Celebrating life at Barchester

Flowerdown celebrated Cinco de Mayo (Mexican Day) with lots of fun and flavour! Our residents enjoyed tasting a variety of Mexican foods and sauces, exploring new flavours and favourites. 
There were also some fun games along the way, bringing plenty of laughter and smiles to the day. It was a fantastic celebration enjoyed by everyone! 

Gill & Maggie swapping their concentration faces for giggles during a fabulous game of Jenga!

We always enjoy getting involved with our local community, especially visiting the lovely new community café, Renew Café. Our residents had a wonderful time playing games, taking part in arts and crafts, and of course enjoying some delicious coffee and cakes together. 
It’s always so lovely to connect with others in the community and spend time socialising in such a welcoming environment. 

Our residents enjoyed a wonderful outing to the Milestones Museum, where they spent time exploring and looking at all the fascinating things on display. It brought back lots of memories and sparked great conversations. 
The trip was made even more special with a nice cup of tea, and everyone shared how lovely the day was. 
A fantastic outing filled with smiles, reminiscing, and great company!

A heartfelt Thank You to our Dementia Champions, Ellen and Shanel, during Dementia Awareness Week.
Your compassion, dedication, and support make a real difference in improving the lives of those living with dementia at West Oak and their families.

Kings Park recently came together to host an afternoon tea to raise fundrasing for Breast Cancer Now.

Everyone had a wonderful afternoon indulging on delicious cakes baked by the amazing kitchen team and everyone enjoyed an afternoon of community spirit and generosity. In total the home raise £160 for such great charity. Thank you to everyne who took part, we really enjoyed seeing everyone in pink to support such great charity. 

Recently our team all dressed up in honour of World Culture Day! The outfits were judged by one of our lovely residents, and Kat, head housekeeper, was the winner!

We also partook in a worldwide menu dining experience and tried some wonderful dishes. We played some culturally varied music and enjoyed drinks in the garden too! A wonderful day was had by all! 

We celebrated our 2nd Birthday on May 17th  with a party in the home, with wonderful music from local musician Dominic Beresford and a visit from Gentle Paws Therapy Dogs.

Residents, their relatives and staff all got involved with excellent singing and dancing and experienced some gentle time with Ernie the ‘berniedoodle’ who was very interested in the cakes on offer! 

Rebekka Richardson at Highfield Care Home, said: “This has been a huge amount of fun and the residents loved the singing, creating new memories and spending time with the beautiful Ernie’ 

 

A resident at the home said ‘What a fantastic fun afternoon we had, great music, food and some fizz!’

We are very proud to announce that Bere Grove Care Home has achieved a GOOD rating following our recent Care Quality Commission Inspection.

Bere Grove hosted a party to celebrate this wonderful achievement, which was enjoyed by residents, families and the community. Everyone enjoyed live entertainment, canapes and drinks.

Thank you to everyone that come, it was wonderful to welcome you.