Celebrating life at Barchester

We have been listed by Knight Frank in a prestigious property guide – the top 100 Luxury Care Homes in the UK.  The home has been chosen out of hundreds of other entries from across the entire country.

We are an award-winning property with sumptuous interiors created by Barchester’s in-house design team.  The home opened in May 2024 and offers bespoke person-centred residential, dementia and respite care in delightful surroundings for 66 residents. Amongst its fantastic facilities, Highfield has a café for socialising and enjoying freshly baked treats, spa bathrooms for a luxury bath time experience, beautiful en-suite bedrooms with smart TVs, a choice of comfortable lounges, a dedicated activities room, a cinema for an authentic movie experience, and an in-house hair and beauty salon for a little bit of pampering. And, with its well-designed terraces and gardens overlooking the adjacent Grade II listed church and estate parkland, residents can really make the most of the outdoor space. 

What a lovely day out for our residents yesterday to ‘Dobbies’

We enjoyed a trip to the garden centre where we had a wonderful time looking at the colourful flowers and plants, and stopping to watch the beautiful fish. There was lots of chatting, pointing out favourites, and plenty of smiles.

After exploring, we treated ourselves to a cuppa which gave us even more time to sit together, relax, and share lots of laughs.

A simple outing, but full of happiness, fresh air, and great company. Days like these really do brighten everyone’s week!

Regular outings are just one aspect of our life enrichment program and all the trips we take are at the request of the residents. Our monthly activities calendar boasts a range of outings and entertainment.

Local Shropshire artist, Catherine Downes, has kindly donated a selection of her wonderful art work to Cuan Wildlife Rescue and Severn Hospice. To celebrate the launch of an upcoming exhibition and auction, Wheatlands Care Home, where Catherine is a resident, hosted a launch party, displaying some of Catherine’s work.  

Everyone enjoyed beautiful canapés and a glass of fizz, whilst enjoying talking about the art work.  

Wheatlands invites you to view the display until 12th March, after which the whole collection will be transported to Halls Fine Art in Shrewsbury, who will be preparing for an auction of paintings in April - further details to be announced.  

Such a fabulous morning here at Wheatlands Care Home we woke up to beautiful blue sky's and the sun shining which put us all in a fabulous mood. 

Residents from both our residential and memory lane units enjoyed a 1 hour exercise class taken by the wonderful Shelia. Her exercise class is like no other rom the hokey to the hand jive and everything inbetween! with a fantastic sound track we not only had a good workout but a sing-song as well in true Wheatlands style! 

The smiles on everyone's face said it all.

Our hearts are full after a very special World Book Day! We were delighted to welcome the wonderful students from Upshire School, who visited us dressed as their favorite characters to share stories and smiles with our residents.

As if that wasn’t enough magic, we also had a very special visit from Performing Pets who bought along some gorgeous baby chicks. There’s nothing quite like the therapeutic joy of holding a tiny chick or sharing a story with a new friend. Seeing the generations come together today was truly priceless.

A huge thank you to Upshire School and our performing pets for making today so memorable!

Everyone here at Chacombe Park Care Home would like to wish the lovely Kath a very happy birthday. We hope you have a wonderful day filled with smiles, laughter, and lots of birthday treats.

Every Thursday we enjoy a trip to Brackley to visit the dementia-friendly choir at Winchester House School. 

This week our residents had a lovely time joining in with the sing-song, sharing smiles, and enjoying some tea, coffee, and delicious sandwiches and cakes afterwards. 

It was also World Book Day yesterday introducing more fun to the choir. The children were all dressed up as their favourite book characters and the Headmistress was dressed as her childhood book hero, Pippi Longstocking, which brought plenty of smiles and conversation! It was such a joyful morning filled with music, laughter, and great company.