Chacombe Park Care Home - Barchester Healthcare

14/10/2025

We have had a wonderful day here at Chacombe Park!

We started the day off with our regular Tuesday exercise class with Ally, keeping fit and dancing to the music. 💪👟

We finished the day with a performance from the lovely Vintage Ruby, celebrating Cliff Richards birthday and Halloween. 🎼🍂🎤

If you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

10/10/2025

The residents in our home had a lovely afternoon with wine & cheese 🍷🧀 (and lager for some of the fellas 😉)
The wonderful cheese platter was created by our talented Activities team and included a selection of cheeses from around the world 🌍. Some residents enjoyed a glass of wine in the comfort their rooms!



If you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

10/10/2025

🎉 Awel-Y-Mor Celebrates Excellent Ratings 🎉

Awel-Y-Mor Care Home in , Swansea passed a recent Care Inspectorate Wales inspection with ‘Excellent’ ratings - the best possible ratings – across the board, after being praised for operating a safe, well-maintained, caring and well-led service.

The CIW report stated that there was a strong sense of belonging and teamwork in the home, nurtured by a very well-respected management team that encourages a positive culture.

Highlighted in the report was that the care staff knew residents well and were dedicated and driven to offering them the best possible care, going above and beyond to do so.

A relative commented: “I can’t speak highly enough about the place, they are so good at the little things, all the residents come first here. My loved one has a good life here.”

Our CEO, Dr Pete Calveley, visited Awel-Y-Mor to congratulate Rachael, General Manager, and her team on the home’s Excellent ratings and award every member of staff a £500 voucher to celebrate their achievement.

Huge congratulations to everyone at Awel-Y-Mor – what a fantastic achievement! 👏

Here are some of the highlights from the day.

08/10/2025

⭐ We’re Finalists for the National Care Awards ⭐

We’re delighted to share that Barchester Healthcare has been shortlisted in the Large Care Home Group category for this year’s National Care Awards.

The National Care Awards are the largest awards recognising excellence in the UK care sector, celebrating the very best people and companies across the sector.

A huge congratulations to Aila Evangelista from Atfield House Care Home in , London, a finalist in the Care Registered Nurse of the Year category, and to the entire team at Atfield House Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, also shortlisted for Dignity and Respect Care Home of the Year. 👏

We’re so proud of all our teams who work tirelessly to provide the very best care for residents, patients and their families every single day.

The winners will be announced on 7th November at Park Plaza London – good luck to all the finalists!

08/10/2025

Our residents enjoyed a wonderful day out today in Stratford-upon-Avon.

We started the day off at Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm, where the residents enjoyed seeing different types of butterflies and having the butterflies land on them! 🦋

We ended the day with a riverside picnic and feeding the ducks and geese. 🦆🥪

If you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

07/10/2025

🖌️ Pinetree Residents Get Creative with Mosaic-Making 🎨

As part of their first home anniversary celebrations, and together with volunteers from partner company CBRE UK, colleagues and residents at Pinetree Care Home in set to work on a joint project to commemorate the occasion.

Residents were asked what they would like to do to celebrate and decided to create a beautiful mosaic sign for the home.

The project was a wonderful collaboration that everyone at the home could join in with. The end result is a fitting tribute to the home, which now hangs in reception for all the staff, residents and visitors to enjoy.

A resident commented: “It is so wonderful to try new hobbies, I had never made a mosaic before but I absolutely loved it and have been bitten by the bug! I can’t wait to have another go and see what else we can make. I really enjoyed sitting down with everyone else and working on something together, it gave us all a fantastic sense of achievement.”

What a beautiful mosaic! Well done to all involved. 👏

07/10/2025

It has been a busy start to the week here at Chacombe Park!

On Monday we got creative with some autumnal colouring and enjoyed our regular Monday morning coffee morning. 🍂☕🍂

Today we had a visit from AG Magicians, bringing fun, laughter and happiness into our home. ✨🪄

If you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

05/10/2025

Our residents had a great time at St John's Catholic church in Banbury this morning for the Sunday service ⛪️😊
One of our lovely residents Jean, a life long Catholic, told us of her desire is go to a Catholic service, so we took her and two others to the service which they enjoyed very much. The Parishioners were very friendly and made everyone feel welcome 🫶



If you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

04/10/2025

Our beautiful Evelyn and our lovely deputy singing today 💕

04/10/2025

Yesterday in our home we were visited by a Reflexologist, the lovely Denise 🙋‍♀️
She came and gave a presentation on the benefits of Reflexology.
Then she treated some of our residents to a hand massage using the Reflexology technique, this was a big hit with everyone! 😊👌


If you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

03/10/2025

♥️ The Power of Music: a heart-warming moment at Ochil Care Home ♥️

Colleagues and residents at Ochil Care Home in were over the moon to uncover a beautiful piece of history when they heard an original recording by one of their much-loved residents, Wilma, who used to be a professional singer years ago.

Wilma’s husband, Donald, had lovingly kept the original master copy of Wilma’s debut album which was recorded in 1996. Staff at the home helped Donald transfer the precious recording onto a CD to preserve it.

Everyone at the home watched the heart-warming moment when Wilma, who is living with dementia, realised the recording being played was her voice from almost thirty years ago. Her reaction was absolutely magical as her memory of that time in her life came flooding back.

What’s more, the video of that extraordinary moment showing the power of music to connect, has now been viewed over 65,000 times.

Such a beautiful moment! ✨

Ochil Care Home - Barchester Healthcare

03/10/2025

🎊Happy birthday to one of lovely residents Jean!

Her family came to visit, also bringing her Great Granddaughter. They made a big fuss of her on her big day with flowers and presents💐

After lunch the carers and her friends sang Happy birthday and presented a beautiful cake that was baked in house by of our chef Summit 🎂 👨‍🍳



If you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

02/10/2025

Our monthly Parent and toddlers group saw us welcoming some new faces to Chacombe Park 👋😀
They really enjoyed the session, we had music and activities to keep the little ones engaged, they are really looking forward to next month!
Some residents also attended and were delighted to see the little ones bouncing around full of energy! 👶🎶



If you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

01/10/2025

🥨🍻 Oktoberfest Celebrations 🥨🍻

Oktoberfest was a huge hit with residents, patients, families and visitors this year.

Our care homes and hospitals joined in the celebrations with themed decorations, live entertainment, community events and plenty of fun.

Our talented chefs and hospitality colleagues prepared a selection of pretzels and Bavarian dishes, all complemented by some refreshing cold beers.

It was a day to remember - here are some of our favourite moments.

30/09/2025

🎉 Happy Birthday Ian! 🎉

We had a lovely time celebrating with Ian, singing happy birthday and making a fuss of him on his special day!

The highlight of Ian’s day was a precious visit from his grandson, just 4 days old! 💙

It you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

30/09/2025

It’s been a busy few days here at Chacombe Park! We’ve enjoyed a lively visit from Vintage Ruby with plenty of singing and dancing 💃 🕺, a beautiful piano concert from Chris, and kept active with Ally’s fantastic exercise class.

To top it all off, this afternoon we headed outside to enjoy tea and cake in the sunshine 🍰☕️💐

It you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

30/09/2025

☕💚 World’s Biggest Coffee Morning ☕💚

Colleagues, residents, patients, families and friends across the country came together to enjoy charity coffee mornings and bake sales, raising funds and awareness for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Our care homes and hospitals hosted a variety of community events, inviting everyone to catch up over a cuppa and a slice of something delicious, all for a great cause.

Residents and patients enjoyed spending time with friends and relatives, and members of the local community. Our talented chefs baked plenty of cakes, biscuits and pastries for everyone to sample.

The events were a great success – thank you to everyone who took part and helped support this important cause.

Here are some of our favourite moments. ✨

27/09/2025

💚 ☕🍰 We held a Macmillan coffee morning in our home yesterday, a great way to raise funds to support those living with cancer. 🍰 ☕💚

Members of the public and pupils from the local Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy came along to take part. As well as refreshments we had a selection of tasty cakes baked by our chefs.

The school children had fabulous fun running off all their sweet treats running around the home grounds before heading back to their studies.

The residents enjoyed being involved in the event, chatting with everyone including the children. Donations are still being accepted, we will announce the total raised as soon as possible!



If you, or a loved one are considering care options, please call the home on 01295 712001 to book a meeting and get shown around by our Management Team.

There's always a warm welcome awaiting you within our beautiful home. Start your enquiry today via our website; https://www.barchester.com/home/chacombe-park-care-home

24/09/2025

🖌️ Virtual V&A Make-along 🎨

In celebration of National Day of Arts in Care Homes, residents and patients across the country enjoyed a wonderful V&A Virtual Make-along experience with Holly from the V&A Learning team and designer-artist Rafin Jannat.

Taking inspiration from the South Asia Gallery at the museum, everyone had the chance to experiment with paints and pigments made from everyday ingredients, creating their own unique artworks.

It was a calming, creative experience that everyone truly enjoyed. A big thank you to the Victoria and Albert Museum team for leading such an inspiring session!

Here are some of our favourite highlights. ✨

National Activity Providers Association

22/09/2025

⭐ We’re Finalists in the UK Customer Experience Awards ⭐

It’s awards season and we’re thrilled to share that our talented Customer Experience Team has been shortlisted in not one, but two categories in the prestigious UK Customer Experience Awards:

💡 Best Use of Customer Insight
💻 Best Use of Technology

We’re proud that Barchester Healthcare is the only company from the health sector to be recognised in either of these categories. The winners will be announced at Wembley in October – wish us luck!

Our nomination for Best Use of Customer Insight comes from our Tell Barchester survey, which gathers invaluable feedback each year from more than 13,500 residents, patients and their families. Every single piece of feedback helps us shape and improve the care and services we provide.

In the Best Use of Technology category, our new Connex CRM system, powered by Salesforce, has been recognised for transforming how we manage every customer interaction – making the care journey seamless.

We’re so proud of our team and grateful to everyone who shared their feedback with us.

21/09/2025

World Alzheimer’s Day 2025 – Why It Matters More Than Ever 💜

World Alzheimer’s Day, observed annually on 21st September, is a global event dedicated to raising awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

With nearly 1 million people in the UK living with dementia, understanding, support and research have never been more important.

Alzheimer’s Day serves as a powerful reminder of the challenges faced by individuals and families living with Alzheimer’s, and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention.

At Barchester, our commitment to dementia care goes beyond World Alzheimer’s Day. We strive to make a difference every day, providing compassionate support, innovative programmes, and expert care for residents, patients and families.

To find out more, please see our latest blog here: https://www.barchester.com/help-and-advice/world-alzheimers-day-2025-why-it-matters-more-ever-barchester

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16/09/2025

⭐ Happy National Housekeeping Week ⭐

This week we’re celebrating the fantastic housekeeping teams across our care homes and hospitals.

It’s a wonderful opportunity to recognise their dedication to keeping everything spotless and creating a welcoming environment for residents, patients, families and visitors.

Thank you to all our colleagues for their continuous hard work and support – you truly make a difference every day.

12/09/2025

🎉 Lotus Manor is Now Open 🎉

We’re excited to share that Lotus Manor Care Home in has opened its doors in style, with a Grand Opening performed by the Deputy Mayor of Guildford, Councillor Jane Tyson, in front of invited guests from the local community.

Our CEO, Dr Pete Calveley, and General Manager, Candy Guo, hosted the event and invited guests to view the stunning new 64-bed care home.

Designed with residents’ comfort in mind, Lotus Manor Care Home will offer residential support, respite stays and specialist dementia care, all delivered by a dedicated and passionate team of trained professionals.

Take a look at some of our favourite moments from the event. ✨

11/09/2025

🚑 Celebrating Emergency Services Day 🚒👏

Residents, patients, colleagues and visitors marked this year’s Emergency Services Day in style, recognising the contribution of local emergency services, volunteers and heroes.

Our homes and hospitals hosted a variety of community events, from coffee mornings to afternoon garden parties, inviting emergency services personnel to join for hot drinks and delicious home-made cakes.

Everyone had a wonderful time, visiting local emergency services sites, engaging in conversations and sharing inspirational stories of emergency services heroes, both past and present.