Celebrating life at Barchester

Rose Lodge was full celebrations for one of their staff who celebrated 10 years of service.  Kelly Watson started at Rose Lodge in April 2010 and supports the home, her colleagues, visitors and residents each day and is often the first smiling face a lot of residents and visitors see each day

Kelly said “Thank you so much, I wasn’t expecting all of this but it’s so lovely to be recognised and such lovely gifts as well. Thank you to everyone for all of this, it’s just lovely and I am very happy here”  

Staff and residents have been gripped by cricket fever after a fantastic visit from Starbeck Cricket Club.

Thistle Hill Care Home, hosted a cricket-themed session where residents, families and staff enjoyed chatting about the game, watching demonstrations and getting involved with batting and throwing. There were plenty of smiles and laughter throughout, and residents loved the opportunity to try something different in a relaxed and supportive environment.

Staff and residents at the home sent Lyn off in style with prosecco (and nosecco) cocktails, tasty treats (including a Bailey’s cream cake) and presents to thank her for many years of dedication.  It was a lovely afternoon filled with tasty treats, friends, co-workers old and new (including former manager Morag Lindsay, Seaview’s manager Gayle Magennis and their administrator, Barbara Smith, and clinical development nurse Lorraine, Lyn’s daughters Megan and Bronwyn and grandson Ross), and of course, the residents. 

Everyone at the home has very fond memories of Lyn and she will be sadly missed, though wish her all the best in her retirement as she deserves it!

Residents and staff welcomed families, guests and the local community to join us for our Glamorous Hollywood Open Day, bringing glamour, laughter and community spirit together for a memorable day!.

Guests enjoyed a warm welcome as they toured the home, met the team and were invited to stay to enjoy delicious canapes made by our head chef, and enjoy the live music for the afternoon.

A highlight of the day was the charity fundraising activity in support of Barchester's Charitable Foundation where our Hitchin Community Police Officers and Operations Manager Katy for a classic fundraising game of " stocks and sponges" the activity bought plenty of laughter whilst raising valuable funds for the foundation. 

Families and guests along with staff and residents had a wonderful day, and the team thank everyone for who attended and supported the fundraising efforts making the day such a success!.

What a fantastic Open Day we had here at Hampton Grove! The sun was shining, but the real radiance came from inside the home as opened to friends, old and new for a joyful afternoon.

The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the incredible performance by Luci and Pippa. We want to extend a huge thank you to both of them for truly bringing the party to life. Their talent has blown us away by those powerful voices!

The home energy was raised with music, laughter, and so much joy. It wasn’t long before the "dance floor" was full, with residents, families, and staff alike joined in with the singing.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Open Day and helped make the day so memorable. We already can’t wait for the next one! 

We are proud to share that following our recent CQC inspection, we were assessed as 'Good' across all five key categories.  Pictured are Louise Jones, General Manager and Deputy Manager, Cristina Volosetchi.

We celebrated Easter in many ways this year, from real-life Bunny visits to a church service with Easter bonnets, Easter weekend we had an Easter egg hunt for local children and a fundraiser for the local charity, Operation Community Hamper, where we had an amazing Easter raffle, and we were entertained by fabulous singer Nick Pallett, we raised an amazing £170 on the day and everyone went home smiling.          

For “Wear A Hat Day”, we threw a mad hatters tea party to raise awareness and donations for Brain Tumour Research.

Residents, staff and visitors had amazing fun putting on all the silly hats. We all enjoyed great company as well as the delicious cakes and biscuits on offer. We were even treated to a little dance show by our brilliant admin team.

It was great fun to be joined by friends and families as well as members of the community for such a great cause.