Residents and staff celebrate new Black Isle care home's first Christmas
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ONE of the area’s newest care homes will be celebrating their first Christmas together this weekend.
And while the Black Isle facility may not have been open that long, there are already strong bonds building between staff and among residents.
That was manifest as residents and staff at Eilean Dubh in Fortrose held a Christmas jumper party in preparation for their first festive season together.
The fun-loving residents were happy to model their colourful festive jumpers and danced the afternoon away listening to live music from Muir of Old-based country singer Tony Tenderheart.
Staff dressed as elves got right into the party spirit.Acting manager at Eilean Dubh, Jackie Macrae said: “Everyone looked fantastic and really got into the spirit, posing for fun pictures and enjoying a dance to Tony Tenderheart.
“We all had a great time and it gave us all a wonderful boost in the run-up to Christmas. This will be the first Christmas for residents and staff at Eilean Dubh and we’re all looking forward spending it together.
“Dare I say it, but we’re a tight-knit group!”
The home is operated by Parklands Care Homes which also runs facilities in Muir of Ord and Tain.
Parklands boss Ron Taylor said when it opened that he was keen that the £5 million-plus care home would become an integral part of the Black Isle community.
It has already established a number of local links, including with a Cycling Without Age group which plans offering trishaw rides for residents and other elderly local folk once fully set-up.
The home, which offers 40 en-suite rooms, enjoys a spectacular setting near the popular beauty spot of Chanonry Point, overlooking the Moray Firth.
It provides around 50 full and part-time jobs locally.
