Celebrating life at Barchester

This week one of our Residents, Janet, designed her own diabetic-friendly menu and our wonderful Chef was able to prepare it for her. Her delicious choices included a fresh tomato and feta salad to start, a ham and pineapple pizza for her main, and strawberries and cream for dessert, all enjoyed with a glass of orange juice!

Here at West Oak, supporting residents to make informed choices while meeting their individual health needs is at the heart of what we do.  By tailoring menus to preferences and dietary requirements, we help to ensure every dining experience is both enjoyable and nutritious.

It was a lovely experience from planning and preparing to being served and Janet enjoyed her meal!

A lovely day with Natalie playing tunes we remember with her Organ! The weather wasn’t great, but we could still fully hear the tunes and joined in with a sing along! 

Music really is a powerful tool to stimulate the minds, lift spirits and connect everyone with their memories and loved ones!     

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

Carers Week is an annual event to raise awareness of care, highlighting the challenges carers face, and recognising the contribution they make to our residents, families and communities throughout the UK. The theme for Carers Week this year is ‘building carer friendly communities’ to improve recognition and support for Britain’s 5.8 million unpaid carers. Carers Week aims to raise awareness of the challenges carers face, acknowledge the vital contribution of carers and encourage them to seek support.

We can’t thank our carers enough, you really are more than amazing every day!!   

Waterside Court’s monthly church service continues to be a meaningful and much-valued occasion, bringing residents together for reflection, prayer, and fellowship.

This month, we were pleased to welcome Reverend Sarah, who led a thoughtful and uplifting service that was greatly enjoyed by all in attendance.

Residents gathered in the lounge to sing familiar hymns, listen to inspiring readings, and join together in prayer. The service encouraged reflection and prompted many to share fond memories of services from years gone by.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Reverend Sarah for leading such a wonderful service. We very much look forward to welcoming her back again. These monthly gatherings remain an important and cherished part of life at Waterside Court and are deeply appreciated by our residents.        

We had another fantastic afternoon at Lucerne House in June, continuing to indulge our culinary skills, this time with pizzas.

Residents have gathered in our Memory Lane kitchen and made a variety of pizzas, including: cheese & tomato, veggie supreme, Texas BBQ and meat feast, to name a few.

These were, once again, all served as an additional option to our evening meal.  

Thank you to all of our residents, the pizzas were delicious and celebrated, right across the home by all who enjoyed them.   

We are celebrating carers week here at Wilton Place Care Home. 

Treats of all kinds including something healthy are here to be enjoyed by our wonderful care team! Thank you for everything that you do, everyday!                  

Residents, visitors and team members have had an excellent time at our Sing for Spring BBQ and music event in May, in honour of National BBQ Week.

Our Memory lane community lounge and garden were transformed into an extended dining area, which saw residents enjoying delicious burgers and hotdogs with homemade coleslaw, potato salad, fresh green salad and nibbles.

This was then followed by a wonderful music event which saw residents and visitors singing at the top of their lungs, dancing and having a great time.

Thank you to our visitors for joining us, our residents for bringing their joyous energy and to our wonderful teams from the kitchen, care, nursing, hostess and activities team for making it such a great event.