Exciting news for Autumn 2026. Our residents have applied for positions within our new shop & cosy cafe. Opening soon! We have polled, designed, purchased and are ready for the […]
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Welcome to Summer 2026 and our quarterly Newsletter. We have enjoyed a wonderful Spring, and have flourished watching the garden come to life. We have a gardening team who have […]
Spring showers in abundance , but plenty of lovely sunshine too. Crofthead have been in the garden and enjoyed a few ice lollies on the warmest spring days. The daffodils […]
Happiest of New Years to everyone. We hope you all enjoyed the Festive period as much as all at Crofthead. The panto arrived to entertain everyone and we also visited […]
As autumn arrives, we welcome the changing colours, crisp mornings, and cosy afternoons that make this season so special. The home has been beautifully decorated with autumnal displays, helping to […]
Welcome to the Summer of 2025! Crofthead is thriving! So far this summer the residents have enjoyed cocktails in the sunshine, opera afternoons and a Wimbledon Day with tennis accompanied […]
Welcome to Spring 2025!As the days grow longer and the gardens begin to bloom, we are delighted to welcome the beauty and energy of spring to our care home. This […]
A full month of celebrations with residents, families, staff, and the wider community. Santa visited together with a dancing Christmas tree and a little singing elf. Christmas lunch was provided […]
A fabulous month of visits from Brownies, Guides, the nursery and school. Trips to the Eastfield Centre for entertainment and cups of tea, together with visits to the local Partnership […]
September is the month of harvest and our residents have prepared veggies for the soup pot. We have peeled the carrots, scrubbed the potatoes and chosen scotch broth and lentil […]
July and August have brought mixed blessings on the weather front, however on the sunny days the residents have been out on the trishaw, walking club, garden games and gardening. […]
Welcome to July and the Summer of 2024. So far this summer the residents have enjoyed the Euros, a Wimbledon Day with tennis accompanied by strawberries and cream and gardening. […]
This month we are looking forward to trips to parks, beaches and museums. We’ve enjoyed trips to Garden Centres, tea dances and local community hubs too. The barge trips are […]
Welcome to our newsletter for April 2024. We are delighted to announce we are yet again in the top 20 Care Homes in Scotland! A marvellous achievement, of which the […]
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May
May
The sun is finally shining, and it’s out and about for our residents. We attended the Activities networking Olympics event, at Craigswood Sports Centre in Livingston, and picked up a […]
Spring is on its way and the snowdrops are up! The Activities Team have been working with residents to create the weekly activity planner and setting up our Facebook Page. […]
The tree is down an we are moving into a wonderful New Year. Happy New Year to everyone! Our Activities Team is attending the Activities Networking Meetings which are held […]
We had a fantastic December!We attended Lanark Memorial Halls Christmas pantomime on December 1st and 2nd. This years pantomime was the production of Snow White. We were looked after so […]
Halloween was an exciting event, with Crofthead decorated with spooky art. Our residents created perfect pumpkins. Some were painted and some were carved. We had a lovely party in the […]
Welcome to the August Newsletter. The activities team have been keeping us busy. Thanks to everyone who attended the Car Boot sale/Fun day and to those who ran a stall […]
Please browse our new brochure available in front reception, or email [email protected] and we can arrange to send one by post. Our residents have enjoyed planting Summer pansies and thanks […]
The Activities Team have been working very hard throughout May to prepare for a fabulous weekend of celebrations for HRH Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.Our weekend includes horse and victorian carriage […]
Spring has arrived in all its glory. The Crofthead gardener has been working his magic and our gardening club has commenced. Our residents have started preparing our potting shed for […]
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Feb
Feb
Hogmanay celebrations, a piper, some neeps and tatties and a brand new year. 2022 begins with friendship and optimism. A Burns Supper, creative arts, piano playing and the formation of […]
Full steam ahead into the plans for Christmas 2021. Our residents will enjoy a fabulous Christmas Party with a variety of singers, presents and a visit from Santa Claus. Additionally, […]
April showers in abundance , but plenty of glorious sunshine too. Crofthead have been in the garden and enjoyed a few ice lollies too. The daffodils and the spring flowers […]
Spring has sprung! The gardens are looking very dapper this month and the bulbs we planted last year, are pushing through. The purple headed blooms and the soft yellows are […]
This month our residents have enjoyed art with clay, quizzes, a staff bake-off and a jam share with the local community. We celebrated Chinese New Year with crafts and cooking […]
We kicked off the New Year with a meal prepared by our talented chefs and lots of lively music. The crystal glasses were out for the annual toast. “bliadhna Mhath […]
Christmas at Crofthead In addition to a Christmas Lunch created by our Chefs, everyone enjoyed opening gifts with Santa, reading cards from friends and family and tucking into a mince […]
We continue to keep our residents and families connected by offering daily telephone calls, Zoom, FaceTime, Skype and good old fashioned letter writing. Many residents are using Alexa for audio […]
This month, the Activities team worked with residents to create and update our “Playlists for Life”. Who could imagine the variety of tastes in music our residents have? From the […]
A month of pampering. The team have continued to provide a salon service for our residents, both our ladies and gents. The activities team have provided haircuts for our gents […]
August has been a mixed bag on the weather front. Families have continued to meet together in our garden, sheltered in the protected area nearer the Crofthead main building. Our […]
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Jul
Jul
This month we have been delighted to welcome back our families! The residents have enjoyed sheltered visits under our garden gazebo, catching up with family news and enjoying some fresh […]
Crofthead has been enjoying a wide range of events this month. We have continued with our Skype, FaceTime, telephone calls and our newly added Zoom facility. Our playlists of music […]
Welcome to our May newsletter and what a fabulous sunny month this has been. Our residents have enjoyed the May sunshine and we have made good use of our garden […]
April showers? Infact our residents have enjoyed the prolonged good weather, by spending time in our private sensory garden. We have planted kitchen garden herbs, meadow wild flowers and enjoyed […]
Throughout March, residents and families have been keeping in touch using our SKYPE facility. This has been most popular. If families would like to keep in contact this way, please […]
February was a busy month here at Crofthead. The residents enjoyed a wonderful Valentines Day Lunch. We especially loved our couple’s Valentines meal, served in our Garden room. Every lady […]
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our families and friends a very happy and healthy New Year. Our newsletter offers you the opportunity to learn about […]