Celebrating life at Barchester

Back in November, we were introduced to the adorable Dashipoo puppies, Jack and Jill, through our amazing pet therapy team. During their visit, one of our staff members instantly fell in love and decided to rehome one of them.

This week, Mochi returned to Ashlar House to visit her extended family. The familiar smells and surroundings made her feel right at home as she joyfully wagged her tail, spreading happiness to the residents. 

A huge thank you to Performing Pets for bringing us together and creating such a heart-warming bond. And a special thanks to Sharon for allowing Mochi to take the lead in our activities and share her joy with everyone. 

These moments truly remind us of the special connections animals bring into our lives.

Queens Court recently hosted a “Know Your Number” afternoon, offering staff, families, and visitors the opportunity to have their blood pressure checked by experienced nurses. 

The event encouraged health awareness in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Guests also enjoyed healthy snacks prepared by the in-house chef, creating a friendly space to chat, connect, and focus on wellbeing.

Cherry Blossom Manor Care home in Bramley Tadley celebrated 15 years from the date of opening, keeping high standards of care and delivering it with a smile. 

Staff at the home were involved in and celebrated to mark the 15 years of providing care, expressing the closeness between the staff and residents, expressing the family feeling and hoping for many years to come for more celebrations.

General Manager, Gigi Despojo, at Cherry Blossom Manor, thought it was a perfect occasion to celebrate an afternoon steeped in celebrations by ensuring all the staff and residents were aware of the milestone reached.

Gigi said: “15 years at Cherry blossom manor is a fantastic event. This is to remind us all about the happy environment and the strong bond between all the family here in Cherry blossom manor. It’s so important to continue these as a hope for the future and many more years to celebrate. Our staff enjoyed a great day of being part of a great team led by our senior Manager, Gigi Despojo.

Cherry Blossom Manor is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Cherry Blossom Manor provides nursing, residential and dementia care.

We had a fantastic time celebrating Valentine’s Day with a very special party, complete with wonderful musical entertainment from KJ and the Catt.

The room was filled with love themed songs, plenty of singing along and even some dancing too! It was so lovely to see residents enjoying the music, sharing smiles and soaking up the joyful atmosphere. 
It was made even more special by the many loved ones who joined us to celebrate. Thank you to everyone who came along and helped make it such a memorable afternoon filled with love and laughter. 

We were delighted to host a special wellbeing event on Tuesday 3rd February, the home welcomed guest speaker Tina Hilpert, Tina is a qualified mental health coach and community engagement officer at Home Instead. 

Tina spoke to guests and residents about how we can better support ourselves and look after our own wellbeing during a fascinating discussion.

Energetic entertainment was the order of the day as we were joined by 'Jewel Harmonies'. The ladies treated us to a trip back to the 70s and 80s with a string of Top 40 hits. Plenty of toe tapping, clapping, singing along and smiles too!

Spreading the love this weekend at Kings Park with dancing, singing and laughter. Staff and residents, letting loose and enjoying some great tunes and a boogie together.