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Celebrating life at Barchester
We celebrate life through everything we do, from our thoughtful experiences and activities to our delicious food. We offer the latest technology as well as sensory engagement to nurture the wellbeing of our residents. With a wide variety of tailored activities and events we make sure our residents have the best physical, mental, spiritual and social stimulation, all bespoke to them. Take a look at what we’ve been up to…
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Barge trips are back
One of our favourite trips are back on now it’s summer, we’ve waited all year to get back out on the barge and what a lovely day it was for it!
Ratho barge trips offer accessible barge trips and are always over the moon to welcome aboard our wonderful residents! We can’t wait for the next one!
Nursery visit
The children from Parley Preschool dropped by and brought so much joy, energy, and smiles to our home. From playing games to sharing endless laughs and jokes, our residents had the absolute best time bridging the generation gap. They sung Happy Birthday beautifully to our resident, who celebrated her special day today. Thank you to our little friends for making today so incredibly special.
Kelpies!
Yesterday we decided to venture further afield for our trip. Did you know that in Scottish folklore a Kelpie is a mythical, shape shifting spirit that haunts lochs and rivers, often appearing as a horse before luring people to their watery doom?
Well, we decided against the watery doom in favour of an ice cream in the sunshine! it’s been a fab week to get out and about, exploring the local area and heading out to see beautiful sights.
The competition is officially on
Ahead of the England game, our residents and staff faced off in our very own pre-game football match with some energetic upper body stretches. Safe to say, everyone brought their A-game and we had absolutely brilliant fun!
A beautiful day out on the water
Our residents had a fantastic time on a boat trip with the Friends of Dolphin, departing from Poole Harbour. The scenery was stunning and the fresh sea air was so refreshing. We couldn't have asked for a better day.
National Chocolate Day
Today, our residents had a wonderful time celebrating one of our absolute favourite days of the year!
We hosted a special chocolate tasting, giving everyone the opportunity to sample a wide variety of delicious chocolates and explore all the different flavours. The official verdict from our residents? "Very tasty!"
Exploring the Jurassic Coast with Steve Belasco
Our residents recently had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about our beautiful local area and the stunning Jurassic Coast. The session was delivered by the well-known local photographer, Steve Belasco, who shared his spectacular imagery and knowledge of the coastline. We received a lot of fantastic feedback from our residents, who thoroughly enjoyed the session and complimented Steve's wonderful presentation.
Garden party
What a fabulous time we had at our annual Garden Party this month. It was so wonderful to see so many of our residents and family members enjoying themselves together.
With great entertainment, a delicious BBQ, tombola and lots of dancing into the late afternoon sunshine.
We would like to say a huge thank you to all our dedicated staff and friends to make this a great success.
Congratulations Bridget
Congratulations Bridget Mapepa (Tyspane Care Home, Deputy Manager and Clinical Lead) on passing your Master of Public Health (MPH). A Master of Public Health is designed to equip professionals with skills to improve population health, covering areas like epidemiology, health, policy and promotion.
Bridget started her professional carer at Tyspane Care Home in 2017 as a pre-registered nurse, and through hard work and determination is now the Clinical Lead and Deputy Manager.
Bridget is lady that is always smiling, she is cheerful, optimistic, affable, and radiant. She reflects positivity across the whole of Tyspane Care Home, an absolute pleasure to spend time with.
Well Done Bridget.