Celebrating life at Barchester

We were delighted to welcome the New Year with a day of celebrations bringing together residents, families, friends, and staff for a truly memorable occasion. The home was filled with laughter, music, and a wonderful sense of togetherness as we marked the start of a brand-new year.

Our New Year’s party created a warm and lively atmosphere, with beautifully decorated Bistro and lounges and plenty of opportunities to celebrate in style. One of the highlights of the day was our sing-along where residents and visitors joined voices to sing well-loved songs. Of course we sang our hearts out to Auld Lang Syne!

Families and friends visiting throughout the day added to the excitement, making the celebration even more meaningful for our residents. Sharing special occasions with loved ones is so important and the joy on everyone’s faces reflected just how much these moments are cherished.

As the celebrations continued there was a real feeling of happiness, connection, and positivity throughout the home. It was a perfect way to reflect on the year gone by and to look ahead with hope and excitement. We look forward to creating many more happy memories together in the year ahead. 

We had our regular Fitness Friday with Liam Rushmer PT but this one was a little bit more special than usual as today we were joined by former Professional Footballer, Junior McDougald, who grew up a few hundred yards away from Bayleaf and was here to meet life-long Tottenham Hotspur fan Clive and become the first person to sign 'Clive's Bin'.

Clive's Bin is a wellbeing initiative thought up by Liam aimed at bringing former or current athletes or celebrities to Bayleaf to meet the residents, share memories from their careers and then sign Clive's Bin before nominating the next person to come to the home.

As well as this Junior also joined Freda, John and Clive for a little bit of seated Football and seated Tennis before happily agreeing to have photos with residents and staff alike.

A big thank you to Liam for his initiative and Junior for making our morning such a memorable experience.

Starting the New Year on a positive note with our first exercise class. 

Elly from Panthera Dance, engages all the residents with her energy and enthusiasm and we all had fun and felt and felt a little bit fitter by the end. Well done everybody and keep it up!

Our residents loved our Christmas quizz and fizz evening so much they requested we do it again for New Years Eve.

Happy New Year from all at Wilton Place!

Santa came to Wilton Place Care Home - Barchester Healthcare this afternoon with goodies from Reeve the Baker, our residents were pleased to see him. 

Christmas Eve quiz and fizz on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from everyone here at Wilton Place.

Kind-hearted staff, residents and relatives came together this festive season to donate Christmas gifts to Scarlett’s Helping Hands, supporting their local children’s toy appeal.  The generous collection includes a wide range of toys, books, games and festive treats, all donated with the hope of bringing joy to children in the community who may otherwise go without this Christmas.

Wonderful local charity, Scarlett’s Helping Hands, will distribute the donated toys across the county throughout December, ensuring that children facing difficult circumstances still experience the magic and warmth of Christmas.

Wilton C of E Primary School visited us at Wilton Place and we all enjoyed some lovely Christmas Carols sung by the children they also visited some of the residents in their rooms who really appreciated the festive singing.

This week the residents enjoyed a wonderful evening of cheese and wine prepared and hosted by Hayley the Head Chef and Fiona our Activities Coordinator. A fabulous evening was enjoyed by everyone.