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…

Brookfield Care Home

Happy Retirement to Pauline.

It was a sad day today as we said goodbye to this amazing woman Pauline. She has worked tirelessly over the past 9 and a half years to give love, care, support and friendship to our residents. She will most definitely be missed.

Good luck to you Pauline in your next chapter.

Feel Good Moments

On Monday this week we said hello to Think Cre8tive who joined us for a sing along. They received a cheque from The Barchester Foundation for £1.000 to help them to continue all their good work.

It was a delightful morning and the residents joined in with the singing.

Out and About, Breakfast with the Horses Polegate Equestrian Centre

So nice to get out and about this morning! A perfect treat for Helen, who celebrates her 94th Birthday today. We took her to visit Polegate Equestrian Centre, and thanks to Anna there, Helen was able to brush and groom the horses and feed them their breakfast of carrots and apples. Good times had by all... Thank you Polegate Equestrian Centre, Polegate.

Brookfield Care Home

Staff Appreciation Day

What a busy week we have had.

We have been on a trip to visit our friends at our Sister home Cheshire Grange.

We have celebrated National Staff Appreciation Day with gifts of chocolates and sweets given to us by our Manager.

We have enjoyed Eric’s birthday and celebrated with a lovely Thornton’s chocolate cake. We have also had chair exercises and games of ball pop with the winners winning sweets.

Master Pieces Created in our Spring Workshop

Our Masterpiece Studio session this week, has gone extremely well. We made our spring projects, vases, flower pots and tiles. Our lovely residents used stencils and a free hand to get the images we wanted and with the help and experience of Gillian, we got the desired outcome we had in mind. Lots of laughs, giggles were had, plus we got our glass coasters back from our last session. Such fun and a joy to see the shared creativity and engagement focusing everyone's minds.

Pub Anyone!

Minibus trip to the White Post for lunch!

Yesterday we took a trip out in our homes minibus to the White post Pub.

The pub is only 5 minutes away from our home so we took a big group of residents over in two trips!

We even had family members join us which was really nice.

It was lovely to sit together, catch up, and enjoy some lovely pub food.

Edingley Lodge Care Home

64 Years of Marriage

Today we celebrated something special Pam and David’s 64th Wedding Anniversary!

The couple marked their incredible milestone with a big cake to cut, along with cards and gifts. It was lovely for everyone to come together to celebrate the many years of memories they’ve shared.

Congratulations Pam and David on 64 amazing years together!

With love and best wishes from everyone here at the home — we hope your day has been special!

Bayleaf Care Home

Ten-Pin Bowling fun

Yesterday we took three of our lovely gentlemen residents out for a fantastic afternoon of Tenpin Bowling. The lanes were filled with laughter, friendly competition, and even a few impressive strikes.

It was a wonderful opportunity to stay active, have fun, and create some great memories together. We’re so proud of our residents for getting stuck in and showing off their bowling skills.

Andy, John and Clive all agreed that is was a brilliant day out!!

Bushey House Beaumont Welcomes Annie Brewster for International Women’s Day

Bushey House Beaumont was delighted to welcome Annie Brewster, Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, to the home yesterday as part of our International Women’s Day celebrations.

Annie was greeted by the senior team before joining residents, relatives and visitors in our magnificent dining room, where she gave a fascinating talk about her distinguished career in public service. Guests were captivated as she spoke about her journey through a number of prestigious roles, including Mayor of St Albans, Chairman of Hertfordshire County Council, High Sheriff of Hertfordshire and now Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.

Residents particularly enjoyed hearing how Annie’s path into leadership first began when she was Head Girl at school. She spoke warmly and with great humility, sharing that she had always known she would hold leadership roles, but wanted to be “a great number two to a fantastic number one.”

A real highlight of the afternoon was seeing Annie in her formal uniform, as well as the High Sheriff uniform she kindly brought along to show everyone. Following her talk, Annie answered questions from the audience before spending time speaking with each attendee individually, making everyone feel special and included.

To round off the occasion, our talented Head Chef Roman prepared a delicious cake and scones especially for Annie, thoughtfully tailored to her dietary requirements

It was a memorable and uplifting afternoon for all involved, and we extend our sincere thanks to Annie for spending time with us.