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…

Manor Care Home

Dementia Café Launch

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our first Dementia Café last week with the Alzheimer's Society.

It was lovely to see so many people come together for support. Thank you to Carole for sharing her time, knowledge and support with us all.

Come dine with us!

We had a lovely evening here at Hawthorns care centre. We held a come dine with us event, in which we extended a warm welcome to families to join us.

Our very talented chef, Dav, created two 3-course meals which were wonderful. We had a fantastic evening with amazing food and company. We wish to branch this out further in the future.

Come dine with us!

We had a lovely evening here at Hawthorns care centre. We held a come dine with us event, in which we extended a warm welcome to families to join us.

Our very talented chef, Dav, created two 3-course meals which were wonderful. We had a fantastic evening with amazing food and company. We wish to branch this out further in the future.

Celebrating VE Day

Residents have had a wonderful afternoon here at Hawthorns Care Centre celebrating VE Day. We had amazing entertainment by Gary James, and we also listened to a variety of music from the era. We all enjoyed a good sing-along whilst reminiscing with music from Vera Lynn, including 'We'll Meet Again'.

We all enjoyed cakes and refreshments as well. Residents were up singing, dancing, and looking through photos from the war.

Charity Quiz Night

Residents, families and staff at South Grange put the ‘fun’ into ‘fundraising’ with a charity quiz night to raise money for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation. Barchester’s Charitable Foundation supports older people and other adults living with a disability or mental health problems by giving grants to help them connect or re-connect with others in their local communities.

On the night, residents, families and staff had a great night taking part in a general knowledge quiz whilst indulging in some nibbles and glasses of wine. With the winners taking away a bottle of bubbly to enjoy.
A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this amazing cause!

Bayleaf Care Home

Fitness Friday

It's Friday and that can only mean one thing..............FITNESS CLUB!!!!

We had no Fitness Rush Community today but that did not stop the residents from taking part in lots of different stretching exercises before taking part in some fun ball games to test the hand-eye co-ordination.

There was lots of laughter throughout the group and we finished off with a well-earned hot drink accompanied with freshly baked pastries.

Our exercise are so important for the residents and the group is getting bigger with every week.

Support in the Community

In support of Dementia Awareness Week Rachel our Home Services Advisor has been out in the community supporting those living with memory loss, mild cognitive impairment or dementia when she attend the Memory Cafe in Waterlooville.

There was a fantastic performance by the Melody Makers enjoyed by all. It's a warm and welcoming group, full of friendship and supportive conversation. If you haven't attended go along and find out for yourself. It is held every two weeks on the first and third Monday of the month.

Emsworth Quay

Our residents enjoyed a wonderful trip to Emsworth Quay. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, there is nothing quite like fresh sea air, lovely views, good company and of course ice cream on a wonderfully sunny afternoon!

Moments like these create special members and bring joy to everyone. We are so lucky to be so close to the sea.

Dementia Awareness Week

What a week we had raising awareness of Dementia and the amazing support that is available in our community .
Thank you to everyone who came along to our event and provided advice , information , support and hands on demonstrations ( literally ) Everyone was queuing up for a totally relaxing hand massage from the amazing volunteers from A Touch Of Gentleness .
It is always so overwhelming to see the impact from getting such a passionate group of people together and the difference these individuals make everyday in supporting people in our community . Thank you - You are all amazing !