Celebrating life at Barchester

We recently celebrated Burns Night at our home with a wonderful day full of Scottish tradition and enjoyment. Residents were treated to a delicious Scottish-themed meal, including classic favourites that everyone really enjoyed. The home was beautifully decorated with Scottish flags, helping to create a warm and festive atmosphere.

We were also joined by a fantastic entertainer who sang a variety of traditional Scottish songs, which many residents recognised and sang along to. A special highlight of the day was a visit from a Scottish bagpiper, whose music filled the home and brought lots of smiles. It was a memorable celebration that everyone appreciated and talked about afterwards.

Creative Mojo begins with a Burns Night-inspired theme, My Heart in the Highlands.

The session encouraged participants to explore their creativity while connecting with Scottish culture and poetry. It provided a relaxed and supportive space that boosted confidence, sparked imagination, and promoted self-expression. Sharing ideas and creative work helped strengthen social connections and foster a sense of community.

Overall, the afternoon enhanced wellbeing, inspired reflection, and left participants feeling motivated and uplifted.”

We were joined today by Craig, Dementia Nurse Specialist, who helped us make sense of the sometimes complicated world of dementia. The session was really informative and helpful, with lots of valuable information shared. We then enjoyed tea and coffee together, along with some homemade biscuits.

We love animals visiting, and the Puppy Therapy visits are very special, and these two are perfect lapdogs.

Archie and Chico are two Maltese twin brothers and they are now 6 months old, and so well-behaved, cute and loveable!

We welcome well-behaved pets to visit our residents as most of us have pets throughout our lives.     

We love our Magic Sensory Table for everyone to join in and have fun together.

The Magic Table is packed with nostalgic fun songs and beautiful moving visuals, for every age group to enjoy.

We encourage visitors, especially children, to join in this fun sensory activity with our residents.       

What a lovely time our residents had at Tides Coffee Shop in Fareham.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed a relaxing treat of tea and delicious cake, along with plenty of smiles and good conversation.

Afterwards, we took a gentle stroll down to the waterside near the boats, where our residents had great fun feeding the birds and enjoying the fresh air and beautiful views. 

 

We took a lovely walk into town of Boroughbridge, where one of our residents has local connections and remembered some of the surrounding areas, we stopped off for a nice cup of tea and a hot scone at the Crown Hotel where the staff and atmosphere were lovely and very accommodating. 

It's Employee of the Month time and it gives us enormous pleasure to announce that the Bayleaf Employee of the Month is the amazing Lorraine.

Lorraine is the first face you see when you visit Bayleaf and the first voice you hear when you call and we could not ask for a better person to make the best possible first impression for our home.

Thank you Lorraine. We simply wouldn't be the same home without you.