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…

Bayleaf Care Home

An Open Day to remember

We enjoyed a fantastic Open Day on Saturday, with the sun shining brightly and a wonderful atmosphere throughout the home.

Residents were treated to a delicious BBQ lunch before we welcomed the talented Cash for an afternoon of music. It was his first time performing at Bayleaf, and judging by the warm reaction from everyone, it certainly won’t be his last.

Our Garden is Thriving

Remember when we planted our vegetables? Today was finally the day for our residents to pick and taste the fruits of their hard work. Such cute carrots!!

Chestnut Gardens Care Home

Wonderful Review

A wonderful review from a residents family member!

Melbourn Springs Care Home

Intergenerational Links

On Tuesday we had a wonderful visit from The Connection Bus Project - The Generation Game Team. We welcomed a group of 14 year olds taking part in the project. Their aim is to equip young people with the confidence and knowledge to become fun, caring visitors to older people, helping to build meaningful

connections across generations.

We had an amazing time, and it was truly a pleasure to welcome these young people to Melbourn Springs. Our residents thoroughly enjoyed the visit and had dinner together. It was a fun-filled and heart warming

experience for all of us.

Chestnut Gardens Care Home

Lola the puppy with hair dressing skills

Lola the sausage dog puppy came along to be an assistant hairdresser to some of our lovely residents.

Chestnut Gardens Care Home

Football Frenzie

We are getting into the world cup football mood with residents and staff enjoying the games!

Milford House Care Home

The Power of Networking!

We were delighted to host another successful Professionals Networking Breakfast, bringing together local professionals to connect, collaborate and build meaningful relationships.

Networking is about so much more than exchanging business cards, it’s about creating opportunities, sharing knowledge, supporting one another and strengthening our local community. Every conversation has the potential to spark a new partnership, inspire fresh ideas or make a positive difference.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to such a welcoming and engaging morning. It was fantastic to see so many professionals coming together with a shared commitment to collaboration and community.

We look forward to welcoming both familiar and new faces at our next Networking event. Together, we’re building connections that truly make a difference.

Milford House Care Home

What a wonderful afternoon!

Residents and their relatives enjoyed a fantastic afternoon in the garden, making the most of the beautiful sunshine while being entertained by the talented Dave Dawson.

There was plenty of singing, dancing and smiling as everyone joined in with the music, creating a lovely atmosphere and making special memories together.

A huge thank you to Dave Dawson for another brilliant performance and to everyone who came along to make the afternoon so enjoyable. Here’s to many more sunny days filled with music, laughter and great company!

Milford House Care Home

It's rewarding to give back to the community

What a great afternoon we had at Silver Salisbury Tea & Tunes where General Manager Abhishek Bagchi from Milford House recently presented Irene Kohler Chair of local Charity Silver Salisbury with a cheque for £1234, on behalf of Barchester Charitable Foundation.

Silver Salisbury is a local charity that promotes activities where older people will get a warm welcome in Salisbury, Amesbury, Downton, Wilton and the surrounding villages.

Barchester’s Charitable Foundation makes a real difference to the lives of older people and young adults with disabilities in England, Scotland and Wales. Their funding focuses on connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community in order to reduce isolation and loneliness.