Celebrating life at Barchester

At Ashfields we encourage or Residents to join in activities to enhance the environment of the Home. 

Some of our Residents are keen gardeners and decided they would like to create a sensory garden in the homes courtyard. The benefits of gardening include the use cognitive and motor skills to provide holistic benefits that enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of residents. and it's great to enjoy some fresh air, sunshine and company at the same time.

At Ashfields we know that being able to continue lifelong hobbies or interests is a key part of our resident's identities, and we make every effort to encourage and support each resident to be able to do so.

Our Residents enjoyed a visit from a Morris dancing teacher Lorraine this week. Everyone joined in and got hands on to provide a percussive experience and there was even the odd jig or too.

At Ashfields we support our residents to continue with their favourite hobbies, and encourage them to share and teach others about these too.

Residents at Ashfields love the animal therapy sessions that our dedicated Activities Team organise. As one of the foundations of our Life Enrichment program, we know that animal therapy can help reduce blood pressure and improve overall cardiovascular health. 

This week our Residents enjoyed a visit from very cute and cuddly Bunnies. There were cuddles and smiles all round.

Animal therapy is one of the cornerstones of our life enrichment program and features regularly on our resident-led weekly activity planner.

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded  "Residential Care Home of the Year" in Worcestershire!!
What an honour and a testament to the whole staff at the home to have been rewarded with this achievement.  In our recent CQC rating we were praised as  “Outstanding in some of the areas and exceptional at maximising the effectiveness of people’s care and treatment”.
At Elgar Court Care Home, we always strive to provide the best possible quality care for everyone who lives at the home.  We pride our home being one large family and every day is a new day and our vision at Elgar is that we are a cruise ship - we just don’t leave dock, but we do venture out on many beautiful and varied excursions and live life to the full, Life begins at Elgar Court”.

We visited the brilliant Hanley Swan Family Fun day to donate some of our many jigsaws (all complete!) to their Tombola stand.  We met the wonderful pupils at the Amelia K Academy and the Academy’s founder, Amelia (on the left in a black T-Shirt)  and the range of fabulous stands for everyone to enjoy during half term week.