Activities at Strachan House Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Natasha Rubin
G’day! My name is Natasha and I am the activities lead here at Strachan House. I am Australian born and bred, braving the dark and the cold here in Edinburgh to enjoy the beautiful nature and wonderful people! I have a background in team management and design. I have always loved working with people and have a strong interest in mental health and well-being, recently embarking on a psychology degree with an interest in specialising in Art Therapy. I am working with the team to create a vibrant, engaging and person-centred home.
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 Strachan House Care Home
Afternoon Tea Week
What better way to catch up with friends and have a good natter.
We jumped at the chance to enjoy a freshly prepared afternoon tea by our lovely Chef, Paul.
Our lovely residents enjoyed a selection of sandwiches, sausage rolls cakes and freshly made scones. We chatted and reminisced over the best afternoon teas they have ever had ❤️
A surprise visit from Muriels great nephew, Edward and his wonderful accordian playing topped off a wonderful afternoon. It was such a success that we will be doing a fortnightly afternoon tea club in which our residents will be organising and running themselves. Feel free to pop along and lend them some support. 😀
Forth Rail Bridge Talk
We joined forces with Roy our historian and took a bus trip to South Queensferry to learn about this iconic structure.
Roy gave an excellent talk on the history of the bridge and how it was built. Our residents were then treated to the surprise arrival of the Cruise Princess ocean liner . What a spectacular sight she was.
Our residents had a fantastic afternoon and the weather was yet again on our side!
World Lion Day
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Strachan House care home in Edinburgh got up close and personal with some furry friends when they celebrated World Lion Day on the 10th August. Barchester care homes all got together and travelled in convoy to Blair Drummond Safari Park to enjoy a day of viewing and learning about the African lion.
World Lion Day is an annual event to celebrate the awareness and conservation of one of our most beautiful cats in the world.
Olive Duncan and Betty Munro had a brilliant time learning about these spectacular creatures and their characteristics, reminiscing about their own pet cats and finding out fascinating facts about cats in general. Staff and residents had a fabulous day and got to see other fascinating animals along the way.
Cricket Tournament at Strachan House
And so our tournament begins. We kicked off with our first sporting event Garden Cricket and what great fun we all had!
All units within the home competed a 2 over's each game with first floor taking the first 3 points of the tournament.
Second with 2 points was our memory lane and closely followed in 3rd by ground floor with 1 point. There's still a long way to go with plenty of point up for grabs.
Commonwealth Games
We all had a great time with the opening ceremony of the Common Wealth Games.
Here at Strachan House we have decided to join in the sporting spirit by holding our own games tournament.
29th July 2pm Garden Cricket Tournament
1st August 2pm Paper Plane Javelin
2nd August 2pm Ten Pin Bowling
3rd August 2pm Balloon Tennis
4th August Inter Unit 3pm Tiddlywinks
5th August 2.30pm Corridor Football
8th August 2pm Bedside Basketball
9th August Awards Ceremony
What unit will win the most golds and take the Strachan House trophy 2022.
Let the games begin!
Opera Performance
Our homes had a fabulous time with the talented soprano Astrid Joos from Street Theatre. Astrid spoke about a selection of famous operas and our residents were treated to performances of wonderful arias from operas well-known to all, such as ‘Giuditta’, ‘Don Giovanni’ and ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’.
It was a lovely experience, truly enjoyed by all.
Upcoming events
International Nurses Day
Calling all Nurses. Join us for a delicious free breakfast as we celebrate international nurses day on the Sunday 12th May.
May
Join us in May and take a look at our upcoming Life Enrichment and Community Events.
Professional Open Evening
Calling all professional's. Join us on Tuesday 18th June for our homes open evening event.
Knit and Natter
Join us for our weekly Knit and Natter group and make new friends over a selection of tasty snacks and refreshments.
Afternoon tea - Memory Lane
Join us for Afternoon Tea, 2nd Saturday of each month from 2.30-4.30pm in our Memory Lane communtiy
Community Cafe
Join us for our monthly Community Cafe - Last Friday of the month from 2.30 pm. All welcome.
Respite - Are you looking for a little care break?
If you are looking for a little care break for yourself or a little care break pop in and see what we have to offer.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
We recognise the special impact that volunteers can make on the day to day lives of our residents. If you would like more information we'd love to hear from you.
Emergency Services - Take a break on us!
We offer a warm welcome and a hot drink any time you need one - to all emergency services personnel, police, ambulance, district nurses - pop in any time!
