonstration on wreath making by the homes assistant chef, Vicky who is also a trained florist. Residents were intrigued with how wreaths are created and thoroughly enjoyed the demonstration and were suitably impressed with the finished product which is now proudly displayed at the homes entrance. Residents like show their creative sides with the homes popular arts and craft sessions.
National Elf Day
Residents and colleagues at South Grange has some fun as they celebrated National Elf Day with a member of the homes activities team dressing as an Elf and hiding Elves around the home in a game of hide and seek for Residents tto find.
Everyone joined in the search and if a Resident spotted one they received a Christmas goodie! There was lots of laughter and excitement during the hunt before everyone settled down to enjoy festive movie – Elf accompanied by a cup of delicious hot chocolate or a glass of Baileys.
Upcoming events
May
The month of May is the gateway to Summer and we have lots of fun things planned!
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
There are endless ways to get involved and we'd love to hear from you!
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
Calling all heros! Come and take a break with us and enjoy a warm drink and a slice of homemade cake.
