What types of care does Chester Court Care Home offer?

Chester Court Care Home offers Nursing care, Residential care, Respite / Short stay.

Activities at Chester Court Care Home

We understand that the people we support have passions and interests that could be difficult to pursue after moving into a care home – but that doesn’t mean we don’t encourage them to try! Some hobbies can define a person, so our Activities Coordinator is dedicated to ensuring that everyone we support is able to do what makes them happy to the best of their abilities. Social events are organised with individual tastes in mind and with the idea that residents have the opportunity to try new and exciting things.

Our aim is to make sure that our residents feel they had something to look forward to each day. We have a varied life enrichment programme, both in the home and in the community, and we always ask if there is anything different that residents would like to do. Residents and families approach our Activities Coordinator and comment on how much they enjoy what we do, so that we can continue to develop our programme to the benefit of our residents.

Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.

Lauren Corbett

Activities Coordinator

Hi, my name is Lauren and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Chester Court. I joined the team in December 2020 and bring a wealth of enthusiasm to the role. I have just graduated from university in July 2020 and have previously completed work experience at another Barchester home. During this work experience I discovered how meaningful and important activities are for residents and how they can help enhance resident’s lives. Therefore, I decided to become an activities coordinator myself as I feel this is such a rewarding role.

I love working with our Residents here at the home and getting to know them and their families so that I can deliver and support in meaningful activities, keeping them socially stimulated and active as part of our extensive life enrichment calendar. The lifestyle and continued community links are also important.

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships

As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies

Life at Chester Court Care Home

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Chippy tea's all round!

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Chester Court care home in Bedlington had a fantastic time celebrating National Fish & Chip Day on Friday 4th June, surely one of the best days of the year! Residents tucked into freshly cooked cod in batter and homemade chips along with some home-made tartare sauce and mushy peas. Residents got involved in beach themed activities including a virtual walk along a beach. The sun was shining so residents took to the garden to soak up the sun and enjoy some music, ice lollies and cider. They also participated in beach ball games and games of ring toss. General Manager, Sarah, said: “It wasn’t just the residents that were excited when we found out there was a National Fish & Chip Day, the eyes of all our staff lit up too – fish & chips are such an iconic dish, everyone loves them and it’s even better when there is a good excuse to eat them!”

Residents celebrate National Italian Day

Residents at Chester Court care home in Bedlington have been discovering all things Italiano in celebration of Festa della Republblica or Italian National Day, which took place on Wednesday 2nd June. The date marks the official formation of the Republic of Italy after Word War II.

Residents took part in Italian-themed activities throughout the day including an Italian food quiz and a virtual trip to Italy which included visiting the beautiful cities Rome, Florence and Venice, which everyone really enjoyed. The favourite activity of the day however was a pizza making masterclass, everyone had a great time making their own pizzas and getting to eat their creations afterwards.

Knowsley Safari Park

Here at Chester Court we were pleased to be able to dive into the wild safari life of Knowsley Safari and to enjoy an amazing live stream tour of the park’s grounds.

Our residents were smiling and laughing as they got up close and personal with some of the safari’s most popular animals, including giraffes and meerkats.

We had a wonderful time learning more about the animals and enjoying some live feeding demonstrations

Floristry masterclass at Chester Court

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Chester Court were treated to an interactive virtual floristry masterclass courtesy of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski, from Blooming Haus.

Blooming Haus started with a small pop-up shop in Chelsea. They have since blossomed spectacularly on to the floristry scene as ‘floral engineers’, carving themselves an outstanding reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative floral design studios. The company is the vision of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski and his business partner, Michael Dariane. The pair bring a completely fresh approach to floristry and their ambition to push the boundaries of traditional floristry has laid the foundations of Blooming Haus’ success to date.

Museum in a box with Royal Mint

Ever wanted to visit the Royal Mint Museum in Wales? Well staff and residents of Chester Court care home in Bedlington did just that, and all from the comfort of their own armchairs.

To celebrate International Museum Day Chester Court residents and staff got involved by visiting the Royal Mint Museum virtually and loaning a reminiscence Museum in a box from The Royal Mint Museum. This Museum in a box contained objects such as, out-of-circulation replica and original coins, decimeters, newspapers and photographs. Each object also had an audio file to play which described the history of the object. This interactive session is designed to stimulate memories of the changeover to a decimal currency and prompt residents to share their memories of the time.

Hairdressing is back on the agenda

There were happy scenes at Chester Court today as hairdressers were finally allowed back into the home!

Just like the rest of the country, residents had been waiting patiently for months to get their hair styled and so they were delighted to be able to book in for a long overdue cut and blow dry. The residents also enjoyed receiving manicures. It was a wonderful pamper day.