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Some of our residents enjoyed a run to St Andrews. It was a beautiful day... Read more »

Congratulations to Emma for her hard work completing her SVQ Level 2! Well done!  

We are absolutely delighted that our CareHome.co.uk score has now reached 9.9 out of 10!... Read more »

Our residents enjoyed their monthly trip to Glenrinnes Hall Coffee Morning.

On Tuesday 25th March we had an Indian Fest here at St. Columba’s. Many of... Read more »

Barbara Towler was 100 years old yesterday. We celebrated in style with the Lord Provost... Read more »

Employee of the month for February is Carol (Admin), nominated for always being at hand... Read more »

Congratulations to Ruth for her hard work completing her SVQ Level 2! Well done!

We had a visit from some lambs last week. They were very well behaved, and... Read more »

Our lovely residents made pancakes on Pancake Day (with a little help from Linda, Activities... Read more »

We celebrated Valentine’s at Drumdarroch with a ‘wear something red’ day. We also had entertainment... Read more »

Chinese New Year celebrations were colourful at Drumdarroch with our Dining Room Dragon on display.... Read more »

Meigle Country House had a lot of fun celebrating Galentine’s day recently. The highlight was... Read more »

We celebrated Burns Day in style with traditional haggis, neeps & tatties. Our Volunteer, Ian,... Read more »

January's dress down day was National Dress themed. As you can see from our photos,... Read more »

November’s dress down day was 80s themed. Shell suits, leg warmers and neon!! Chloe won... Read more »

Our Christmas raffle and lucky squares held in December raised a huge £1300!! This was... Read more »

In December we held an Activity Afternoon for the children and grandchildren of our residents... Read more »

A selection of Christmas photos of Drumdarroch

Some residents and staff enjoyed a Christmas coffee morning at Glenrinnes Hall, near Dufftown.

Our cook, Susan, is our Employee of the Month for December. Susan was nominated for... Read more »

Magdalen House festive show this year was Oor Wulllie at Dundee rep theatre on 14th... Read more »

Employee of the month for November is Aileen, Laundry Assistant. Aileen was nominated by a... Read more »

Gemma is our employee of the month for October. She was nominated by a resident... Read more »

Meigle Country House had an afternoon tea party at Halloween. Lots of residents got dressed... Read more »

Spooktacular Fun! Our residents went all out for this years Halloween Competition. Everyone brought their... Read more »

Our fundraising dress up day this month was Halloween themed. We had some spooky staff... Read more »

We held a cake sale at Drumdarroch at the weekend. Lots of home baking was... Read more »

Our Employee of the month for September is Colin, our maintenance man. Colin was nominated... Read more »

This month’s staff fundraiser was a Pyjama Day. Staff and residents joined in. Workmen working... Read more »

Staff at Drumdarroch have decided to hold a fun in-house fundraiser on the last Friday... Read more »

Our scarecrows ready for judging in Scarecrow Festival. Fingers crossed!

We are excited to announce that three of our dedicated Care Assistants have been promoted... Read more »

Our lovely Domestic Assistant, Caroline, celebrated a special birthday last week. Many happy returns from... Read more »

I would like to thank everyone, for their ongoing support and hard work that was... Read more »

We are very proud to announce Harestane Care Home has been featured in The Sunday... Read more »

Some of our residents enjoyed rickshaw rides in Inverurie this week. It was a chilly... Read more »

Our Employee of the Month for August is Alison. Alison was nominated by family members... Read more »

Our residents had lots of fun this week making scarecrows for our village annual Scarecrow... Read more »

This beautiful photograph of Drumdarroch was taken by our night nurse, Nisha, this morning

Our resident, Dorothy and her husband, Ian marked their 54th wedding anniversary at Drumdarroch this week.... Read more »

Our residents enjoying a lively BBQ party in the garden—great food, good company, and plenty... Read more »

Our residents soaking up the sunshine and creating joyful memories during a delightful picnic at... Read more »

We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Habibah Bakar to the role of Senior... Read more »

We have built a “hydration station” for the use of residents, visitors, and staff. We... Read more »

Drumdarroch held a fundraising silent auction and buttery morning on 27th July at our local... Read more »

Our Employee of the Month for July is Heather Buchan, RGN. Heather was nominated for... Read more »

Everyone got down and boogied along to their favourite songs whilst they enjoyed the sun... Read more »

Rain didn’t stop play at Meigle’s recent barbecue. It was wonderful to have so many... Read more »

This was our first church service held at Meigle. This was requested by the residents... Read more »

Our residents attended a Tea in the park at The Park Bar on Thursday 18th... Read more »

Some of our residents enjoying a delightful lunch in the garden, surrounded by nature and... Read more »

Rose is our employee of the month for June. She was nominated for injecting fun... Read more »

Dominoes and cake. Not a bad way to spend the afternoon!

Our residents are loving bird watching this month!

Some of our residents wrapped up warmly for rickshaw rides in Kemnay last week. This... Read more »

We are very fortunate to have the local children coming from the Primary school to... Read more »

We were delighted to host the Dementia UK 'Time for a cuppa' fundraiser recently. Thank... Read more »

We love a song and a dance at Meigle! There are some songs that you... Read more »

We were delighted to have the Squirrels from the 61st Glamis Scout Group to visit... Read more »

Our clients (and relatives) had a taster session for tennis from Rise and pilates from... Read more »

Lorraine is our Employee of the Month for May. She was nominated by relatives for… Read more »

St. Columba’s had a garden party on 18th May for everyone to enjoy. The weather... Read more »

Some lovely summery banana cakes made by our cook, Susan, today.

Jesse was nominated Drumdarroch’s Employee of the Month for April for the kindness he shows... Read more »

On 24th April we held a silent disco for the clients and their relatives. We... Read more »

We are now part of the Dundee activities network. We entered the Easter competition for... Read more »

The clients enjoyed an Easter concert and some creative crafting painting Easter eggs.

Our maintenance man, Colin, won our Lucky Squares prize, Dunny Bunny! Congratulations Colin!!

Congratulations to Pam for becoming our employee of the Month for March. Pam was described... Read more »

One of our resident's, Irene presented Jamie from North Sound Radio with £100 for Cash... Read more »

On the 16th March we held a silent disco for the clients and their loved ones... Read more »

Congratulations to our Employees of the Month!! In January Michael was nominated by residents for... Read more »

We had a fantastic day on the 23rd of February when we held a fundraising... Read more »

We booked Paul Thorpe – He is a world-renowned Elvis Tribute Act The clients love... Read more »

We held a 2 day Christmas Jumper event at Drumdarroch this week. Staff, residents and... Read more »

She wishes to thank all those who came along for their warm welcome and kind... Read more »

Arts & Crafts along with a game of dominoes was the enjoyment of the day... Read more »

Residents enjoyed a lovely day out on the mini bus to Ballintuim Caravan Park. They... Read more »

We organised a Carnival on the 22nd July 2023 to celebrate summer for our clients,... Read more »

Mary and her family had a lovely birthday celebration at St Columbas to celebrate her... Read more »

Tuesday 27th June was meant to be BBQ & concert day but due to the... Read more »

It was all fun and laughter today in the sun with our new garden games.... Read more »

We started preparing for the Coronation earlier than King Charles III. We received a donation... Read more »

BBQ and music was the order of the day for early celebrations for the King’s... Read more »

Morris Milne turns 80 this week, and he wanted to celebrate with a magician, with... Read more »

It was a busy night on the racing totes with Magdalen residents scooping up lots... Read more »

The floors took part in decorating an easter basket with the winner being floor 3... Read more »

Harestane bringing out the Rockstars with residents enjoying Karaoke.  

Oh yes sir, we can boogie…… all day long!

Valentine’s Day, met with Dundee’s V&A which made for a great day out for these... Read more »

Nothing says home like the smell of baking and who could resist a bit cake... Read more »

Arts & Crafts saw some of the residents enjoying making some personalised jewellery.

Better Gen fitness sessions getting started again. Better:Gen is committed to raising standards in healthcare... Read more »

Old Friends meet again! xx  

Burns party was in full swing on Wednesday 25th January with entertainment, buffet and of course... Read more »

On Wednesday we celebrated Burns Day with a traditional haggis, neeps and tatties lunch.   We... Read more »

Christmas parties were a great success for St. Columba’s.  There was a party on each... Read more »

Magdalen Residents visited Dundee Ice Arena to Support their Ice Hockey Team.   A great time... Read more »

St. Columba’s celebrated Guy Fawkes with toasted marshmallows and sparklers.  Everyone had a great time!... Read more »

St. Columba’s Halloween Fun 31/10/22.  Great fun was had by residents, relatives and staff for... Read more »

In remembrance of Mrs Kathryn Worsfold Kathryn’s devoted family came to Harestane Care Home and... Read more »

Residents of Harestane Care Home visited BALNUITH ALPACAS on Friday 23rd September, its also called... Read more »

Staff and residents had a fun filled day on Wednesday 14th September with pyjamas being the... Read more »

Arts & Crafts were the order of the day on 24th August with residents choosing the... Read more »

St Columbas residents were treated to a pampering afternoon by staff.  Ladies were given the... Read more »

Harestane Carehome resident was a Baker and is keeping his hand in by creating his... Read more »

Families and resident of St Columbas enjoyed a BBQ a Concert and some stalls in... Read more »

Bet McFarlane celebrated her 100th birthday with friends, family and staff at St Columbas on... Read more »

Harestane Care Home organised a traditional street type party to celebrate the Queens Jubilee weekend.   ... Read more »

On Sunday 10th April 2022 residents of Magdalen House were treated to a spectacular derby... Read more »

Residents at Magdalen House get ready for a Happy Halloween.    

We may still be in lock-down but we have been very busy in the garden... Read more »

SILK Elephant - Simple Acts of Loving Kindness are a strong community across all age groups... Read more »

We were enjoying being out in the sun last week. It was glorious.........then it snowed... Read more »

Things might be difficult at the moment but we are still finding time for fun... Read more »

A few lovely photos taken during a giant game of Snakes and Ladders last week... Read more »

Residents and staff have been keeping busy every day in St Columba’s. Some enjoyed waving... Read more »

St Columba’s have recently committed to the Care Inspectorate initiative- CAPA( Care about physical activity)... Read more »

Residents and Staff are exceptionally busy during these difficult times but they always make time... Read more »

Highland dancers have stepped up to stage a virtual concert in a  bid to stay... Read more »

Hello from Drumdarroch! We are all well here in Drumdarroch Care Home.   It’s been... Read more »

All Magdalen clients and staff would like to thank Seaways chip shop in Monifieth, who... Read more »

Residents kept themselves busy on Mothers Day at Harestane Care Home, writing messages to their... Read more »

Acts of kindness for all at St Columba’s Care Home:   The Seaway chippie in... Read more »

Residents at St Columba’s who are missing their loved ones, wrote messages to them to... Read more »

It was a chilled out Sunday at Magdalen, playing skittles then some bingo with Angus... Read more »

Harestane Carehome celebrated Mothers day a bit differently this year but kept spirits high with... Read more »

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL VISITORS  Dear Family & Friends, The health and wellbeing of our… Read more »

May Christie is a Dundee great-great grandmother who remains forever young as she celebrated her... Read more »

All residents, staff and relatives enjoyed a new experience recently when “Haud yer Wheesht” Silent... Read more »

On the 24th of January we celebrated the Chinese New Year at Drumdarroch.   We decorated... Read more »

A busy Christmas at St Columba’s! Everyone had a great time over the festive period.... Read more »

Christmas preparation started in November at Drumdarroch. We made Christmas cards, decorations and biscuits with... Read more »

Local Highland Dancers entertained the residents at Harestane Care Home.  

Mary Coyne was a 100 on the 21st December and we held a big celebration... Read more »

Everyone having fun getting the pumpkins ready for Halloween.

Halloween has been in full swing in St Columba’s recently. Residents and staff enjoyed decorating... Read more »

Halloween has arrived at Drumdarroch this week as we decorate with ghosts and ghouls.   ... Read more »

Priority Staff member Susan Scott has retired after 19 years in St Columba’s Care Home. ... Read more »

Brother and sister Jack and Betty enjoyed a day out together in Dundee recently. They... Read more »

David received some well deserved recognition for his 5 year service volunteering at Marie curie.

Everyone enjoyed Strawberries and cream while watching Wimbledon at St Vigeans.

Helping the Gardner at St Vigeans.   We have lots of gardens and we like them... Read more »

An Easter Party with prizes, here’s the winners with their creations.

DanceMania visited St Vigeans and everyone had a great time.   It was hard work but… Read more »

A Toast to St Vigeans enjoying a well deserved break in the Priority Care holiday... Read more »

Our poly tunnel all prepped and ready to go earlier this year.   And, some of… Read more »

Drumdarroch Knitting Group recently went on a trip to deliver some very precious gifts.   Over… Read more »

In May 8 Drumdarroch residents and 3 members of staff attended a Tea Dance at… Read more »

St Columbas enjoyed a day out at Going for Gold.

The first harvest of potatoes from the garden at Meigle Country House.

Residents enjoyed making their Easter bonnets and organising the raffle.    

Everyone enjoyed themselves at the Magdalen House Easter Barbecue on Saturday 20th April.   The Weather... Read more »

Residents, families and staff enjoyed being entertained with a visit from the puppet gang in... Read more »

This season’s crop of Onions, lettuce, potatoes tomatoes, cucumber, garlic coming along nicely.   The vegetables... Read more »

Harestane Clients were delighted to welcome Highland Dancer Alix who entertained them on 6th January... Read more »

  Staff, relatives and residents had a ball at their xmas parties in the home.... Read more »

A brother and sister have stayed together all their lives until sister had to go… Read more »

Unsolicited Feedback from party organisers SSSC - We had a fabulous time yesterday. We had... Read more »

One resident in Drumdarroch now regularly tends to our garden happily and independently, often having… Read more »

We had a trip with residents from Magdalen and Harestane to the Chinese State Circus,... Read more »

Better:Gen is an exciting new concept in daily living and health promotion specifically targeting adults... Read more »

Staff supported us to raise money to go towards our trip to Sheffield to take… Read more »

We had a wonderful time designing an Easter Bunny competition this year. My Bunny came… Read more »

Residents at Meigle Country House enjoying the entertainment by The Barons before sharing a Halloween... Read more »

Priority Care have purchased a Holiday Home in the beautiful Tummel Valley. The 6 berth… Read more »

Stephanie Strachan our Team leader owns two ponies Raven and Coco. Coco is coming up... Read more »

These are pictures from our annual visit to Blair Drummond Country Park. The clients in... Read more »

For several weeks now, clients at Harestane have been enjoying keep fit in a unique… Read more »

St Columba’s was chosen to be part of the Dundee Rep programme for residents in... Read more »

Residents, families and staff enjoyed a full day visit from the Shetland ponies from Therapy... Read more »

A team of residents and staff represented St Columba’s at the Going for Gold Olympics,… Read more »

Drumdarroch Care Home held an Open Day on the 4th August 2018 to celebrate our... Read more »

Here at Drumdarroch we have fortnightly visits from our local Nursery class. The children who... Read more »