Celebrating life at Barchester

Here at Rose Lodge we love to fulfil our residents' wishes, whatever that might be. If it's possible, we will try and make it happen.

Betty's wish was to go shopping as she had not been for such a long while. To make the wish even better, Betty also took her friend along for the morning. 

Betty was so happy having a good look at what was on the shelves in Tesco and making her choices, but she said that she could not believe how many everyday items had gone up! When Betty was younger, she used to work in a corner shop, and she said she could not believe how big the supermarket was in comparison. 

After a very enjoyable morning of shopping, we all enjoyed a welcome cup of Costa coffee and a cookie.

What a wonderful day in the garden yesterday at Chorleywood Beaumont Care Community – Barchester Healthcare! We celebrated National Gardening Day by creating beautiful hanging baskets filled with lovely arrangements. 

It was a fantastic opportunity for our residents and staff to come together, share smiles, and enjoy the beauty of nature.

A big thank you to everyone who participated!           

Our amazing staff and wonderful residents at Chorleywood Beaumont Care Community – Barchester Healthcare basked in the glorious sunshine, creating beautiful memories in our lovely garden!

It's moments like these that truly brighten our days!  

We cherished the moments spent with our incredible residents, their loving relatives, and our amazing community. 

The Chorleywood Orchestra truly dazzled us with their beautiful performance, filling the air with joy! 
To top it all off, we gathered for a delicious lunch that added to the warmth of the day. 

Thank you to everyone who made this celebration so special. Together, we create memories that will last a lifetime!

Local DJ, Del Girl absolutely smashed it with her tunes and every track was a dance floor banger! She was an absolute joy and the residents loved her. 

As always, the dance floor was buzzing from start to finish, with so many smiles, laughter, and some seriously impressive moves!

It was amazing to see everyone letting loose, singing along, and enjoying the moment together. Our Dementia Discos always remind us how powerful music can be and just how it brings everyone together.

Residents have enjoyed an Eggstra special Easter at Newton House, with a range of fun and fabulous activities taking part throughout the Bank Holiday!

Due to the weather, we took our Easter egg hunt indoors, and what a brilliant time we had! With the Easter Bunny hopping by, bubbles and plenty of chocolatey treasures to find, the fun definitely didn’t melt away!

The Easter joy was shared around the home, visiting residents and sharing smiles, laughter, and lots of Easter magic along the way.

From baking to bingo, it's fair to say that we enjoyed a wonderful themed Easter at Newton House. 

What a fabulous time we’ve had at Newton House, enjoying fun games and grouped activities. Kicking off with some serious games in action, with friendly competition, lots of laughs, and maybe a few rule-bending moments too!

It’s always fun to have a good variety of activities, and our games afternoons continue to unite everyone together and bring such a great sense of joy.

Our games also got all musical with our very popular ’Name That Tune quiz’. A musical game that brings back wonderful memories and always creates impressive sing-along’s along the way!

From start to finish, our days are full of laughter, energy, and brilliant memories, just the way we like it!       

The residents at Iddenshall Hall had a very busy but enjoyable Easter weekend, making the most of the lovely weather by having an Easter-egg hunt around our extensive gardens and by holding an Easter-hat making competition where the residents designed and created their own seasonal bonnets which they then modelled, with the winning designer receiving a chocolate treat. Our worthy winner was one of our Beeston View Residents, Jean.   

Everyone was also delighted to have an Easter egg delivered to their door which they enjoyed after their Easter Sunday lunch.  

Many of our residents really love and benefit from the visits of animals and recently were delighted to welcome two friendly visitors into their home who gave them lots of gentle hugs and so much pleasure. 

This is the second time Teddy & Carlos, the friendly alpacas, have visited with their owner, Clare from Knightley Alpacas, and their visit was enjoyed just as much this time as it was the first!