The Wingfield Care Home - Barchester Healthcare

Afternoon tea 💙❤️

Today we got out the 'fancy china' and enjoyed tea and delicious Scones, with cream and jam of course! 🍓A lovely afternoon spent having a good natter and listening to all our old favourite songs 🎶 Just look at all those pointed pinkies!

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

Ang donations to our tombola would be really appreciated! ❤️ Ready for our Hawaiian Party/Summer Fete coming up at the end of the month!

Please drop off any donations at Reception or to any of our staff to hand over to the Acitvities Team before 20th August ❤️

Culture Day! 🇬🇧🇮🇳🇧🇬

Today was our Culture Day Event. A morning of around the world taste sessions and a quick quiz! Followed by an afternoon of good weather, great food & even better company! 🧡

Lots of staff dressed up in traditional clothing and brought in different food for everyone to sample. The residents have thoroughly enjoyed tasting new food today and learning more about the different cultures within our home ❤️

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

Fridays are for flowers and ice-cream 🌷🍨

This morning we enjoyed some flower arranging. A lovely local lady regularly donates Sweet Pea's to the home and our residents just love the smell of them! You will be sure to see them proudly displayed around our home on your next visit.

We were also able to brighten a few of our ladies day by delivering flowers to them in their rooms 💜

This afternoon we made ice-cream sundaes and enjoyed them in our beautiful garden 🍦🍨
Plenty of strawberry sauce & sprinkles! 😋

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

🩷👑 90 & Fabulous! 👑🩷

Belated Birthday wishes to one of our lovely ladies here at the home - Joan 🎂🩷

Yesterday we celebrated Joan's 90th Birthday. She was joined by her daughter Marion for lunch and enjoyed a little tea party with family and a few friends from the home in the afternoon 🩷

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

It's been very busy today here at the home! 🧡

We started the day off with a quick visit to St John's Primary School with a couple of our ladies and enjoyed watching the children partake in their Sports Day! 🤸‍♀️

Late morning we were joined by Jessica for this week's instalment of Senior Games! Plenty of musical fun and a little bit of golf ⛳️

Then this afternoon we were joined by Diana and her String Quartet 'Stringbeanz' 🎻🎶 Playing us 70's TV Theme Tunes, Elvis, Mamma Mia and so much more! The residents have been looking forward to this one all week and it was well worth the wait!

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

🦉 Twit Twoo! 🦉

This afternoon we were joined by Wren Birds of Prey and her trio of owls 🦉 This was a much anticipated visit by all this week and it did not disappoint! The event brought residents from all three units together, with family and friends also joining in on the fun ❤️

Jenny was great providing us with lots of interesting facts and everyone throughly enjoyed being able to hold and interact with these mystical birds!

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

⭐️ Employee of the Month ⭐️

June's Employee of the Month Award goes to one of our brilliant Kitchen Assistants here at the home, Ben. Congratulations Ben! 👏

Ben is a highly valued member of the team and all his hard work and dedication recently has not gone unnoticed ❤️

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

🍰 Happy 107th Birthday, Joyce! 🍰👏

Everyone at Kingswood Court Care Home in Bristol was over the moon to celebrate Joyce's 107th birthday recently.

On her special day, Joyce received nearly 900 birthday cards from well-wishers near and far! She was truly amazed by everyone’s outpouring love and support.

What's even more amazing is that ITV News and the BBC visited the home to capture this memorable occasion. Joyce's story is spreading joy far and wide.

A big thank you to all involved in making Joyce’s celebration such a success.

Join us in wishing Joyce a very happy birthday! 🎉

To find out more about life at Kingswood Court Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, please visit their website: https://www.barchester.com/home/kingswood-court-care-home

Senior Games 💪👍

We are very lucky to be joined by Jessica every Thursday morning for light exercise, games and musical fun! Today was our third session and it gained a big thumbs up from everyone that took part! 👍

The project has been organised and offered to us by Wiltshire Council and sessions will run every week for twelve weeks in total. Finishing off with a fun and friendly festival! Senior Games promotes active living, wellbeing and quality of life among older people ❤️

Watch this space for the next post that will give you a glimpse of some of the fun we've had today..👀

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

⭐ Staff and residents from Henford House Care Home in Warminster are rooting for their hard-core General Manager, who is taking on a mammoth 100km running challenge along the oldest path in Britain. ⭐

On Saturday, 13th July, Trish Alton will attempt to run the 100km Race to the Stones to raise money for Barchester's Charitable Foundation, which supports hundreds of vulnerable individuals and small charities in local communities, helping to prevent isolation and loneliness.

Trish first started running in 2020 after unintentionally signing up for the London Marathon, she got a charity place and so couldn’t turn it down. Since then, she has completed three marathons but admits she has never taken on a challenge this big before! She will be digging deep and using all of her grit, guts and determination to try to complete the gruelling 100km race towards the 5,000-year-old Avebury Standing Stones.

Everyone is hugely proud of Trish for attempting this run. 👏

🔗 If you'd like to support Trish, please click the link below:

Trish's 100km run for Barchester's Charitable Foundation Help Patricia Alton raise money to support Barchester's Charitable Foundation

👏 We are happy to share that Upton Bay Care Home in Poole has been awarded the ultimate accolade at the Dementia Care Awards - Best Dementia Care Team in the UK. 👏

The Dementia Care Awards celebrate outstanding practice in dementia services and recognise a commitment to deliver outcome-focussed, person-centred care for people living with dementia. The awards ceremony took place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, where teams from care homes across the UK competed for the prestigious awards, acknowledging accomplishments at all levels within the social care sector.

The team from Upton Bay was named the winner at a gala ceremony where their achievements were celebrated, and they were announced the winners of the Best Dementia Care Team category. The judges commented: “A truly amazing care home team who put the residents at the heart of their work. Fantastic projects and initiatives and the willingness to share best practice is what really set the Upton Bay team apart.”

Congratulations! 🥇

To find out more about life at Upton Bay Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, please visit their website: https://www.barchester.com/home/upton-bay-care-home

💥 Three of our care homes are joining forces to raise funds for a local charity. 💥

Residents and colleagues at Wimborne, Denmead Grange and Bere Grove care homes are taking part in an 18-mile hike on Wednesday 10th July to raise money for the You Trust – Cycling Without Age.

Staff and residents at the homes are looking to help raise funds for this very important which unfortunately faces closure due to insufficient funding. Everyone is welcome to join in with the walk and all donations are welcome.

Cycling Without Age is a wonderful charity run by volunteers that provides freedom, movement and so much joy with their accessible trikes, enabling residents to explore their local area. Cycling Without Age helps care home residents live life to the fullest, enjoying the outdoors and gaining a new lease on life.

Sarah Peach, General Manager at Wimborne Care Home, said: “Taking part in fundraising for this charity is so important. Not just for Cycling Without Age but also for our residents that get such tremendous benefit from being out on the trike. The volunteers that come to the home and take our residents out have become part of the home so we want to do our very best to raise further awareness and money for the charity.”

You can make a donation by visiting: www.totalgiving.co.uk/mypage/cyclingwithoutagedonate

All contributions will be gratefully received.

🏳️‍🌈🌈 Residents, patients and colleagues across many of our care services came together to celebrate Pride Month in style with themed parties, live entertainment, fashion shows, delicious cakes and refreshing mocktails. 🏳️‍🌈🌈

Throughout June, the homes and hospitals were decorated with vibrant rainbows and bunting, embracing festivities from around the world.

Residents and patients, along with staff members, families and friends had a fantastic time experiencing the different parades and carnivals on offer, celebrating individuality, friendship, and equality.

A lovely time was had by all.

Please see a selection of photos below.

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👏 Join us in congratulating our CEO, Dr. Pete Calveley, on 10 remarkable years of leadership. 👏

Dr Pete Calveley comments: “It is never about one person’s achievement but about what you achieve as a team and we have achieved so much together. When I joined the business, our Good or Outstanding ratings were at just 40%, now we are at 86.6% Good or Outstanding which makes me incredibly proud. “

“Fundamental to great care is ensuring our residents and patients are safe and I’m exceptionally proud of our health and safety record. For the fifth time in six years, we have won the internationally acclaimed RoSPA Health & Safety Award for the entire healthcare sector which is no mean feat given the size of our business. This is incredibly important as we look after some of the most vulnerable people in society and their safety is paramount.”

“My vision for Barchester is continuous improvement – we have to ensure that we are always learning from the feedback we receive.”

To read the full article, please click on the link below:

https://www.carehomeprofessional.com/interview-ten-years-later-barchester-healthcare-ceo/

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💐🌿 Virtual Visit to the Eden Project 🌎🍃

Residents and patients across our care services had a fantastic time exploring the Eden Project virtually - an educational charity and visitor attraction based in Cornwall, featuring sprawling outdoor gardens and breathtaking biomes that house the largest indoor rainforest in the world.

During the session, everyone had the chance to reconnect with nature through their senses, memories and stories. It was truly a heartwarming experience.

A big thank you to Claire and Tracey from the Eden Project’s Community Team for the wonderful event.

Eden Project Communities

To find out more about our Life Enrichment Programme, please visit our website: https://www.barchester.com/life-barchester/activities

July, we're ready for you 🧡☀️💛

We've got owls 🦉 string quartets 🎻 and puddings 🍨 what more could you want! We hope you'll join us! Please contact the home and speak to a member of our lovely reception team if you would like more details regarding a specific activity 🧡

We've had such a lovely weekend here at the home, the perfect way to end June 🧡 There's been lots of smiles, laughter and even a few tears - happy ones! 🧡

Yesterday was our Open Day and we spent the day enjoying 1-1 spa sessions and live music performances. We had a morning performance from Jane singing all our old favourites, followed by an afternoon listening to the incredibly talented opera singer Gregory 🎶

It's not every day we welcome a goat into our home, but today was the exception! We were joined by Chloe's Mobile Farm. The residents thoroughly enjoyed meeting Max the Pygmy goat, just a baby at only 8 weeks old! 🐐 As well as rabbits Smoky and Bobby and guinea pig Polar Bear 🐰

Also, did you know here at the home we are fortunate enough to have spa baths with jets, lighting and music! Perfect for 1-1 spa and sensory sessions 🛁🫧

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

Quick reminder - it's our Open Day tomorrow! Please do come and have a look around our beautiful home. Delicious refreshments on offer and live music performances throughout the day 💚💚

🐾Pet Therapy 🐾

Pet therapy has become an integral part of care, bringing joy and comfort to those in need. Today, residents enjoyed a visit from Fizz the dog and her owners Maggie and Dave. Fizz regularly visits us here at the home and always brings a smile to so many of our residents faces ❤️ Fizz is such a gentle and clever dog, the residents particularly like giving her treats and watching her do an array of tricks. It's heartwarming to see the positive impact animals can have on our residents and always brings back fond memories of dogs they have/had🐶

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

👏 Staff, residents, families and friends at Field House Care Home in Shropshire have taken part in a charity rounders tournament and also held a coffee morning to raise funds for Lingen Davies Cancer Fund. 👏

Staff and residents at the home got stuck in to help raise funds for this very important cause. Lingen Davies Cancer Fund is celebrating 45 years of providing outstanding cancer care and they are hoping to raise £45,000 in order to mark this special occasion.

At Field House, everyone agreed that this charity was their choice because it has helped each and every person at some point in their lives. Staff and residents also agreed that the charity provides the utmost support during the hardest times.

Paula Wiggan, General Manager, and Caroline Davis, Activity Coordinator, at Field House shared the home’s donation with Karen Roberts, Community and Volunteer Fundraiser.

Jean, Resident Ambassador at the home, said: “Taking part in fundraising for Lingen Davies Cancer Fund has been a huge amount of fun and everyone at the home has been behind us all the way. It is great to have visitors in our home, especially when it raises money for such an important cause and one very close to our hearts here at Field House. We’re very glad to be able to do our bit to raise further awareness and funds for the charity.”

Field House raised a grand total of £400, which has been donated to Lingen Davies Cancer Fund. The home has pledged to raise further funds by dedicating all of their upcoming coffee mornings and charity events to the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund.

To find out more about life at Field House Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, please visit their website: https://www.barchester.com/home/field-house-care-home

🎵 Red Oaks Care Home in Henfield was buzzing with excitement when music royalty, Dave Rowntree from Blur, joined an intergenerational music therapy session hosted by Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity. 🎵

The fantastic team from Nordoff and Robbins are regular visitors to the home and their wonderful intergenerational sessions as part of Henfield Community Partnership are always loved by all the residents and members of the local community, however this one was at another level!

Nordoff and Robbins are hosting the O2 Silver Clef Awards on Friday 5 July where Blur, one of the most iconic and enduring bands of the last three decades, will receive the O2 Silver Clef Award for outstanding contributions to music.

Dave Rowntree commented: “Today has been a truly magical experience, it really is what music is all about – connecting with people and seeing the transformative effect music has on their lives. It was fantastic to see how people’s faces lit up when they were playing and listening to the music. As a professional musician, you’re often quite far removed from seeing the real effect music has, either locked away in a studio or on a huge stage far from the crowd but seeing people’s faces up close has been absolutely wonderful. I hope to do lots more sessions like this, it has been so joyful. Thanks so much to everyone at Red Oaks for having me.”

To find out more about life at Red Oaks Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, please visit their website: https://www.barchester.com/home/red-oaks-care-home

📚 The bookshelves at South Chowdene Care Home in in Low Fell, Gateshead were treated to some new additions last week, following a talk from published local author, Glenda Young. 📚

South Chowdene residents Maureen and Edna went to Birtley Library recently for a talk by Glenda Young - Author, a talented local author. The residents heard about how Glenda got into writing and her early books about ‘Corrie’. Glenda talked about growing up in Ryhope and the mining background which gave her the inspiration for her books. Her latest book however is set further afield and is about the Toffee Factory in Chester le Street and the story also uses the Belgian area ‘Elisabethville’ during WW2 in Birtley. The book is named ‘The Toffee Factory Girls’.

Edna is an avid reader and it is a dream come true to actually meet an author in person. She very much enjoyed the local history angle in Glenda’s talk, so much so that she now has five Glenda Young books to read so it is fair to say that Glenda has got a new fan!

Julie Baron, General Manager at the home, remarked: “Our residents all love to read and to discuss their favourite books, so to have a talk from a published, local author who has written about topics that are so close to their hearts and is part of the fabric of their memories, was such a great experience.”

To find out more about life at South Chowdene Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, please visit their website: https://www.barchester.com/home/south-chowdene-care-home

💃 Florence, a resident at Epsom Beaumont Care Home, used to dance for Italia Conti in London. 💃

Founded in 1911, Italia Conti is one of the leading Performing Arts institutions in the country. Recently, Florence had the amazing opportunity to go back to the Italia Conti and relive her dancing days.

Florence is now 98 years old. She danced at the Italia Conti from the age of 8 until 15 years old. During her time there, Florence was selected by a film company to dance in the film ‘The Land Without Music’. She learnt ballet and even had the opportunity to perform for the founder, Miss Italia Conti herself. Unfortunately, aged 15, Florence was evacuated because of the war, but she always kept her passion for dancing throughout her life, and still dances now.

On arrival, Florence was greeted by Principal and CEO, Hayley Newton-Jarvis. Hayley was very interested to meet Florence and learn about her past, she was amazed to learn that Florence had the privilege to meet Miss Italia Conti and perform for her 90 years ago. Florence and Louisa, Activity Coordinator at the home, were then invited to watch a ballet class with the students at the Italia Conti.

Florence said: “It was so lovely to be able to observe the ballet class, the girls danced beautifully! I was very impressed. I am so grateful to have had this amazing opportunity to visit the Italia Conti again, and revisit my past and love of dancing”

To find out more about life at Epsom Beaumont Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, please visit their website: https://www.barchester.com/home/epsom-beaumont-care-home

🎉 Staff and residents at Bushey House Beaumont Care Home were delighted to welcome Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden CBE and Councillor Paul Morris OBE for a visit to the home. 🎉

Oliver and Paul met with residents and team members at the beautiful Hertfordshire home with its impressive landscaped gardens.

Oliver Dowden spoke to the residents about being a local boy and told them he went to school in the area. As the former MP and Conservative parliamentary candidate for Hertsmere, he has huge interest in the local area. He outlined current conservative policies on key topics such as green belt and the economy and then Oliver and Paul took questions from residents. One of the residents gave the Deputy PM a bit of a grilling regarding how many new homes have been built in this area during his term.

Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, commented: “It was really important for me to visit Bushey House Beaumont to see first-hand the amazing work the staff here do. It also gave me a very timely opportunity during Carers’ Week to thank the team for all that they do. I very much enjoyed meeting and chatting to all the residents, everyone gave me such a warm welcome, although it did remind me of a recent interview with Fiona Bruce at times!”

Mary Jane Bague, General Manager at the home, said: “It was wonderful to meet Oliver and Councillor Morris and to introduce them to our fantastic team and our fabulous residents, everyone very much enjoyed chatting to them and showing off our beautiful home.”

To find out more about life at Bushey House Beaumont Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, please visit their website: https://www.barchester.com/home/bushey-house-beaumont-care-home

🏁🏁 Tour de Barchester 2024 – Day 4 🏁🏁

On the final day of the tour, Simon McCall, Commercial Director, and Shona Conway, Project Co-ordinator, were accompanied by local community members, suppliers and Barchester colleagues as they visited Hunters, White Lodge and Waterside Court care homes.

They cyclists arrived at Hunters Care Centre - Barchester Healthcare, where they were greeted with cheer, bubbles and wonderful balloon arch. The home had arranged a whole host of entertaining activities for all to enjoy and donated a whopping £500 to Barchester's Charitable Foundation.

Next, the cyclists made their second stop of the day at White Lodge Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, where they received an amazing welcome. The home’s team had prepared a fruit platter in the shape of a bike and fantastic beige buffet for the cyclists to enjoy and fuel up on. To make the occasion even more special, awards were given out for Employee of the Month and Longest Service of 20 years.

Finally, after a very long ride, the cyclists triumphantly crossed the finish line at Waterside Court Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, where they were greeted with confetti and a fabulous spread. They were also awarded with medals for their brilliant performance and contributions to the Foundation.

Throughout the day, the cyclists were also joined by Lee from Salesforce and Dan from Carterwood.

Huge congratulations to the cyclists for their remarkable achievement of covering circa 200 miles from Johnstown, Carmarthen to Wallingford, Oxfordshire! 🥇

A big thank you to all the teams and sponsors involved in making the tour such a resounding success! 👏

If you would wish to support the cyclists and Barchester's Charitable Foundation, please donate here: https://justgiving.com/page/tourdebarchester24

All contributions will be gratefully received.

This week we had the lovely Amelia join our Activities Team on work experience ❤️ Today was her last day with us and we were all sad to see her go, but she has promised to come back and visit us in the future!

Amelia is currently studying Health and Social Care at Wiltshire College and hopes to become a midwife one day 📚👶 Amelia threw herself into every activity and our residents took to her warm personality instantly. She's made us laugh lots this week and we will definitely miss her and her great sense of humour.

It was an absolute pleasure to have Amelia join us this week and we all wish her the best for the future ❤️

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

Another busy day here hosting our very own Ladies Day at the Races 🏇

We spent the morning doing some arts and crafts - creating some fabulous hats! 👒 The weather was lovely here today, so we then hosted our Ladies Afternoon Tea in our beautiful garden ☀️🏵 We all had a lovely time and some of our ladies even enjoyed a cheeky glass of wine 🍷

This morning we also took one of our lovely ladies on a walk to a local shop, something she thoroughly enjoyed. Not forgetting today was the day for our cake sale, which was a great success! 🧁 Thankyou to everyone that bought a cupcake or donated!

To find out more about life at The Wingfield, please visit our website:
https://www.barchester.com/home/wingfield-care-home

Why not visit our beautiful home? Call 01225 771550 to arrange an appointment today.

🚲 Tour de Barchester 2024 – Day 3 🚲

Throughout the third day of the tour, the core cyclists Simon McCall, Commercial Director, and Shona Conway, Project Co-ordinator, were joined by local community members and Barchester colleagues as they visited Elgar Court, Ashchurch View, Badgeworth Court and Moreton Hill care homes.

Today’s tour started at Elgar Court Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, where Sarah Cadwallader, General Manager, had arranged for the Malvern College Cadets to greet the cyclists. There was a wonderful turnout at the home, where the talented hospitality team prepared delicious treats for all to enjoy.

Next on the route was Ashchurch View Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, where the cyclists were warmly welcomed with a lovely flower display. Members of Barchester's Charitable Foundation also attended the event to accept a cheque in support of the charity.

The cyclists then arrived at Badgeworth Court Care Centre - Barchester Healthcare, where they were welcomed with a live band and joined by the ladies from the All for Art Group. The home did a fantastic job promoting and fundraising for the Foundation.

The final stop of the day was at Moreton Hill Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, Barchester’s first care home, where residents and team members eagerly awaited the cyclists at the top of the steep hill. The day concluded with some fantastic celebrations and dancing.

Another successful day, a big thank you to all involved. And huge well done to all cyclists! 👏

If you would wish to support the cyclists and Barchester's Charitable Foundation, please donate here: https://justgiving.com/page/tourdebarchester24

All contributions will be gratefully received.