What types of care does Mulberry Court Care Home offer?

Mulberry Court Care Home offers Nursing care, Residential care, Respite / Short stay.

Activities at Mulberry Court Care Home

The team at Mulberry Court works hard to support and encourage residents to participate in both group and individual activities, based around their preferences and lifestyle choices. We take time to get to know each person, sitting with them and listening to them speak about their lives, interests, and aspirations. We have access to our own minibus so outings to nearby places of interest are available; for example local museums, art galleries, garden centres, and public houses. We also host themed evenings, such as 'Quiz and Meal-in-a-Basket', 'The Races (Greyhounds, Horses)', and 'Takeaway and Movie Night' that we also encourage relatives to come to. We believe lifestyle choices and activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home, and it is essential that we help residents to have fulfilling and enjoyable lives.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Mike Pollard

Activities Co-ordinator

My name is Michael Pollard and I like to be called Mike. I am the Lead Activity Coordinator at Mulberry Court Barchester Care Home.

My experience is looking after my partner who was diagnosed with Young Onset Dementia (Alzheimer’s) in 2012. My partner went into care in July 2019, and I was devastated when after only a few months the country went into lockdown, and I could no longer visit. For me, there was only one thing to do, pack my sales and marketing job up, and initially became a care assistant.

Having lived and cared for someone for many years with Dementia, I know only too well how important it is to help that person to stay active and involved with different activities for their health and wellbeing.

My involvement initially with activities, was as a volunteer at Mulberry Court, helping to make residents lives a little bit more special. I won Northern Volunteer of The Year in July, which I am very proud of.

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships

As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies

Life at Mulberry Court Care Home

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Beningbrough Hall trip

Out and about in our minibus we thought we would try Beningbrough Hall which was a great decision! Lunch in their lovely café and a walk around the amazing gardens.

Flowers in the garden

No better place to have a flower arranging afternoon than in our beautiful gardens here at Mulberry Court so that's exactly what we did! Residents took their beautiful arrangements back to their rooms to enjoy for days to come.

Happy Anniversary Richard and Barbara!

It was a big Happy Anniversary to our resident Richard and his lovely wife Barbara! Richard and Barbara celebrated 48 years of happy marriage with us so we decided to spoil them! Our Head Chef Steve Hill baked them a gorgeous cake and there were flowers, plants and chocolates along with a card signed by us all!

A fond farewell

After 3 years of continuous service at Mulberry Court in York, much-loved Head of Maintenance, Kevin Goodger has decided to retire. Staff and residents at the home sent Kevin off in style with presents to thank him for many years of dedication. Everyone at the home has very fond memories of Kevin and he will be sadly missed.

During his time at Mulberry Court, Kevin has always gone the extra mile to help anyone who needed him. No matter how busy Kevin was he always made a little extra time to talk residents and make their rooms personal.

International Cat Day

Residents had a lovely day as our little feline friend Jasper came for a visit Jasper is real VIP on International Cat Day as he is spoilt by everyone and loves all the attention. Everyone gets a chance to have a cuddle with him as he does his lap of honour around the home finding willing laps to curl up on.

‘Herstory’ of Mayfair

Residents across our services had a fantastic time joining Mandy Morrow for a virtual walking tour to learn about the ‘Herstory’ of Mayfair. The Mayfair of Nightingales may be long gone but it still holds a 20th century charm. Birthplace to the late Queen Elizabeth II, home to one of WWII's most decorated female war heroes and a tale of a wealthy Aristocrat and one of France's favourite designers.

We were delighted to take a walk down memory lane and discover stories from one of London's most iconic areas. The experience was truly enjoyed by all.