Category: Harestane

We held our own wee guy fawkes night with toasted marshmallows and sparklers

We held a Halloween party on Friday and here are some of the pics that the clients got up to Dooking for apples, They made their own masks and pin the hoop on the witches hat!

Residents got stuck into making their pumpkins, with the spookiest being the winner!

On Sunday 28th September 2025 we hosted a darts tournament It was led by DUNDEE DARTS ACADEMY and was the young lads They entertained the clients the whole afternoon and they had a ball!

On the 1st October it was National older persons day and we celebrated in Harestane with a vintage tea party. We made cakes from that the 40’s era and played the favouyrite music from the 40’s and 50’s.

Some pics for the website of the two Therapy ponies we had last Thursday £ Haggis and Squiggles The residents loved them and enjoyed feeding them apples as a treat.

Some of our residents enjoyed a run to St Andrews. It was a beautiful day and they enjoyed a picnic on the bus.

Barbara Towler was 100 years old yesterday. We celebrated in style with the Lord Provost coming to deliver flowers. He also got up to dance with some of the clients. A great day was had by all, especially Barbara!

We are very proud to announce Harestane Care Home has been featured in The Sunday Times as one of the top ten Care Homes in Scotland in their Care Home League Table for 2024.

The Care Inspectorate ranks care homes on a six-point scale from “excellent” to “unsatisfactory” across five categories of wellbeing, leadership, staff and setting, as well as care and support.
The Sunday Times aggregates these grades into a total score of up to 30 to produce its annual Care Home League Table.

Top ten care homes in Scotland according to recent inspections

1. Robert Douglas Memorial Home, Perth and Kinross
2. Abbeyfield Ballachulish, Highland
3. Balcarres, Dundee city
4. Gowanlea, Stirling
5. Cluny Lodge Nursing Home, Edinburgh
6. Harestane Nursing Home, Dundee city
7. St Ninians Care Home, Perth and Kinross
8. Ludgate House Resource Centre, Clackmannanshire
9. Glencairn, Edinburgh
10. Craighall House, Edinburgh

Well done to Maggie, Jaqueline & the whole team at Harestane for achieving this. This is quite an achievement especially considering there are more than 1000 care homes in Scotland.

Everyone got down and boogied along to their favourite songs whilst they enjoyed the sun and a wee drink and bbq