“Watching a loved one with cancer inspired me to go into care”
Two things set Sarah-Louise Neilson on her route into nursing.
The first was witnessing her father-in-law with cancer. “It left him severely disabled and he had to learn to eat and …
Pitlochry care home gets into the Autumn spirit with its own Tattie Bogle and a visit from yarn bombers
Pitlochry Yarn Bombers, a secret group that brings knitted joy to the Perthshire town, has left its distinctive mark on a local care home.
Residents of Balhousie Pitlochry care home woke …
Pitlochry care home gets into the Autumn spirit with its own Tattie Bogle and a visit from yarn bombers
Pitlochry Yarn Bombers, a secret group that brings knitted joy to the Perthshire town, has left its distinctive mark on a local care home.
Residents of Balhousie Pitlochry care home woke …
Pub outing for our St Ronan’s residents
Some of our St Ronan’s residents enjoyed a pub lunch this week – and of course took some of our staff with them. (We do say our care homes are …
Love for Balhousie ensures community partnership continues
One relative’s strong connection with Balhousie Care Group has ensured that an important community connection will continue, despite the passing of her loved one.
Maggie Borrie works at one of the …
Catching the Autumn sun at Alastrean
“I cannot endure to waste something as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne
We tend to agree with the writer Nathaniel Hawthorne; when it comes …
Monkbarns resident puts job applicant through their paces when she sits in on interview
One of Balhousie Care Group’s core philosophies is to allow residents to have a say in their care. So when Balhousie Monkbarns care home in Arbroath was recently conducting interviews …
Smooth(ie) moves at Clement Park
The vitamins were busting out of Balhousie Clement Park at the weekend when residents had a smoothie making session.
Staff set up a Smoothie Bar with juice, fresh fruit and ice …
Warm words from relatives are a tonic to our staff
When it comes to keeping our staff’s spirits up, kind words are worth their weight in gold.
Our carehome.co.uk reviews, in particular, are welcome – especially in these busy pandemic …
Raspberry Jam from ASC
Anne Foulds, our Activities Coordinator at ASC, our specialist services facility in Balbeggie, loves passing on her family recipes to service users. For this raspberry jam recipe they picked …
