Activities at Broadway Halls Care Home

We are pleased to announce that our talented hospitality team, led by Head Chef Olivia Riese have been named the winners of the annual Barchester Christmas Cake competition for the North West & Midlands Division.   

Each year hospitality teams from Barchester homes and hospitals up and down the country compete for the coveted Christmas Cake of the Year title.  The competition is run by the central hospitality team and the bar is set very high. Many of Barchester’s chefs are trained in patisserie and the Christmas cake designs are very elaborate and highly technical.  Competition is fierce and only the very best recipes and designs will prevail.

The hospitality team put their heads together and donned their aprons to come up with the most amazing Christmas cake decorated to perfection.  Their fabulous cake is a two-tiered design featuring iconic festive characters and decorated in traditional themed holly and colours.  Inside was a bouncy vanilla sponge, layered with strawberry jam and smooth vanilla butter cream – a firm favourite with the Residents.

Head Chef Olivia, has recently graduated from the Barchester Chef Academy, so this is a testament to the hard work and dedication she brings to her work.

Yesterday we welcomed the assemble of St. James Voices Choir into the home. 

We all gathered to listen to the perfect pitch harmonies of the talented group as they performed Christmas carols for our Residents, staff and relatives. 

We did of course thank them for their festive performance by serving up drinks and Christmas cookies.

Thank you St James Academy - Dudley

We recently welcomed into our home the very talented English actress and singer Sian Reeves, best known for her roles in Cutting It, Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

Sian visited us to launch her charity album ‘Remember This’ in support of the Alzheimer's Society.

Sian’s aim is to visit as many care homes as possible across the country, sharing her music to not only entertain residents but also to help stimulate their minds through the therapeutic power of music.

We all ha an amazing afternoon as Sian sang and interacted with all of the residents and told us about her career and all of the exciting roles she’s played.

The Broadway Halls 'Make a Wish Come True' initiative continues, with a story about the lovely Dorothy and her dream to swim again.

79 year old Dorothy has been a Resident with us since November 23 and is a well loved member of the Broadway Halls family. Dorothy was raised in beautiful Cornwall, and as a young child this is where her affinity with water began.

When Dorothy arrived at Broadway Halls, she could hardly weight bare, but with support from the team and regular physio, we now see her walking the hallways with her frame. This is a testament to her determination to regain her independence, which we wholeheartedly support.

24 years ago was the last time Dorothy had entered the water and with her continuing determination to break barriers, we supported Dorothy to dip her toes in the water once again.

Well done Dorothy!

Residents, staff and family members gathered outside Broadway Halls Care Home in Dudley, to cheer on the riders at the end of day two and start of day three of The Great British Care Cycle Relay.

At their stop in Dudley, riders were treated to a warm reception and buffet spread to keep them fuelled for the journey and it was a real treat for everyone as we were joined by a Classic Motor Show displaying an Aston Martin and old Villiers 250 twin motor bike, but it didn’t stop there – to top it off everyone kept cool in the summer heat by enjoying delicious ice creams from a vintage ice cream truck donated by the event organisers – it was a real treat!

The Great British Cycle Relay is a five day ride, which aims to raise awareness of care services at the heart of communities across the country.  Cycling from north to south, covering 300 miles starting in Manchester and finishing in London, visiting 16 care home communities along the way.  The cycle relay encourages participation from all those working in care, suppliers, friends and supporters.

Thank you to everyone for taking part in the Broadway Halls Dog Show.

We adapted the show to bring it inside as it was too cold for our resident judges.  Hopefully summer will be with us soon!

All entries were treated to a guided tour of the home and got to meet our Residents and Staff, it was a huge success.

The Residents were more excited than the dogs.. each Resident and judge got to greet and stroke the dogs, ask the owner questions and were then judged in the categories of:

Old-timer & best bark 

Best in Home -

Dog they most wanted to keep at the home 

Cutest Face

Congratulations to all our winners!