Activities at Elgar Court Care Home

Today, we took part in the Age UK Dementia Carer' Coffee morning at the Ascension Church in Malvern. Here,

At this event, Carers are able to relax and find out more about the dementia respite and residential care available at Elgar Court in Malvern.

Find out more  on our Open Weekend 22-23 July,  to find out how we can support your loved one with our specialist Dementia carers?  Call: 01684 211720 

This week, Elgar Court Care Home in Malvern, presented Malvern Parish School with a ‘Buddy Bench’, which was won by the children in a competition they ran this year.

Elgar Court Care Home- invited local schools to think up names for the three communities in their new home. The lucky winners were Malvern Parish School coming up with the winning names;

- Ground floor – Peachfield Community

- First Floor - Foley Community

- Second Floor – Beacon Community

When Malvern Parish School first heard they won the competition, they were delighted, and as it was a whole school effort, the children asked for a donation towards a new ‘Buddy Bench’ for the playground and Elgar Court were happy to oblige for such a good cause. Pupils told us the Buddy Bench is where children can sit if they are feeling lonely and want someone to come and play with them. How lovely and kind the children are!

Sarah Cadwallader, General Manager at Elgar Court Said, ‘We are all winners here! Not only have the children come up with perfectly suited names for our home’s three communities, but we are really looking forward to the initiatives we will be planning with our residents and school children over the next year’.

This is national Carers Week, and Barchester Care homes support and recognise the huge contribution unpaid carers make in Malvern and across Worcestershire. 

We all value the role carers play, and today we joined the Age UK Dementia Carers meeting in Worcester to support the work they do in raising awareness of caring and, making sure dementia carers are able to access the information and support they need. 

Join us at the next meeting in Malvern on 21st June at the Church of the Ascension (11am-1pm) and find out how we can help you.

It was World Bee day on 20 May, and today we went to Madresfield Early Years Centre to see how the children have been learning about bees and wildlife.

We enjoyed seeing all of the wonderful insect activities they had been taking part in, and saw the fabulous bee art they had made in the Willow garden.

Bees are so important to the health of our planet and they love sunflowers! So we gave each child a small packet of sunflower seeds to grow at home. We cannot wait to see the pictures the children send in showing how tall the sunflowers grow!

Thank you for letting us join you this morning, and see you all soon for more fun activities with Elgar Court Care Home.

What a fabulous day it was meeting you all at the Tewkesbury BIG Weekend 2023! 

The sun was shining and the buzz of the Tewkesbury Big Weekend was in full flow, with many visitors coming to our stall who were interested in the life we offer at a Barchester residential home.

Over 100 delicious home made cup cakes were given out with our brochures and goody bags, and eagerly received by our visitors.  A special thank you to our Barchester family Tewkesbury Fields, who made these wonderful cakes for you all to enjoy.

Thank you for meeting us, and please do keep in contact and follow us on Facebook to hear about forthcoming events this summer.

To find out more about life at Elgar Court Care Home in Malvern, please visit our website https://www.barchester.com/home/elgar-court-care-home, or call on 01684 211720

This is Dementia Action Week 15 – 21 May.

Today we were invited by Age UK to be part of the Worcester Dementia Action Alliance event at the Guild Hall in Worcester.

The Mayor of Worcester Cllr Adrian Gregson opened the event with Councillor Lynn Denham, who is the Chair of the Friends of Fort Royal Park and Worcester Dementia Action Alliance. Councillor Denham is pictured here with Sarah Cadwallader, General Manager from Elgar Court in Malvern, being shown a robotic cat and one of our many sensory dementia support tools. Dementia research suggests these can help certain symptoms of dementia, such as anxiety, agitation, loneliness, and depression

Thank you to everyone we met today who were interested in our dementia expertise and the resident care we provide: From early diagnosis to permanent support, and how our person-centred care keeps each resident living with dementia, engaged and living life to the fullest.

Why not contact us to find out how we can support your loved ones with respite stays and permanent support? Telephone Elgar Court, Malvern: 01684 880221