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…

Whitewater Place Care Home

Supporting Local People

At WHitewater Place we like to support people in our local community.

Barry Sears is a fab, local artist. We are currently displaying some of his art in our home for people to see when they visit us. Make sure you take a look when you next pop in!

To find out more about Barry, you can visit his website https://www.barrys.art/

Whitewater Place Care Home

The Sunflower Café

Our Home Services Advisor Clare was recently invited to The Sunflower Cafe in Odiham. She went along and thoroughly enjoyed the warm and welcoming atmosphere.

The Sunflower Café supports local people who are living with dementia and they do a fantastic job.

We are looking forward to seeing the relationship between the café and Whitewater Place grow, giving us opportunity to reach and help more people living with dementia.

Highfield Care Home

Meet our volunteer Pat

Meet Pat – one of our amazing volunteers!

Pat loves to knit, so much so that she now hosts her very own Knit & Natter group every Sunday afternoon from 2:30pm.

Pat and the gang spend their afternoons creating beautiful knitted delights, sharing plenty of laughs, friendship, and of course, a good natter along the way.

Their hard work has already raised an incredible £500+ for charity, and they’re not stopping there! Now, every flower they knit helps support the Alzheimer’s Society Forget Me Not Appeal, raising vital funds for an important cause.

A huge thank you to Pat and everyone involved for their creativity, dedication, and community spirit. You're all blooming marvellous!

Our door is always open if you would like to join in, bring your needles and pop in on a Sunday, have a natter and a cuppa

Colleagues celebrate long service

A Care Assistant and Head of Maintenance have a received a prestigious 20 Year and 15 Year Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 20 years and 15 years.

Emma Thompson, Care Assistant started at Barchester in 2006 and Scott Dawson, Head of Maintenance started Barchester in 2011 and have worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.

Laura Tindle, General Manager of Chester Court said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating 35 years of loyal service with Emma and Scott. They have demonstrated their dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Chester Court when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Emma and Scott!”

Wilton Place Care Home

Minibeasts presentation

In the week that David Attenborough celebrated his 100th birthday, residents and visitors enjoyed a fascinating presentation on mini-beasts, organised by Silver Salisbury.

The beautiful photos were accompanied by interesting facts from presenter Juliet, who took all the shots in her own back garden!

Newington Court Care Home

First Boat Trip of 2026

We had a fantastic afternoon cruising along the River Medway with the Kingfisher Medway Trust at Wateringbury near Maidstone.

With ice creams, afternoon tea and cake, scenic views and great company, a wonderful afternoon was enjoyed by all.

Some of our family who came with us even had a steer of the boat and were awarded certificates at the end of our river cruise!

We are looking forward to taking many more of our residents out on boat trips this Summer.

Newington Court Care Home

Rock Painting Creativeness

Residents were joined by family, friends and members of the local community for some creative and colourful Rock Painting at our Community Craft Club.

This regular Community Craft Club takes place each month and we welcome new faces to join in the creative fun.

Newington Court Care Home

Minibus Trip to Dobbie Garden Centre

Minibus trip to Dobbies

Residents enjoyed a morning trip to our local Dobbies Garden Centre in Gillingham for morning drinks and delicious cake!

Our minibus trips enable our residents to enjoy our local community and support their independence and wellbeing.

Newington Court Care Home

Anniversary Celebrations for a Special Couple

We had the pleasure of helping Joyce and Harry celebrate their 66th Wedding Anniversary together! Joyce's favourite cake is fruit cake, so leading up to their special day, Joyce helped to bake a delicious traditional fruit cake with the activities team.

Joyce and Harry celebrated their anniversary by enjoying a morning minibus trip to the Cornerstone Café at our local St Marys Church Newington, where they enjoyed some delightful refreshments and were presented with a surprise bouquet of flowers, which was a very thoughtful touch. Reverend Amanda announced their special day to everyone in attendance, and everyone was encouraged to join in with a wonderful prayer for the happy couple.

After returning to Newington Court for lunch, we continued the celebrations in the afternoon with a celebratory afternoon tea with their homemade anniversary cake pride of place, before presenting Joyce and Harry with some beautiful flowers and prosecco. It was a memorable day enjoyed by all, and Joyce and Harry were extremely grateful that we made their day so special for them.