Celebrating life at Barchester

We are absolutely delighted and incredibly proud to share that we have achieved a perfect 10/10 rating on Carehome.co.uk!

This is the highest possible score, and we couldn’t have reached this wonderful milestone without the kind words, trust, and support of our amazing residents and their families.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with us. Your heartfelt reviews mean the world to our entire team and inspire us every day to continue providing the highest quality care, compassion, and support.

We are truly honoured to be part of your journey and look forward to creating many more happy memories together. 

We were delighted to welcome some very special four-legged visitors from Wimbledon Stables to our care home for a wonderful afternoon of horse therapy.  

Our residents thoroughly enjoyed spending time with the horses, gently feeding them carrots and creating some truly heart-warming moments. The smiles, laughter and connections made the experience especially memorable.  

It wasn’t just our residents who enjoyed the visit — our staff had just as much fun meeting our beautiful guests!   

A beautiful reminder that sometimes, the simplest moments can bring the greatest joy.

We are thoroughly enjoying our baking club.

We have some really keen bakers here, so we like to get into the kitchen regularly and make a variety of different treats. This week we produced an array of different biscuits. The favourites were chocolate truffle cookies.

The residents agreed that the most fun part was eating them.

We had a blast celebrating International Friendship Day on July 30th.

There were smiles all round as staff and residents reminisced about their friends and some of the wonderful times they had shared over the years.

To celebrate, we invited our sister home, Mortain Place, to visit and enjoy our hospitality. We were lucky enough to have two talented young teenagers, Megan and Poppy, to entertain us with dance and piano displays.

Then we indulged in homemade butterfly cupcakes and a drink. It was delightful to welcome our visitors and we look forward to seeing them on another occasion.

Residents enjoyed an afternoon of grins with a live music performance that took place at the home.

Local singer Rocking Mike performed a selection of 50s classic hits, including songs by Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard and Frank Sinatra. Residents joined in with the singing, and clapped along.

The hospitality team at the home also provided a spread of sweet and savoury treats for guests to enjoy during the show.

Peter always talked about his life in the RAF. He was an engineer working on different types of engines and parts, so he was asked if he would like to go to RAF Cosford museum.

A great day out for some residents at Field House Care Home, we visited RAF Cosford to enjoy the air museum. A great day out by everyone finished off by having lunch in the café.

There was plenty of excitement at Middletown Grange as our ice cream trolley made its way around the home!

Residents enjoyed choosing their favourite flavours and toppings, bringing back fond memories of seaside trips, summer holidays and treats shared with loved ones. There were plenty of smiles as everyone tucked into a refreshing treat.

Sometimes it’s the simplest pleasures that bring the greatest joy, and our ice cream trolley certainly brightened everyone’s day. After all, who says you’re ever too old for an ice cream?

We were all a little mad here… and what a wonderful afternoon it was!

Our garden was transformed into Wonderland for a magical Alice in Wonderland themed afternoon tea. Residents enjoyed blue fairy-tale cupcakes, delicious sweet treats and refreshing drinks, surrounded by colourful decorations that brought the much-loved story to life.

With the White Rabbit hurrying everyone along, there were plenty of smiles and laughter as residents stepped through the rabbit hole for an afternoon filled with friendship, sunshine and wonderful memories.

It certainly was a very merry afternoon at Middletown Grange!

Our residents enjoyed a wonderful visit to Wood Green School after being kindly invited to their Summer Concert.

The afternoon was filled with fantastic performances from the pupils, including instrumental pieces and beautiful choir songs that had everyone smiling and tapping along. Following the concert, residents were warmly welcomed into the school cafeteria for delicious cupcakes, a cup of tea and plenty of conversation.

Intergenerational experiences like these are incredibly meaningful, bringing different generations together through music, conversation and shared moments.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone at Wood Green School for the wonderful hospitality and for making our residents feel so welcome. We look forward to visiting again!