Celebrating life at Barchester

We are delighted to have added to our services a new high-tech touch pad for the home. A care home which provides expert care to residents with mobility restrictions as well as those living with dementia, the sensory trolley has allowed residents of all capacities and mobilities to enjoy different, sensory experiences without even leaving their rooms.

The specially-adapted, fully-accessible display features immersive technology, which enables users to move shapes, colours and objects through gesture and movement. The touch pad has a number of features designed to help those suffering with dementia to relax; the cart also helps de-escalate stressful and upsetting situations experienced by those suffering with different forms of the disease. 

Upton Bay ladies enjoyed a scenic bus trip to The Ark Cafe in Poole Park.Tea, coffee, sunshine, and feeding ducks, geese, swans & pigeons. A lovely morning out. 

Residents at Newton House care home in Grantham have been enjoying a week full of fun, friendship and meaningful moments as part of National Activities Week, celebrating the importance of wellbeing, engagement and connection in later life.

Along with planning and delivering activities, they also create smiles, memories, and deliver laughter each day, making every day brighter whilst celebrating life at Newton House. 

In order to support ex-servicemen and women in the local community, Meadowbeck launched a new, monthly veterans’ café which The Lord Mayor – Martin Rowley attended for its grand opening on Tuesday 27 January, it was lovely to see some SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity members, as well as representatives from the York Army Museum, who brought along a selection of artefacts for everyone to view. 

Staff and residents joined fellow keen quizzers from over 260 Barchester care homes and hospitals across the whole of the UK, including Wales, Scotland, Jersey and the Isle of Wight, to put their collective general knowledge to the test.

The first Barchester Big Quiz of the Year took place on 28^th January 2026 when the Cedars got super competitive and took on its sister homes from all over the country to find out which Barchester home or hospital had the best quizzers.  From historical humdingers and musical musings to pictorial puzzlers and connective conundrums, the homes battled it out to find out who would prevail.