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…

Hagley Place Care Home

Book Club

Book club week

This week we all discussed our favourite children’s books and did our first book swap!

We have really enjoyed choosing a weekly topic and next week we will be discussing and sharing travel books!

Hagley Place Care Home

St Georges Day

ST George’s day celebrations!

Today we had a garden party to celebrate St George’s day, we had a very busy day preparing decorations and then playing garden games and of course dancing!

Hagley Place Care Home

Dog Show

What a paw-some day at our Dog Show!!!

We loved welcoming so many adorable dogs and their owners to Hagley Place Care Home - Barchester Healthcare The smiles, wagging tails and community spirt made it truly amazing.

A huge thankyou o everyone who came along and took part - we think every dog was a winner!!

Alice Grange Care Home

Sitting on the dock of the Bay

Regular outings are just one aspect of our life enrichment program and all the trips we take are at the request of the residents. Our monthly activities calendar boasts a range of outings and entertainment.

Our Residents enjoyed a trip to the Docks and could be heard singing an Ottis Reading classic. Fresh air smiles and laughter all around for a slightly unusual but interesting trip out.

Our Activities Team take regular feedback from the Residents at Alice Grange and organise trips accordingly.

Alice Grange Care Home

Fun and Games

At Alice Grange we support and encourage our residents to continue doing the things they love whilst also making new friends. We hold regular activities that help or residents use cognitive and motor skills to provide holistic benefits that enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of residents.

Chair-based exercises offer a safe and effective way for our residents to exercise to improve strength, flexibility, and circulation. These exercises are based on shoulder rolls, seated marching, and ankle rotations. Our Residents coach Darren always makes these exercises fun for all who join in.

Bayleaf Care Home

A river cruise to remember

We had a truly stunning day yesterday as we took the residents out on a river cruise along the Great River Ouse.

It was an early start for our residents but it was definitely worth it. The sun was shining and spirits were high as we arrived. Once aboard the residents took their place on the boat and enjoyed the amazing views and the wildlife. There were lots of stories told about past river trips and even more laughter amongst the residents and staff.

We were then treated to a Fish and Chip lunch aboard the boat before we got back onto the minibus to head home full of memories from our special day.

Annie!

A big thank you to The Academy at Shotton Hall pupils for treating us to the musical Annie, you were all exceptional. We look forward to seeing you perform again soon. Our residents enjoyed singing and dancing along.

80th Birthday celebrations

John celebrated his 80th Birthday with family and friends here at Hawthorns. Everyone enjoyed singing karaoke, a delicious buffet and John celebrated with a pint of John Smiths beer.

Harpist visit

Here at Hawthorns we are very lucky to have our very own Harpist Mary. Mary engages with group and individual activities. She is very talented and everyone loves to see her.