Care Project

The Glenurquhart Care Project owns and runs The Glenurquhart Centre for the community. It has its own board of Directors and came into being as a charity and community business in 1995. We encourage interested community residents to ask about company membership.

The Centre grew out of an idea to establish local care provision for the elderly and vulnerable in the communities in and around Glen Urquhart and Upper Strathglass. The Centre opened to its first clients on the 3rd April 2000.

The Glenurquhart Centre is located in Drumnadrochit and offers a range of services for older adults and is open weekdays between 9 am and 5 pm. We offer 24-day care places and have a respite room and clinical room available for clients use.

Services available to individuals on request include access to Primary Healthcare including chiropody, physiotherapy, Social Care Services, Personal care including hairdressing, beauty treatments, reflexology and bathing (there is a bath with Hydrotherapy).

The Centre is a single storey building with complete wheelchair access to all areas. It has an open plan lounge and dining area to encourage people to circulate and take an active part in the life of the Centre. Staff and volunteers encourage people to take part but no one is ever made to feel they must participate.

We hold weekly coffee mornings on a Tuesday and a coffee afternoon on a Thursday. This is to encourage the community to come along and take an active part in Centre life. For some these are a regular drop in session and encourage everyone to keep up to date with the local news.

We have visitors to the Centre who play music, talk about their lives or provide a slide show on an interest or hobby. We have seated exercise classes - ‘Moovin aboot’ to keep staff, volunteers and client members active. We aim to offer a stimulating environment and encourage people to remain active physically and mentally.

Eligibility to attend is arranged in discussion with the District Nurse, Doctor or Social Services. To get help and advice or to find out more then please get in touch with the manager - Elaine Fraser.

Meetings

The Care Project holds open meetings inviting client members, client member representatives, volunteers, staff and members of the community to attend. The Centre holds regular meetings with its staff, volunteers and client member representatives to discuss ideas and look at future developments and improvements to care.

Future Dates

Events