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…

Sherwood Lodge Care Home

Easter Creativity

In the lead-up to Easter, our residents had a wonderful time making their very own Easter bonnets. The home was filled with colour, laughter, and creativity as everyone chose decorations to design something truly unique.

It was lovely to see residents supporting one another, sharing ideas, and enjoying the activity together.

Activities like this are so important for our residents’ wellbeing, helping to encourage creativity, social interaction, and a strong sense of achievement. They also provide a calming and meaningful focus, while often sparking lovely conversations and cherished memories of past Easters.

We are so proud of everyone’s beautiful creations, which helped bring extra joy and springtime spirit into our home

Chacombe Park Care Home

Allyson Keeps Us Active

Every Tuesday morning the residents look forward to taking part in the lovely Allysons exercise sessions. This varies from upbeat seated cardio to strength fitness and is a great way for the residents to stay in shape!

Elgar Court Care Home

Lizzies Farm

What a lovely sunny week it was last week when our residents took off to Bromsgrove to visit a lovely little farm at the edge of Catshill called Lizzies Farm. Home to Highland cows and many other animals our residents got to enjoy some hands care with the baby lambs, a highland cow - and even got to witness the birth of a newborn baby boy lamb!

Our residents Sheila and Leslie said the drive over was spectacular and that animals were all so wonderfully looked after. Sheila who used to live on a farm was was impressed by how clean the farm was. And Joan loved saying hello to the lambs that where in the barn for hand rearing

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Elgar Court Care Home

Beer Tasting Afternoon....National Beer Day

Residents got together to celebrate National Beer Day by enjoying a tasting afternoon by sampling what they would enjoy the most at our home. It was unanimous that the top drink was in fact the Bulmers Cider closely followed by both Becks and Carling larger!

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Elgar Court Care Home

Delightful D'Artagnan!

It was a morning full of music and singing as D’Artagnan came to play for us with our residents have a merry sing along and having a go at making music with him !

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Elgar Court Care Home

Mud, Mud Glorious Mud!

It was all hands on deck while the sun was out this past week. Our residents have been getting very busy preparing the allotment for all the veggies they already have growing in the potting shed.

Our Residents want to give a huge thank you to the Malvern Town Council and our wonderful Mayoress Cllr Marilyn Birks for providing the home with plenty of compost to keep the project going for another year.

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Elgar Court Care Home

Parkinsons Awareness

We supported Parkinson's Awareness last week and welcomed members of our local Parkinsons Group and community. Led by Jenny, we found out all about living with Parkinsons and the support we can seek living with the condition.

Jenny runs a Parkinson's group at Clarence Park Village once a month, where current and new guests can get advice and share support amongst the friendly meeting. Jenny also showed us all how to make the new Parkinson's emblem in the form of an origami Tulip!

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Sherwood Lodge Care Home

Something eggciting at Sherwood Lodge

This April, everyone at our care home warmly welcomed our newest little residents! We’ve all been eagerly watching and waiting as the chicks began to hatch from their eggs, and we’re so glad they’re finally here.

Excitement has been buzzing around the home with each new arrival. The chicks had plenty of wonderful supporters cheering them on as they pecked their way out of their shells.

Our residents have loved receiving regular updates throughout the hatching process, and many have taken time to visit and admire the chicks up close.

We were all counting down the hours until we could safely hold them, once they were settled into their cosy temporary home. It’s been such a joyful experience for everyone involved!

Chacombe Park Care Home

Easter Eggs for Everyone!

The Easter bunny was very busy today, making sure all the residents and staff members had a good day by handing out Easter eggs to all of them! The residents were delighted to receive such a tasty gift!