It was dictionaries at the ready at Strachan House care home in Blackhall, where super-competitive residents were keen to get involved in National Scrabble Day.
Staff and residents at Strachan House care home decided to embrace their love of scrabble and share it with others.
Strachan House host a scrabble club daily in the service after a few of the residents bonded over their mutual love for the game.
Resident’s attending scrabble club couldn’t believe their luck when the team informed them that it was National Scrabble Day.
Zoe Bowers the Activities Co-ordinator at the home commented: “Our residents all love to play Scrabble, we regularly have a game on the go and we love a good debate about what is and isn’t a word – thank goodness we always have our trusty dictionary on hand to settle things!
“Some of our residents have the most amazing vocabularies!”
Fran Fisher General Manager at the home, said: “It has been a brilliant day and we have all enjoyed playing lots of scrabble, it is amazing what you learn when you get together round a Scrabble board.
“We would all love to have other scrabble clubs reach out so we can take this competition up a notch”.
Strachan House is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Strachan House provides nursing care, residential care, respite care.