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…

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Green Fingers Club

At Lindum House, we have an Award Winning Garden, that we are all very proud of.

After a Trip to the Garden Centre to choose new plants, the Residents were all eager to plant them – and tend to the ones already planted.        

Happiest of birthdays!

Each month at Lindum House sees lots of birthdays for our residents. Lots of birthdays means lots of cakes!

We always gather staff and residents when we present the cake to sing Happy Birthday!            

Pet Therapy Brings Smiles to Elderwood House

There were smiles all around at Elderwood House as our residents enjoyed a wonderful pet therapy visit. Spending time with our friendly four-legged visitors brought comfort, laughter and plenty of happy memories, with residents enjoying cuddles, conversation and companionship.

Pet therapy is a fantastic way to promote wellbeing, encourage social interaction and create meaningful moments, and it was lovely to see the positive impact it had on everyone involved. We look forward to welcoming our furry friends back to Elderwood again soon! 

Wholesome day

Today we've had a wonderful day! We were delighted to welcome a very special visitor, Bertie! Who certainly brightened everyone's day and brought lots of smiles. He enjoyed going round doing room visits too! 

In the afternoon, we enjoyed a trip to St Barnabas Church for The Lookout – Community Hub Dementia Café. We took part in a lively and competitive game of bingo, followed by a lovely lunch with great company.

A big thank you to all the organisers for another fantastic afternoon. We always look forward to visiting each month and thoroughly enjoy being part of it!

Respite stays

We understand that for some finding a place to support and care a loved one can be incredibly difficult. In an emergency you need a fast responsive care home that can provide an assessment and admission in as little as 24 hours.
We have had the lovely Judith stay with us as a respite resident due to her having a fall in her own home and sadly breaking her arm. Judith is local to Purley and has been a regular respite resident here. 
She found Chestnut Garden due to our amazing Care Home UK rating and her family contacted us to help provide some care as she recovered. Since then she has returned to visit and to stay several times.
We are very happy to be able to provide the care necessary to get someone fit to return to their home, although always welcome back at anytime

What an Anniversary celebration

Our Activities Team is dedicated to ensuring that we organise events that encourage our residents to host their families and friends at Ashfields. Our home is always to open to loved ones who wish to take part in our life enrichment program.

Brian and Jackie who are Residents at Ashfields had their 64th wedding anniversary at the Home. Joined by family, friends and fellow residents the home threw a party to remember. We were joined by one of our favourite entertainers Nick.

Ensuring that we host events that relatives and friends can join is very important to us here at Ashfields.

Fun Flower arranging

At Ashfields we support and encourage our residents to continue doing the things they love whilst also making new friends. We hold regular activities that help or residents use cognitive and motor skills to provide holistic benefits that enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of residents.

Our Residents enjoyed a flower arranging activity this week. There were smiles and plenty of laughs as they brightened up their home.

Community Bingo Night

Our latest Community Bingo Night here at Bayleaf was a huge success!

We welcomed more people than ever before, and the excitement in the room before we even started was fantastic to see.

There were plenty of lucky winners throughout the evening, and our raffle raised a wonderful amount for the Residents’ Fund. A huge thank you to everyone who came along, took part, and helped make the night such a success.

A great evening was had by all, and we’re already looking forward to our next Bingo Night in August! We hope to see you there! 

June Employee of the Month for Becky

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our incredible Activities Coordinator, Becky, has been named Hampton Grove’s Employee of the Month for June! 

This recognition is so incredibly well deserved. Becky is the heart and soul of our home, constantly going above and beyond to create spectacular events and activities for our residents. From making dreams come true to organising unforgettable trips out whether it’s a quick pint at the local pub or a sunny day out at the beach, she makes sure our residents live life to the absolute fullest! 

As you have all seen right here on our Facebook page, Becky loves throwing in those extra special, magical surprises for every occasion. She is deeply caring, devoted, and an amazing colleague to the entire team. Her patience, support, and dedication to creating truly meaningful moments for our residents shine through every single day.

General Manager Stefan and everyone who nominated you want to say a massive thank you for everything you do.
Huge congratulations, Becky! We are so lucky to have you on our team!