Activities at Glebefields Care Home

Residents and staff at Glebefields celebrated all things Irish for St Patrick’s Day this week. The home was decorated with shamrocks and all things green, white and gold!

The home marked the day with a game of St Patrick's Day BINGO! Listening to their favourite country and western songs and testing each other’s knowledge on Irish history and reciting limericks.

Chef prepared a fantastic Irish spread of traditional Irish dishes including potato soup with soda bread and stew, all washed down with a pint of Guinness, an Irish whiskey or Baileys.

General Manager, Nisha said: “Our residents have all had a brilliant day today, everyone has enjoyed the festivities – I think we all agree St Patrick’s Day is the best of all the saints days!"

There were happy scenes at Barchester’s newly refurbished Glebefields care home in Drayton, Banbury this week as staff and residents celebrated the home receiving a 5-star Food Hygiene Rating by the local authority.

The achievement is the highest rating a care home can receive from an Environmental Health officer, and shows the home has complied with all the statutory obligations; showing outstanding food hygiene standards.

General Manager, Nisha Shaji commented “Following the unannounced inspection, we’re extremely pleased to have been awarded 5-stars for our food hygiene. Achieving the highest possible standard is incredibly important, and I’m so proud of the Hospitality team at Glebefields. They are being recognised for their continued hard work in maintaining the hygiene and cleanliness standards in our kitchen.”

Food hygiene ratings are an inspection given to a food business that reflects the standards of food hygiene found on the date of inspection or visit by the local authority.

The ratings assess:

- How hygienically food is handled – prepared, cooked, reheated, cooled and stored.

- The cleanliness of a business, including taking into consideration layout and ventilation.

- How food records are managed.

Glebefields care home residents and colleagues wish to congratulate Admin support, Joanna Wojcik on receiving Employee of the Month for February 2022.

Home Manager; Nisha confirmed, "this is the second time in 6 months that Joanna has been nominated, her colleagues say she's always ready to help and offer support, regardless of the department. Our residents said; she’s such an easy going person, always happy to help."

Well done Joanna, we all hope you enjoy your voucher, and the well deserved Barchester accolade.

You too have the opportunity to join the fantastic team here at Glebefields care home in Drayton, Banbury. We’re currently recruiting for a number of roles. Please follow the link to find out more and apply today.

https://jobs.barchester.com/job-search/?JobTitle=&City=OX15+6EH

Our residents are loving the new home environment, there's nothing more special than gathering together for afternoon tea in the lounge and dining hall, to enjoy freshly made finger sandwiches and cakes.

Our WOW refurbishment project is nearly complete. We took a sneak peek around the ground floor yesterday to watch the Barchester Interior Design team at work. It’s all very exciting and looking amazing!

Celebrations to mark St David’s Day in acknowledgement of the patron saint of Wales went well yesterday. In line with Welsh traditions, we decorated our home with flags and daffodils.

As the 1st March also falls on Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) Chef prepared a superb lunch full of Welsh themed dishes, and flipped homemade pancakes for our afternoon tea.

Our residents had fun decorating with fresh fruit, lemon juice or syrup and of course chocolate! It’s safe to say they went down a treat!