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…

Hazel Lodge Care Home

It wouldn't be Christmas without a visit from The Grinch

Recently Hazel Lodge was plagued by a complete menace! A real trouble maker, that's right Mrs Grinch was causing carnage around the home 💚💚We forgave her slightly as she did bring an amazing DJ and Karaoke with her. So while she was causing trouble around the home at least we were having a great time singing and dancing. Thank you to Mrs Grinch aka Rose and Mark the DJ. We had such a fun afternoon.

Christmas Cards with Claverham

Thank you to the wonderful pupils from Claverham Community College who recently came in to make Christmas cards with our residents. The children were so polite and full of conversation with our residents. They took the time to go around the home and chat to everyone. Thank you Claverham, it was lovely to see you. We look forward to seeing you for Christmas carols very soon.

Fitness Friday at Bayleaf

Fitness Friday at Bayleaf never fails to inspire us all.

Once again we were joined by Liam Rushmer PT for a morning of activities. After some light chair exercises, the residents were only too happy to engage in a competitive game of balloon tennis.

There was a lot of laughter throughout the room and the residents showed a very impressive set of skills.

We ended the morning with a well earned hot drink and a snack and we are already looking forward to seeing Liam and the team again.

Bere Grove Raises Money for Age Concern Cowplain

Bere Grove Care Home visited Age Concern Cowplain to present a cheque for the money raised from the Christmas Fair held on Sunday 7 December. Thanks to the enthusiasm and the generosity of families, local businesses, and supporters £180 was raised. Age Concern Cowplain, is such a valuable organisation supporting older people within the community.

Julie at Age Concern expressed her thanks, “We are incredibly thankful to Bere Grove Care Home for choosing Age Concern Cowplain as the charity to support at this annual event. This contribution makes a real difference to the older people we help every day, and we are truly appreciative of the kindness shown by everyone involved.”

Darcy Gardens Care Home

Menu Taster Event

This week we hosted a special taster event at Darcy Gardens so people could sample some of the delicious food we will be serving our residents.

We invited people from some local charities to join us as we wanted to not only get to know them more and hear about the wonderful work they do but also to say thank you for all they done in their communities this year!

Kings Park Care Home

Christmas Carols

We were absolutely delighted to see the children of Ferndown First School singing this week at Kings Park.

They made all our residents so happy with their beautiful voices, it was wonderful to watch. The children sang most of the classics and really spread some Christmas cheer. We can't wait to welcome them again soon!

A wonderful festive visit at West Abbey!

The Mayor of Yeovil Counciller Tony Lock paid a special visit to West Abbey to extend festive greetings to residents, staff and relatives. During the visit, the Mayor toured the home, spoke with residents, and shared warm Christmas wishes.

A big thank you to the Mayor for visiting West Abbey and spreading the Christmas cheer.

Santa's Grotto

A big thank you to everyone who came to see Santa here at Upton Bay .

Your support is greatly appreciated, and we hope you all had a wonderful time full of festive fun.

A special shoutout to Lance from Men Shed for bringing Santa to life for us and making the day

extra magical.

Canford School’s Annual Christmas Music Concert

Lovely afternoon at Canford School’s Annual Christmas Music Concert.

Residents enjoyed a beautiful solo violin rendition of “It Ain’t Necessarily So,”

talented piano and saxophone performances, and everyone joining in festive carols.

Homemade shortbread, mince pies, and tea made it perfect.

Thank you, Canford School, for the wonderful invitation.