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…

Hilton Park Care Home

Recognise our Dementia Champion

A huge shoutout to our incredible Dementia Champion, Kim!

Seeing an opportunity to enhance our sensory care provision, Kim proactively reached out to Comfort Dolls & Twiddles to request donated resources for our residents. Thanks to her initiative, they generously gifted us a wonderful collection of hand-crafted therapy dolls, sensory twiddle mats, knitted blankets, and tactile activity sleeves!

Thank you, Kim, for your dedication to person-centred care and for always going above and beyond to enrich the lives of our residents! And a massive thank you to Comfort Dolls & Twiddles for their wonderful generosity.

Country and Western Summer Fayre

After 5 heatwaves the day came for our summer fayre and so did the rain! This didn't dampen our spirits and as Gina says "the sun always shines at Parley"

We had a fabulous time, Kelly Lorriane entertained us with country songs, dancing and set a great atmosphere. We had stalls selling local crafts. Children's game area, the gorgeous Sammy and Tiddlewinks from Pony n Paws saying hello.

Katie from Love to Move Dorset came along and helped the residents do some seated line dancing for us all before the staff and guests took to the floor lead by our lovely Sherry.

Our kitchen team did a fabulous job serving hog roast, cowboy beans, cakes and drinks.

It was so great we didn't even notice the rain, had great fun and raised just over £400 for the wonderful MS Centre Dorset

Bere Grove Care Home

August Employee of the Month

As a dedicated carer, Molly consistently goes above and beyond for both residents and colleagues. Her kindness, patience and unwavering commitment shines though in everything she does.

A Little Baking! A lot of Laughter!

Our residents had a wonderful time making cupcakes! There was plenty of concentration as everyone carefully weighed and measured the ingredients, it’s serious business when you’re aiming for the perfect bake!

Of course, there were also plenty of giggles and smiles along the way as residents enjoyed each other’s company and had fun together.

Baking is a favourite activity here, and it’s easy to see why. From weighing and mixing to the wonderful smells filling the room, there’s something special about creating delicious treats together.

And, of course, the best part is enjoying the delicious end results! Well done to our wonderful bakers

Baking Day

We enjoy all types of activities whether its a trip to the pub, garden centre or an exercise class we make sure we are having meaningful and enjoyable activities.

Today we decided to put our hand to baking and so we did just that!

Melbourn Springs Care Home

Shepreth Wildlife Reserve

Residents were filled with joy during their visit to Shepreth Wildlife Reserve. Residents were able to see animals from all round the world in person, and had a chance to enjoy watching feeding time.

Residents were able to spend the day at the zoo, and enjoyed a packed lunch and snacks provided by the home’s hospitality team, and singing songs on the way home on the home’s minibus.

Anne our Activities Lead “Our residents have really enjoyed their day out at the zoo. Trips out in the homes mini bus are a regular event for the residents, and we always ask for ideas on where they would best like to go. The day was a lot of fun, residents were able to pet certain animals on the day which was quite therapeutic, and we had great weather for the outing.”

Whitewater Place Care Home

Residents enjoy a day by the sea!

Residents boarded the minibus for a wonderful day by the sea, taking in the fresh sea air and enjoying a fish and chip lunch - of course! After a stroll along the promenade residents found room for a cheeky 99 to finish the day. A lovely day was had by all.

Crandon Springs Care Home

Mythical Creatures at Wells Cathedral

A group of our residents were accompanied to Wells Cathedral recently to see the Mythical Creatures exhibition.

We were treated to a wonderful tour of the Cathedral by our highly knowledgeable resident John who is a former Revered. When John retired from service he became a tour guide for the Cathedral, so we were in expert hands and thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

We're lucky to live in such a wonderful city with a rich history, heritage and culture.

Kernow House Care Home

Ice Cream Treat

What a perfect end to a fantastic summer we had, when Abby from Abbys Ice Cream Treats visited us. There were all sorts of ice creams, 99’s, tubs, lollies and knickerbocker glories and a huge selection of flavours.

Abby brought Nessa, her pink van, and served residents, visitors and staff whatever they liked. Huge thank you, Abby, for adapting your ice cream menu to suit our needs, so everyone could have a special treat.