Residents Take Part in the 10th Anniversary of the Erskine Sporting Senior Games
Residents from Forbes House, Whiteford House, and Wallacetown Gardens were proud to represent Enhance Healthcare in this year’s Erskine Sporting Senior Games, marking the event’s 10th anniversary.
Originally launched in 2014 to celebrate the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the Erskine Sporting Senior Games have become a highlight in the calendar for care homes across Scotland. The event brings together older adults from all over the country to compete in a series of fun and accessible sports, all designed to encourage physical activity, social engagement, and a strong sense of teamwork.
This year’s slightly altered format saw homes hosting their own competitions, with the overall scores from each location contributing to the national results. For Enhance Healthcare, the event became an exciting inter-home competition, bringing together residents across Forbes House, Whiteford House, and Wallacetown Gardens as they competed not just for medals, but for the all-important bragging rights.
Led by our very own in-house physiotherapist Piotr Zabkiewicz, the teams spent weeks preparing and practising for events including Target Darts, Ten Pin Bowling, Target Golf, Bucket Basketball, Paper Chase Pull, and Tin Can Bean Bag Toss. After extensive training, the big event days arrived, and our home athletes did not disappoint. Many residents achieved personal bests, with scores carefully measured and collated by our judging panel before being submitted to the Erskine Games judges.
The celebrations began with an award ceremony at Forbes House, officially opened by Robert Collins (Forbes House Manager). All participants received medals for their respective events, followed by the grand unveiling of the overall home winner — Forbes House!
But the excitement didn’t end there.
The winners from each home then joined teams from across Scotland for the national award ceremony at the Glynhill Hotel in Paisley. Although our Enhance homes didn’t secure a podium finish this year, it certainly didn’t take away from the enjoyment of the day. Residents made the most of the outing, listening to live music, meeting teams from other homes, and sitting down together for a lovely afternoon tea.
The Sporting Senior Games continue to highlight the importance of staying active at every stage of life. The games encouraged residents to move through achievable activities that helped improve general fitness, range of motion, and coordination, all essential for maintaining mobility and independence. Beyond the physical benefits, the sessions brought people together. Residents supported one another, shared encouragement, and enjoyed the friendly competition between homes, building confidence and community in the process.
A huge well done to all our residents who took part representing their homes — and Enhance — at this year’s Erskine Games! Thank you to all the amazing staff who helped make these games possible across all the home including our very own management teams - Robert for officially opening the games at Forbes House, and Megan (Whiteford House), Lindsay (Whiteford House), Sean (Wallacetown Gardens), and Angel (Forbes House) for presenting at our in-house award ceremony.
A final and very special thank you goes to our in-house physiotherapist Piotr Zabkiewicz for organising our involvement in the Games each year. We truly appreciate the time, planning, and enthusiasm he brings, helping to make these moments meaningful for our residents.
Bring on next year’s event!
