Catmoor House Care Home in Scone, Perth was visited on Friday 1st July by Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery, John Swinney as the home welcomed visitors and guests from the local community to the home to participate in this year’s Care Home Open Week celebrations from 27th June to 3rd July 2022.
The 40 bedded, purpose-built care home offering nursing and nursing dementia care, which is owned by HC-One, was delighted to open its doors to celebrate Care Home Open Week with Residents, Colleagues, friends, family, and the wider community.
Care Home Open Week is a national event hosted by Championing Social Care, designed to connect care homes with their local communities. This year, homes across the UK enjoyed being able to celebrate with communities in person again, having marked the annual event virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Residents and Colleagues of the HC-One owned home enjoyed meeting Deputy First Minister for Scotland, John Swinney and chatting to him about what life is like at Catmoor House Care Home – which is an integral part of the local Perth community.
Catmoor House’s chosen theme for this year’s Care Home Open Week was ‘Summer Celebration’. Throughout the week, Residents, Colleagues, families and friends enjoyed a variety of fun-filled activities which were enjoyed by all.
Visitors also enjoyed learning from Colleagues in the home about what a rewarding career in care looks like and finding out about opportunities for community engagement and volunteering roles to support their local care community.
Clare McDonald, Home Manager at Catmoor House Care Home, said:
“We were delighted to welcome Deputy First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, to our home and open the doors of Catmoor House to welcome in our local community and bring everyone together to celebrate Care Home Open Week 2022. Everyone had an amazing time.
“We are proud to support Perth, and our Open Week celebrations provided a great opportunity to reconnect with our local community after the challenges of the pandemic, to support community engagement, and to remind our local community that our kind care teams are here if they ever need support for themselves or a loved one.”
MSP for Perthshire North, John Swinney, Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery, said:
“I was delighted to visit Catmoor House and to learn more about the work they are doing to support and care for their Residents.
“I was also very pleased to see the recent upgrades and renovations the care home has benefited from, and I am sure that these will significantly improve the experience both for residents and visitors in the years ahead.”