WARDSIDE HOUSE GAZETTE October 2025
Wardside House named Top Care Home in Perthshire
The Dundee Courier recently used data from the Care Inspectorate to find the top 5 Care Homes in Perthshire. Wardside House came out top with an overall score of 5.8 out of 6. The Care Inspectorate felt our support, leadership, staff and planning were “sector leading”. High praise indeed!
In an email to all the staff, David and Marjorie Burt, owners of Wardside House said that, “This is testament to the fantastic caring work and professionalism you have shown time and time again. This is achieved by a dedicated team effort by everyone who works at Wardside House. We are extremely proud of you all.”
Staff News
Sadly we say goodbye to Megan MacFayden who is leaving to go back to Mull. We still have her mother Emma and sister Cailie working with us. Image of Megan right.
Birthdays
11th October
Mrs Sally Coutts Many Happy Returns on your day!
Craft Club
The craft club is exceedingly popular and producing some wonderful craft work. The reception area is being filled with their excellent work. Please take a moment to admire it.
Resident News
We welcome Mr Henry Grant from Comrie and Mrs Gwen Lawn from Crieff for periods of Respite Care. We also welcome Mrs Lorna Robertson, who has decided to join our community permanently after a period of Respite Care with us.
Around Wardside
After a summer of growing plants, the tomatoes grown outside have done well The Exercise Class on a Friday led by Linda is proving popular and going from strength to strength.
We had a visit from 2 Shetland Ponies last month who were enjoyed by many. Thanks go to Mary McCall-Smith and Helene Mauchlan.
The Cairns @ Wardside
A little humour from staff member
Cheryl Hawkins
It’s a mystery to me the “Cairns” of Wardside,
for they only appear early morn,
stacked upon the cupboard they adorn.
Neatly folded and smelling clean, they sit.
But what is their purpose?
I feel a right twit! Is it for me they point the way?
Am I to respond to their message each day?
Do I remove them and bring the home
or do I just leave them alone?
For a pile of stones they do not be
but TOWELS used by you and me!!
YES a mystery it remains.
Diary Dates
13th October - Church of Scotland service on in the Lounge 2:30pm.
15th October - The Vaccination Team will be visiting to give Covid and Flu jabs.
20th October - John Davidson returns to give a concert in the Lounge 2pm.
27th October - Scottish Episcopalian Church Service on in the Lounge 2:30pm
Tammy our hairdresser will be taking some time off after the unexpected death of her son. We send her our deepest sympathies.
Cook’s Meeting, Chair Exercises and Quiz on a Friday morning.
Scrabble on a Tuesday and Thursday.
Cook’s Meetings
The Cook’s Meetings continue to be popular.
This month the meeting will be asked to name a country.
The cooks will prepare a meal from the nominated country, and the members of the Craft Club will make the table decorations.