Daviot Care Home, Inverness opens its first Men’s Shed
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A care home in Inverness has opened its first Men Shed, allowing male residents to practice skills and enjoy making and mending.
Daviot Care Home – run by Meallmore – is providing the safe place for residents to come together, facilitate social connections, friendship building, and skills sharing.
It is thought to be the first of these spaces in a care home in Scotland, and residents have already begun building garden benches and candle holders.
The shed was officially opened by actor Ron Emslie, who starred in the production of “Man Shed”, which was performed during the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival.
For the official opening, the care home hosted a party, where colleagues and residents were joined by friends, family and loved ones to celebrate.
Heather Cowan, manager of the care home comments: “Being part of the Men’s Shed movement in Scotland and the welfare of men’s health is something we’re very passionate about at Meallmore. We’ve created this new space to facilitate connection, conversation and creativity for our male residents. It encourages people to come together to build, fix and restore, not only physical projects, but themselves included!
“It is of huge benefit our male residents and colleagues, and we’re already seeing the benefits of it. We’re really excited to see what objects they all make and continuing to see its impact on our little community in Inverness.”
Daviot Care Home (formally known as Meallmore Lodge) was Meallmore’s first care home, which opened in Inverness in 1987.
