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…

The Cedars Bourne Care Home

Cedars Sprouts

Our residents and staff had a joy-filled morning with our Cedar Sprouts!

Intergenerational activities are so wonderful for us all. They promote friendship, support our community, improve confidence, and spark beautiful memories.

During the session, the home was absolutely delighted to welcome the newest member of the Cedar Sprouts: baby Miles! He completely stole the show and won himself many adoring fans amongst our residents.

Weystone Manor Care Home

Crispy Chips And Amazing Views At Newlands Corner

Some of our residents visited the famous North Downs ridge at Newlands Corner, taking in the iconic views where Agatha Christie famously disappeared in 1926. They sat on a bench with a crispy punnets of chips and had a little walk around, just lovely!

Weystone Manor Care Home

Blooming lovely day out!

Some of our residents had a wonderful morning exploring our local garden centre. They loved chatting about the different flowers and seeing the fish in the pond finishing off with a visit to the cafe!

Ouse View Care Home

Police museum

Here at Ouse View, we had the lovely David here with all the interesting facts and acquired pieces of police history, teaching our residents new things and letting them hold and feel the clothes and restraints that police used once upon a time, David even brought in a few hats and cloaks for the residents to try on.

Mobile organ by J Rymers

Our residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon listening to a mobile organ that was brought to us by J Rymers, playing some classical music, and our residents reminiscing about the simpler days. The residents were intrigued and absolutely loved the sound of the organ and enjoyed watching the little figures move with the sound of the tune.

Soft Paws Therapy Dog

Today our residents enjoyed a lovely morning of relaxation and spending some well-needed time with Ernie, a Newfoundland and poodle mix dog who came to visit all the residents and every one of them enjoyed his company, all thanks to Steve Shallow who raised an amazing therapy dog.

A Tea Dance with Colin

Our residents absolutely love it when Colin visits for one of his tea dances. Colin never fails to get everyone in the mood with his fantastic music, creating a joyful atmosphere that brings back so many playful memories for so many.

Chestnut Gardens Care Home

Roshan wins award

We are so proud of our super talented chef Roshan who has won Barchester Healthcare South East region's Chef of the Year award!!

His amazing talent and dedication has been recognised and deservedly so... Roshan has created beautifully presented and delicious foods here at Chestnut and there is nothing he cannot do!

How lucky are we to have such a creative and superb chef in our home.

From his delicious curries to his very popular fish and chips he and his team give the home culinary experiences at every meal time

CONGRATULATIONS ROSHAN

Wood Grange Care Home

A fun day out!

We had a lovely outing with some of our wonderful residents on a trip to Sophie Allport.

Everyone enjoyed browsing the beautiful homeware, gifts and seasonal displays, sharing conversations and taking in the lovely surroundings. Outings like these are a fantastic way to promote independence, choice and social interaction while creating special memories together.

To top off a brilliant day, we couldn’t resist a stop at the McDonald’s drive-thru for a well-earned treat! There were plenty of smiles (and full tummies!) on the journey home.

It’s the simple moments like these that bring so much joy.