Erskine Proud To Care
Description
Erskine : Proud to Care Founded in 1916, Erskine has provided nursing and medical care for former members of our Armed forces through two world wars and the more recent conflicts and peace keeping initiatives of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Restoring dignity and providing first class care to ex-Service men and women both young and old have been the cornerstones on which Erskine has built an unrivalled reputation. However, as an organisation, we can never stand still. Sadly war isn’t a thing of the past and we are already looking after young men and women who have served in recent conflicts.
General Information
Erskine offers a unique quality of care with the provision of physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, podiatry and enhanced medical care on-site. Our vision is to ensure that our residents enjoy the best quality of life possible and that we achieve best practice in everything that we do. Nursing care is provided by a highly skilled team and our training programme ensures that all our staff receive the training that they require in order to deliver the highest standard of care possible.
If you would like to make a text donation of 3 pounds to Erskine, please text 'Erskine' to 70707.
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facebook.comWhat a whirlwind 2018 has been so far at the Erskine Reid Macewen Activity Centre! The centre has been open for 50 days and just registered its 50th member - Royal Navy veteran Eddie who is also our oldest member. Eddie (pictured far right) joined us in our tri-service dominoes tournament this week…the debate continue as to who won!!! https://www.erskine.org.uk/getsupport/reid-mcewan-activity-centre/
The Erskine President's Awards were introduced in 2013 to award and recognise the outstanding work of our staff and volunteers. The aim of the initiative is to recognise, regardless of length of service, those who go that extra mile to make a difference to the people they come in contact with, be it residents, families, friends, customers, fellow staff or volunteers. Many congratulations to the worthy winners of our President's Awards 2017 who are pictured receiving their certificates this week in Mar Hall Hotel.
Come along and join us for our Easter Party where you can hunt for Easter eggs; decorate eggs and Easter bonnets and eat Easter cakes!
For some Easter fun 🐣 come along and join us at Erskine Edinburgh on Saturday 31st March for an Egg Hunt; Egg and Bonnet decorating and the eating of Easter cakes! 🐥
As today is #InternationalDayOfHappiness and #FirstDayOfSpring we are sharing this photo which makes us smile 😃 Our veterans are excited about getting back out on their bikes on the Bishopton Estate! 🌻
☘️ Happy St Patrick's Day to all our followers! The Erskine Home has been decorated and our residents are looking forward to their afternoon party. ☘️
Some of the wonderful veterans who enjoy the new Erskine Activity Centre Find out more and get involved- https://goo.gl/gEkvvG
Today SAS Veteran Colin Maclachlan opened the Erskine Reid Macewen Activity Centre in Bishopton. Colin is pictured with our Chairman Robin Crawford and Manager of the Centre Debs Dickson. https://www.erskine.org.uk/erskine-reid-macewen-activity-centre-opened-sas-veteran-colin-maclachlan/
Opening of Erskine Reid Macewen Activity Centre
We have just received our box of goodies from Models for Heroes at the Activity Centre, so there is plenty of fun to be had here! Any veterans interested in model making are most welcome to join our Thursday group 10am-3pm.
We have received lots of media coverage advising people they can now search our patients register from 1916-1936 via our website. Coverage has included: STV News; The Herald; The Scotsman; The Sun; The National and the Belfast Telegraph!! Here is the Evening Times coverage: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/16082429.Erskine_and_Glasgow_University_archive_project_now_online/
Our Patient Records from 1916-1936 went online today after being digitised by University of Glasgow. Moira Gallie was thrilled to find out more about her grandfather, James Henderson, by searching the records. Today Moira visited The Erskine Home for a tour, meeting with Professor Tony Pollard from Glasgow University and our Chairman Robin Crawford. Speaking about the fascinating historical records our Chief Executive Steve Conway said: “The details of every soldier and sailor admitted to The Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers during the First World War were recorded in leather bound books which included the nature of their injury, where they were serving when injured and their unit, so we have a fascinating insight into the history of the patients admitted to the hospital. We can also see that many had return visits for treatment or the fitting of artificial limbs as their wounds healed. We are delighted that, thanks to the painstaking work by the University, relatives can now research our records about members of their families injured in the First World War from the comfort of their own home.” https://www.erskine.org.uk/erskine-university-glasgow-archive-project-goes-online/
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