Activities at Threshfield Court Care Home

The team at Threshfield Court are celebrating after we took home the trophy for national winner of the Team of the Year category at the 2019 Barchester Care Awards on 3rd of October.

After being shortlisted as one of four divisional winning, we were visited by category judge Genevieve Glover, Director of HR at Barchester for the final round. The team then joined the other divisional winners from across the UK at a special awards ceremony in October, where we were awarded the national prize, and presented with the trophy and a £500 gift voucher by Barchester’s CEO Dr Pete Calveley and category judge Genevieve Glover.

Genevieve said of the team that “What I found most impressive was the enthusiasm of the team at Threshfield. Enthusiastic about learning and developing, both on an individual level and as a team, individuals within the group voiced gratitude to Barchester for providing them with the skills, knowledge and environment to care for their residents.  The team talked about being ‘inter-changeable’ – covering each other’s shifts and utilising individual strengths and team referred to their Senior General Manager Stacey Nicholson, as a facilitator rather than a manager supporting their success. It was extremely impressive to see how the team collaborate and support each other to provide the very best care for the residents they care for and try to do better every single day, a mantra that was inspiring and motivating.”

Stacey, Senior General Manager, said of our win that, “We are very honoured to be receiving this award. We work hard here at our home with a focus on the people we care for, and not for accolades, but it really is very special to be recognised in this way.”

Luna the Trusted Companion Dog came to visit. Our residents really enjoyed cuddling and brushing her. Having such an adorable dog visit that loves cuddles and stroking really benefits them. The visit encourages conversation between our residents, and it also enables us to have lots of time to reminisce.

Please click here to view the autumn addition of the Threshfield Tattler.

The residents at the home are really excited about our weekly baking sessions. We bake a variety of things including lemon drizzle muffins, cheesecakes, scones and biscuits. We chat about the ingredients included in the cakes and about future ideas for our weekly sessions. 

We have warmly welcomed a new visitor several times over the past few weeks.

This furry scallywag has brought many smiles and much improvement to the well-being of residents, as they fuss and stroke her.

Luna is our new 'Trusted Companion Dog', brought in by her owner, Theresa. She visits Threshfield Court's residents on all floors and communities, enabling everyone who needs it to have some quiet and comfortable cuddles that faithful, furry friends bring.

Luna’s visits are already in the diary, and everyone looks forward to them!

At Threshfield Court, we had the pleasure of Hart Farm joining us for a morning of fun. They brought two rabbits, a dog, a pygmy goat, a miniature donkey and an alpaca with them.

All the animals spent time with the residents, who thoroughly enjoyed interacting with them. There was lots of cuddling, laughter and conversation. The alpaca enjoyed the ride in the lift, as it gave him the opportunity to admire himself in the mirror.