Lisden hosts annual summer fete with residents and staff
Earlier this month, our team of Everyday Heroes at Balhousie Lisden hosted their annual Summer Fete. In previous years this has been a larger community event, but due to the …
Lisden residents find plenty to keep them entertained indoors on rainy days
When the weather hasn’t been great, the residents at Lisden have been finding plenty indoor activities to keep them entertained! Activities have included knitting, dominoes, indoor bowling and just reading …
Residents enjoy a spot of gardening at Lisden
Many of our residents continue to get a lot of pleasure from gardening within our homes. The gardens at Balhousie Lisden are ideal for our green-fingered residents to enjoy some …
Balhousie Care Group marks International Nurses Day with inspiring stories from their Everyday Heroes
To honour the work of nurses the world over, International Nurses Day is celebrated every year on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. To mark this special day, three nurses from …
Balhousie care homes join in live gig from singer Katie Nicoll
A group of care home residents across a number of homes were able to attend the same gig this afternoon when singer Katie Nicoll livestreamed a performance at Balhousie Lisden …
Schools, Men’s Shed and local businesses provide visors for Balhousie Care Group staff
In what is being hailed as an “outstanding community effort”, schoolteachers, a Men’s Shed group and a Fife business have made their own plastic visors for Balhousie Care staff.
Hundreds of …
Residents make new friends through intergenerational penpal projects
A member of Balhousie Care Group’s finance team, in a bid to keep the kids busy whilst doing something kind for our residents, has joined forces with a group of …
Balhousie care homes open their doors to the lonely this Christmas
A group of award-winning care homes across Angus, Tayside and Perthshire are opening their doors to people spending Christmas Day alone. Care homes from across Balhousie Care Group, one of Scotland’s leading providers of residential care, are welcoming people on their own from the local community to enjoy Christmas dinner with their staff, residents and families.
Lisden celebrates its summer fete in style
Balhousie Lisden celebrated its summer fete in style - including a visit from Forfar and District Pipe Band.
New Care Home manager for Balhousie Lisden in Kirriemuir
Balhousie Lisden in Kirriemuir has recruited a new Care Home Manager, Claire Alexander. Claire, a resident of Blairgowrie, said she was looking forward to an “open door policy” for residents, staff and their families. She said: “Balhousie Lisden plays as important part in Balhousie Care Group as its very first care home, opening 28 years ago. I’m proud to be heading up an excellent and dedicated team here and to continue our strong links with the community in and around Kirriemuir.”
