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Why Barchester Healthcare?

At Barchester, we celebrate life and all that means to the people we support. By recognising and treating each person as an individual, we seek to truly get to know everything that makes them unique, to provide the highest standard of personalised care.

Life in a Barchester care home is about so much more than a high quality of care too. Over 30 years’ experience means we’re committed to making sure every day is enriched, purposeful and fulfilled, and understand that positive dining experiences and luxurious, social environments can make a difference to a person’s overall comfort, happiness and well-being.

With over 260 care homes across the UK, our passionate and well-trained teams support thousands of residents and families every day. We understand the search for care can be daunting, and with a lot to consider, sometimes it’s difficult to know where to start. Find out how the care team in your local Barchester care home can help you, no matter what stage of your care journey you’re on.

Award-winning care for over 30 years

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Our care commitments

Barchester’s Care and Life Enrichment Framework includes seven care commitments that guide everything we do, every single day. This holistic approach to care is underpinned by our well-trained teams to provide care and support that’s tailored to each individual.

The care and life enrichment framework

Person-centred care

We see each person as an individual, and want to understand and learn about each and every resident to deliver the best possible care. We will seek to understand their history, their life story, the things they love and the things they don’t. Residents and their families will always be at the centre of our decision making, working alongside our teams and professionals to get the best outcome. It’s our way of thinking, and our way of showing we care.

Supporting and involving residents and families and friends

We welcome friends and families, and always do our best to work alongside them to deliver the best care. We understand the importance of communication, from a formal meeting to a quick hello, and encourage them to be part of the running of our homes. We welcome ideas and feedback, always seeking to improve and we are always here to listen and help.

Good nutrition and positive dining experience

We understand that food is vital to the health and well-being of those we support. Our professionally trained chefs are passionate about creating food that is delicious, nutritious and wholesome, that nourishes the body and soul; and they recognise that we are all different. Therefore our menus are tailored to individual residents’ personal taste, and the dining experience is one of choice: sociable and interactive or quiet and contemplative. Whenever and wherever, food and drink is available for you to enjoy.

Find out more about Barchester’s hospitality services.

Providing the best living environment

‘Home is where love resides, memories are created, friends always belong, and laughter never ends’ and we strive to make our homes comfortable and inviting and a place that everyone can enjoy visiting. They are a place to make friends, enjoy hobbies and try new things whilst socialising, or find solace with places to be quiet and alone, without being lonely.

Our bedrooms are designed to enable residents to create a unique and personal environment tailored to them, full of memories and treasured things for comfort and fulfilment. We aim to create an environment that is welcoming and relaxing with easy navigation, and areas inside and out, that give freedom and independence within a safe space, ensuring that residents feel content and fulfilled, and our staff can thrive.

Facilitating life enrichment

Our people are trained and committed to enriching the lives of all of our residents through stimulating the mind, the body and the soul. Every resident is unique and we support positive well-being through a wide range and choice of events, outings, connections in the community and tailored activities.

We promote social inclusion through engagement with residents/patients whether in their personal space, or in the heart of the service with others, to ensure everyone receives the support that adds enrichment to their life.

Find out more about Barchester’s life enrichment programme.

Attracting and developing the best people

Great care is delivered by great people and a committed, well-trained staff team requires special aptitudes and skills, along with a caring and inclusive view on life. We are committed to ensuring that all of our teams are recruited for their caring attitude, are well trained and supported, to deliver for our residents. We have clear and comprehensive career development pathways, and skills training to ensure everyone can achieve their aspirations and build on their skillset with our support.

Our foundation is built on amazing people and our focus will always be on attracting, recruiting and retaining the best care givers and support team members, and supporting them to be their best every day.

Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement

We always strive to deliver on the high standards we set ourselves on behalf of our residents and their families, and we constantly monitor, assess and report against those standards throughout the organisation.

Transparency is key as we support each other to deliver those standards expected of us, and every home strives to deliver ongoing improvement, reflecting on performance and lessons learned, to get better every day, through our continuous quality improvement culture.

Reviews and ratings

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Google Review

31 January 2026

Meadow Park Care Home

We used Meadow Park Care Home for two weeks of respite care for my uncle Alex and from the moment we arrived it was warm and welcoming. The staff are incredibly friendly, kind, and genuinely caring — we honestly cannot fault them at all.
The support offered to the family was fantastic and very reassuring during what can be a difficult time. Nothing was too much trouble and we always felt listened to and supported.
Thank you to everyone at Meadow Park for providing such excellent care and compassion. We are truly grateful.
Tracy

Tracy Gales

Google Review

31 January 2026

Hyacinth House Care Home

What a lovely home. We had to find my mother in law a placement very quickly, Wimborne Care Home didn't disappoint. Kathy was made so welcome, all the staff we extremely friendly and understanding of our situation. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this home! 5 *

Shân Barrie

Google Review

31 January 2026

Lydfords Care Home

Lydfords really take part in our community and involve their residents in our activities. They have allowed our Community Benefit Society to hold regular meetings at the Care Home as we have pursued our aim of purchasing village pub (The King’s Head). The coffee and cake they provide is a delicious and generous bonus. Great staff, warm and clean - like the home.

Bettina Dudkin

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Types of care

Types of care

At Barchester, we treat everyone as individuals, and always tailor our services and support to meet their needs.

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When you join the Barchester family, we don’t just want you to feel valued, we want you to truly love what you do. This is your chance to make a difference every day.

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