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…

Bayleaf Care Home

Valentines Day preparations

Love is very much in the air at Bayleaf as we prepare for Valentines Day.

We have been making decorations which are now on display throughout the home and our head chef, Stephane, has been spending time with the residents helping them make some very special Valentines Love Heart biscuits

Head scratchers - Precipitation!

"Precipitation" according to the Cambridge dictionary means, "water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow", and a very apt word for this rainy week in Malvern!

Over cake and coffee, our residents come up with as many words as possible using the letters in this word, and in the end they made 151 words! We were truly stumped at the combinations and we were truly out performed by these mighty geniuses! How many words can you make?

At Elgar Court, trips out, Social and physical activities are not just our only weekly activities, but togetherness opportunities to spend time with each other in our home - especially when it's too wet to go out for the day!

Long Service Award

We were delighted to celebrate a colleagues decade of service at the home, receiving a prestigious Ten-Year Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for the last ten years.

Alexandra Rug, now Team Leader and Speak up Champion, joined the home in February 2016 as a Care Assistant and has worked her way up to a Senior Carer and now Team Leader and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.

Braeburn Lodge Care Home

Harp and Happiness

Staff and residents at the Braeburn Lodge care home in Market Deeping were treated to an hour in the company of talented harpist, Marian O’Toole.

Marian delighted the residents at the home by performing all kinds of different pieces, there were classical harp solos, along with a mix of popular songs - everything from the Beatles to Rodgers and Hammerstein. There was something for everyone, and the residents had a wonderful time singing and clapping along.

Weystone Manor Care Home

Woking History Society

We had such an interesting visit with Dick and Anthony from the Woking History Society here at Weystone Manor this week.

The gentleman are supporting us to name our communities within the home so they are meaningful and representing the local community.

These names will then be shortlisted and chosen by the local community of Woking! Keep your eyes peeled for further updates on this!

Weystone Manor Care Home

Businesses That Brunch

We had an amazing first Businesses that Brunch meeting here at Weystone Manor Yesterday.

Thank you to everyone that attended and joined us in this relaxed and fun networking environment. We cant wait to see you again for our next one and hopefully many more faces. New dates will be released soon!

Everyone Active

Woking & Sam Beare Hospice and Wellbeing Care

Clandon Wood

Nuffield Health

Woking Chamber

Right at Home Camberley & Woking

Weystone Manor Care Home

Home Fit Out!

We are at the very exciting stage of 'Fit Out' here at Weystone Manor where we get to see the home truly come together.

This step of the process would not be possible without the fabulous teams that come to support.

Holly Rance, Head of Interior Design at Barchester brings a whole host of people to help her vision come alive in the home. We also have our IT specialists, Hospitality teams and many more incredible people pulling the home together!

We cant wait to show you all the finished product!

Farley Gardens Care Home

Music To Our Ears!

You can't beat a morning of class, conversation and a little crooning.

Daniel Brewerton treated our home to another wonderful live performance "Live from New York" filled with timeless tunes to get us toe-tapping and singing along to our favourites!

Bere Grove Care Home

Employee of the Month

Huge congratulations to Emma, one of our amazing carers at Bere Grove for being awarded Employee of the Month!

Emma's kindness, dedication and genuine care shines through every single day. She goes above and beyond for the residents she supports and is always there for her colleagues. We're so proud to have her as part of the Bere Grove Care Team. Emma thank you for everything you do, this recognition is so well deserved.