Celebrating life at Barchester

What a wonderful week we've had at Bushey House Beaumont Care Home celebrating our incredible carers and nurses!

We kicked off the week with a fantastic wellbeing day thanks to Leanne, Leoni and the team from Bushey Grove Leisure Centre, who treated our staff to body analysis sessions, mindfulness activities, mini manicures and relaxing massages. Our chef team also prepared a delicious healthy lunch and some sweet treats for everyone to enjoy. 

We were also delighted to receive two beautiful hampers from M.K. Ginder & Son as a thank you to our hardworking team. 

To round off the week, we came together in our conservatory for a special celebration where every member of staff received a gift from Barchester Healthcare in recognition of their dedication and commitment.

The week was filled with appreciation, laughter and team spirit, and gave us the perfect opportunity to thank those who make such a difference every day.

Celebrating Our Amazing Care Team 

Magnolia Court Care Home has had a wonderful week celebrating our incredible carers as part of National Carers Week.

Our carers make a difference to the lives of our residents every single day through their kindness, compassion and dedication, and we wanted to take the opportunity to thank them for everything they do.

On Friday, we rounded off the week by presenting our team with gifts from the management team, along with chocolates from Barchester Healthcare, as a small token of appreciation for their hard work and commitment.

It was lovely to spend time together celebrating the people who are at the heart of our home. We are incredibly grateful for the care, support and companionship they provide to our residents and their families every day.

Thank you to all of our amazing carers – we appreciate you not just during Carers Week, but all year round. 

We’re celebrating a fantastic achievement at Magnolia Court Care Home! 

We are incredibly proud to share that Magnolia Court has won the Above and Beyond Team Award (South and East of England) at the prestigious Stars of Social Care Awards 2026.

This national award recognises teams who go the extra mile every day to deliver exceptional care, support and meaningful experiences for the people they care for. It is a wonderful reflection of the compassion, dedication and teamwork shown by every member of our Magnolia Court family.

We are also delighted that our very own Flordelie Cocoy was named a finalist in the Exceptional Care Home Nurse Award category, while Sarah Pratt, our Home Services Advisor was a finalist in the Great Marketeer Award category.

A huge thank you to our amazing residents, relatives, colleagues and community partners for your continued support. We share this achievement with all of you.

Congratulations to our incredible team – this award is thoroughly deserved!

Residents and guests enjoyed a heartfelt afternoon of smiles. A live acoustic performance filled the room with an atmospheric vibe that left us lost for words. Local duo, Joel and Lauren, a guitarist and cellist respectively, performed a beautifully lyrical and immersive set.

It was incredible to see and feel how the classical pieces affected everyone, from Bach’s “Ave Maria” to Camille Saint-Saens “The Swan” and when “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” was played, instinctively voice after voice joined in. When Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” was played and the residents asked how it made them feel, resident Anne Miller said, “it made my heart turn over”.

Our thanks to the hospitality team who laid on a fantastic spread of refreshments to enjoy during the performance

Residents are celebrating National Carers’ Week, which takes place from June 8-14. Residents wanted to thank all the wonderful staff at the home, whose hard work and dedication make a real difference to the lives of those living in their care.

Staff were treated to artwork by a resident specific for Carers Week, a beautifully written piece by our Resident Ambassador, chocolates and sweets for our staff team, a carers breakfast by our Head Chef and General Manager and Rosebuds Beauty visiting our home and pampering our staff team, (residents and visitors too).

Staff and Residents were treated to a virtual tour of the wonderful underwater world of the National Marine Aquarium, hosted by Discovery Ranger, Owen Town-Smith.

The UK’s deepest aquarium habitat with the largest viewing window, the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth is home to more than 5,000 marine animals including sharks, turtles and so much more.  The Aquarium is divided into four different zones, the further you journey around the Aquarium, the further you journey around the world’s Ocean. Moving from Plymouth Sound to British Coasts, Atlantic Ocean and finishing up in Blue Planet with the Biozone and the stunning Great Barrier Reef.

Our residents recently enjoyed a relaxing spa-inspired wellbeing experience created by our wonderful care team. With muted lighting, gentle music, and soothing hand and arm massages, the sessions were designed to promote relaxation, comfort, and emotional wellbeing.

A dedicated spa room provided a peaceful retreat, while residents who preferred to remain in their own rooms received personalised visits from staff, ensuring everyone could take part if they wanted to.

The experience was warmly received, with residents describing the session as "lovely," "calming," and "amazing." One resident, enjoying a hand and arm massage for the first time, called it "a very pleasant experience."

Activities such as these form an important part of our life enrichment programme, supporting wellbeing, meaningful connections, and quality of life for every resident.

Our Memory Lane Armchair Travel Club set off on its first adventure with a firm favourite, Somerset!

For our residents who have lived all their lives in Somerset, seeing familiar places such as Shepton Mallet, Glastonbury and Wells, sparked delight, with plenty of stories and memories shared about their lives, work and local communities. Meanwhile, Peter, who recently moved to Crandon Springs after living in the North, said he thoroughly enjoyed learning about Somerset.

The afternoon was relaxed, sociable and full of conversation, made even more enjoyable with a taste of Somerset through local cheese and Thatcher's cider. 

We’re already looking forward to our next destination!

We’d like to take this great opportunity to recognise and thank our wonderful carers here at Lindum House.

We’re proud of each and every one of our care team for the outstanding care that they provide to residents every single day. They always go above and beyond their role and for this we are truly grateful.

As part of the week, our carers received numerous gifts and lovely thank you cards from community members, relatives and friends.