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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…
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Happy New Year!
New year party for our residents and family members today!. The residents enjoyed a bit of Disco dancing to celebrate the new year!
They also saw a TV concert of Andre Rieu, who's very popular in our home. The kitchen staff created a sumptuous selection of sandwiches and cakes which many enjoyed with a cheeky glass of wine.
Happy Birthday Nanny 'Pat'
Happy Birthday to our lovely Resident Pat!
She was joined by her two grandsons to celebrate her big day and as usual we all sang the traditional 'Happy Birthday' as she was presented with a lovely cake. This was baked in house by our talented Chef Summit.
Making Friends with Freddie the Dog
A friend of one of our residents brought in a special visitor today, Freddie the dog!
One resident in particular, Barbara, was over the moon to meet him, for her and some residents he was a fond reminder of pets they once had.
Santa Came for Brunch!
Santa came for a visit to continue the Christmas cheer and met the residents, staff and family members, they were all so excited to see him! The residents also took part in some dancing and singing along to Christmas carols.
The day was finished off with Movie club, this week it was Love actually, which the residents love!
Making Exercise Festive Fun
The residents had their last weekly exercise session of the year with the wonderful Allyson. She taught them some great moves accompanied by some classic Christmas music. It was great fun for all the residents who enjoyed challenging themselves!
Festive Thank You's
Employee of the Month - November
Congratulations to our lovely Manivel, for winning our 'Employee of the month' award!
This award is voted for by our staff at Chacombe, he was chosen because he is consistently hard working and always on hand to help his colleagues at all times. The residents adore him because of the banter he enjoys with them.
Well done Manivel, greatly deserved!
Christmas Bell Ringers
The residents had a musical treat this afternoon with a visit from the Chacombe Handbell Ringers. They skillfully performed Christmas music to the delight of our residents and some of their visitng family members, a great way to get into the festive spirit!
The Cedars Christmas Party
Alan Jackson was dressed in his finest, singing us our favourite Christmas Classics for the annual party this year. The Rowan Dining room was decorated for a feast of salmon fillet or roast lamb with roasted vegetables, with crackers, individual favours and warmed mulled wine. We played a round of Christmas's "Guess Who" with a lot of frivolity and finished with a rendition of a favourite carol from last night – Away In A Manger.
It is so much fun to see everybody, residents, staff, family and visitors coming together, dressed in their Christmas best!