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…

Elderwood House Care Home

Paint & Sip - Spring Special

We recently held our first paint and sip event this week and it was so much fun!

Thank you so much to Paula Florist. for hosting the session and for your fantastic guidance and patience whilst we created our spring art.

Keep your eyes peeled for more events like this at Elderwood House!

Tewkesbury Fields Care Home

Flower Club

A group of our lovely ladies, have recently enjoyed creating flower arrangements for around the home.

This is such a relaxing activity, bringing friends together to chat whilst they embrace their flair and passion for floral designs.

Flower arranging can bring many benefits to wellbeing, including reducing stress, encouraging relaxation, stimulating memories, and giving a sense of purpose and achievement.

It also offers a lovely opportunity for social connection.

Pittsmead Grange Care Home

Keeping Active at Pittsmead

At Pittsmead Grange our residents absolutely love getting active and taking part in our exercise sessions!

From fun games of volleyball badminton to relaxing chair yoga, there’s something for everyone to join in and enjoy. The sessions are always filled with laughter, and plenty of encouragement, making exercise a wonderful social activity as well as a healthy one.

These exercises offers so many fantastic benefits including helping to improve mobility, flexibility, strength, and balance, while also supporting heart health, boosting mood and mental wellbeing, encouraging social interaction and friendships, maintaining independence, and increasing energy and confidence.

Most importantly, our residents really enjoy the sessions and love coming together to stay active, healthy, and have fun! Well done everyone for taking part - we can’t wait for the next session!

Find out more about life in our home and how we can support you or a loved one- simply call 0208 194 7850 and speak to one of our friendly team.

Lotus Manor Care Home

Dementia Friendly Pamper Day!

Last week brought a truly heart‑warming experience to our home, turning an ordinary day into something beautifully memorable. As part of Dementia Awareness Week, we welcomed Hayley, a wonderfully talented therapist who arrived with a calming presence and a suitcase full of pampering magic for our Dementia Friendly Pamper Day!

From the moment she began, the soft music, gentle laughter, and the unmistakable feeling of being cared for filled our home. Our residents quickly settled into the experience, enjoying soothing massages and facials to immaculate manicures that left everyone glowing.

Just like any special day here, our residents added their own sparkle. Pat and Eileen couldn’t stop admiring their freshly painted nails.

Sunshine Smiles and Fun

Our residents are enjoying the beautiful weather. It’s wonderful to see everyone staying active, social, and making the most of the sunshine together. Days like these bring so much positivity and joy!

The Spires Care Home

D DAY Dollies

The D-Day Dollies performed wartime-themed songs at the Spires. The residents sang along, smiled, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves

Eating Well With Dementia

the home hosted a ‘Eating Well with Dementia’ at home event on Tuesday 26th May.

The team presented an informative seminar on tips for healthy eating whilst living with dementia at home with a range of food items for visitors to sample.

Emma Smith, General Manager at Stamford Bridge Beaumont care home said, “it was lovely to welcome friends from the community, for our eating well with dementia event. It was a great opportunity to raise awareness about dementia and how people can support themselves safely and healthily whilst living in their own homes.”

Shawford Springs Care Home

Dementia Action Week Winchester

A busy week with all of our team out and about during Dementia Action week in Winchester. From supporting community groups, to visiting the stalls and stands offering advice and support at the Royal County hospital, as well as hosting a variety of welcoming events in the home. Concluding the week, our Home Services Advisor Laura had a great morning raising awareness about Dementia Action Week (19-25 May) at Winchester Town Centre alongside our colleagues from Home Instead Central Hampshire and Flowerdown Nursing Care Home.

It was a pleasure to meet the new Mayor of Winchester Councillor Jamie Scott. Winchester City Council, we're looking forward to welcoming to our home very soon.

We were also joined by a variety of local care home providers, it was good to see the team work together and offering support for many.

Castle Care Village - Castle Keep

Residents enjoy a trip out

We have taken a road trip as we’ve celebrated three birthdays, enjoyed trips out to McDonald’s and Hornsea, indulged in plenty of cake and wrapped up today with Barchester’s Beat the Clock challenge.

It has been a busy but fun filled week!