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…

Chestnut Gardens Care Home

Dementia Friendly Beauty Spa

We are lucky to have the lovely Sandra a qualified beautician offer dementia friendly beauty treatments.

Sandra is offering her wonderful beauty services as part of our monthly dementia friendly hair and beauty spa day!

Her mother and family are regular visitors to Chestnut Garden and she understand that for those with dementia need a caring and specialist approach

If you would like to find out more on how to book a space in our next spa day here please contact the home direct....

Iverley View Care Home

Celebrating Sheila's 91st Birthday in Style

Happy 91st Birthday Sheila

Celebrating on the top floor at Iverley View in style. Residents, staff, family and friends joined in the fun, with great entertainment and lots of dancing. There was plenty of singing, and a delicious birthday cake home baked by our wonderful head chef Matt. A wonderful day celebrated by all.

Iverley View Care Home

Visit to Cherry Tree Lane Garden Centre

What a lovely trip to Cherry Lane Garden Centre. The residents enjoyed getting on the Iverley View mini bus for another fun day out.

Residents enjoyed seeing all the different types of fish, picked up some gorgeous wool for our Knit and Natter group, followed by tea and cake in the café. One resident was delighted to bump into an old friend, making the day even more special.

Iverley View Care Home

Celebrating the 4th of July

Residents had the best time celebrating the 4th of July with staff and family members, our residents absolutely loved joining in the fun, it’s always great to see so many smiling faces.

Bayleaf Care Home

Making our own aquariums

Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome our friends from William Peacock and Sons for an afternoon of creativity as we made our very own Bayleaf aquariums.

Each resident had their own jar and, after a demonstration, enjoyed creating their own unique masterpiece. The finished aquariums will now be displayed around the home for everyone to admire.

A huge thank you to everyone at William Peacock and Sons for spending the afternoon with us. We all had a fantastic time and really appreciate your continued support!!

National Ice Cream Day

Happy National Ice Cream Day.

Our residential floor residents loved socialising while watching Activities Lead Karen make homemade ice cream. Everyone joined in a little by folding in the flavours! On Sunday, the treats were put to the test with sundaes, lolly’s, coupes and cones. Delicious

Increasing Hydration for People Living with Dementia

Reserve your space to learn about the importance of Hydration for people living with dementia, spotting the signs early whilst enjoying a variety of thirst quenching refreshments.

Cubbington Mill Care Home

A Royal Thank You!

We were absolutely delighted to receive a thank you card, from His Majesty The King, in response to the birthday card our wonderful residents sent to celebrate his birthday.

Our residents were thrilled to receive the thoughtful acknowledgement, and it has brought so many smiles throughout the home, it is a lovely keepsake and a special memory that we will treasure.

Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking the time to send such a kind reply, it has meant so much to everyone here.

Elm Bank Care Home

World Chocolate Day! A Sweet Sensory Experience.

Residents recently marked World Chocolate Day by taking part in a fun and engaging sensory activity, creating delicious chocolate rice krispie cakes on homes dementia community.

The wonderful hands-on activity gave residents the opportunity to enjoy the sights, smells, textures and tastes of chocolate while mixing and stirring their very own tasty treats. The whole experience encouraged all the residents to have conversations of the past when they used bake for their own family and friends. World Chocolate Day itself is celebrated on the 7^th of July and it is believed to commemorate the introduction of chocolate to Europe in 1550. Chocolate really is one of the world’s favourite treats, and this one day of the year brings all chocolate lovers to get together and enjoy everything that chocolate has to offer!

Tina, Activities Co-ordinator said, “It is really important that the home celebrates these unique themed events as it highlights the importance of such events in a care setting. Residents are able to get a break from normal routine and a chance to socialise, it is a reminder that life is full of small wonderful pleasures. Our residents had a great afternoon it was a resounding success, eating the chocolate was the part they all loved, in fact we all loved!”

General Manager, Larisa Bledea, said: “Our residents and staff enjoyed celebrating this wonderful day. The sensory activity for our dementia community was simple yet very rewarding, it was lovely to see the residents enjoying the smells and tastes of the chocolate, I am sure more was eaten than got melted!”