Pittsmead Grange Care Home - Barchester Healthcare

22/10/2025

🌍 Cultural Day Celebrations Continue at Pittsmead Grange! 🎉

What an amazing follow-on from our team’s Culture Day! Our wonderful staff have been busy preparing and sharing a variety of delicious dishes from around the world — including Italy, Romania, India, and of course, some classic favourites from the UK! 🇮🇹🇷🇴🇮🇳🇬🇧

The home was filled with incredible aromas, laughter, and plenty of full tummies! 🍝🥘🍛🥧

A big thank you to our fantastic team for bringing their cultures, talents, and passion for food to life — it’s been a truly heartwarming day at Pittsmead Grange ❤️

22/10/2025

🌍 Culture Day at Pittsmead Grange! 🎉 🇬🇧

Today we’re celebrating Culture Day within our home — a wonderful opportunity to share traditions, stories, and of course, delicious food! 😋

Our lovely residents Maureen, Linda, and Doreen kicked things off perfectly this morning with a classic British favourite — a traditional bacon sarnie with a generous helping of ketchup! 🥓🍞❤️

It’s been a fantastic start to a day full of laughter, good company, and cultural celebrations from around the world. 🌎✨

21/10/2025

💇‍♀️✨ Hairdressing Day at Pittsmead Grange! ✨💇‍♂️

It’s a fabulous day of pampering here at Pittsmead Grange, with our wonderful residents enjoying fresh new styles and a little extra sparkle! 💕

A special shout-out to our lovely Resident Ambassador, Maureen who is always on hand at reception to make sure everyone arrived on time and left looking (and feeling!) fabulous. 🌸👏

There’s nothing like a good hair day to brighten the week! ☀️💖

20/10/2025

✨ Happy Diwali from everyone at Pittsmead Grange! ✨

Today we celebrate the beautiful Festival of Light with our residents in the lounge — enjoying delicious traditional sweet treats, colourful decorations, and plenty of smiles all around! 🪔💛

It will be a wonderful day filled with laughter, light, and love as we come together to honour this special occasion. Wishing all our residents, families, and friends a very Happy Diwali — may your days be filled with joy and brightness! 🌟

18/10/2025

What a heartwarming surprise! 💛

Our Pittsmead Grange Care Home - Barchester Healthcare residents couldn’t resist popping over to our sister home, Emily Jackson House Care Home - Barchester Healthcare to surprise their dear friend Ron! 🥰
There were hugs, laughter, and plenty of stories shared — it’s amazing how friendships like these brighten everyone’s day! ✨💬💖

Here’s to more special moments like this! 🌼

16/10/2025

🎶💃 Singing & Dancing Afternoon at Pittsmead Grange! 🕺🎵

What a fantastic afternoon we had here at Pittsmead Grange! Our residents had a wonderful time singing along to their favourite tunes and showing off their best dance moves. 💖✨

The smiles, laughter, and music filled the home with such a joyful atmosphere — it truly was an afternoon enjoyed by all! 🎤😊

A big thank you to everyone who joined in and helped make the day so special. 🌟

15/10/2025

🎨 Creative Crafts at Pittsmead Grange! 🎶

Residents from across the home joined together for a lovely, creative morning filled with colour, conversation, and fun as we got hands-on with some arts and crafts! ✂️🖌️

Afterwards, we were keeping the good vibes going with a Frank Sinatra Quiz — a little trip down memory lane celebrating the voice of swing himself! 🎤💙

Everyone who came along got creative, test med their Sinatra knowledge, and enjoyed a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves ! 💫

13/10/2025

🌟 Afternoon Fun at Pittsmead Grange! 🌟

Our amazing General Manager, Sid, joined in on an afternoon filled with laughter, puzzles, and dancing alongside our lovely Mary and Sara 💃🧩✨

It’s always wonderful to see everyone smiling, sharing stories, and making memories together. At Pittsmead Grange, we believe every day is brighter when shared with good company and a little bit of fun! 💛

11/10/2025

🌟 Introducing The Jolly Trolley at Pittsmead Grange Care Home! 🌟

We are delighted that our Regional Director, Rachelle, was able to help us launch our new initiative — The Jolly Trolley — designed to support our residents who may be nutritionally compromised.

The Jolly Trolley is filled with a selection of tempting snacks, nourishing treats, and comforting hot drinks such as hot chocolate and milkshakes. 🍫☕ These high-calorie options encourage residents to make their own choices and enjoy a little extra indulgence throughout the day.

💛 Key Benefits:
✅ Promotes independence and personal choice
✅ Supports improved calorie intake and energy levels
✅ Makes nutrition enjoyable and engaging
✅ Adds a touch of fun and positivity to our daily routines

Our residents are so excited they wanted to set a challenge to see if we could get Cadbury Dairy Milk Walkers Mini Cheddars McVitie's McCoy's SNICKERS Milkybar Butterkist innocent Sensations Snacks innocent to help us fill our trolley with more delicious items ☺️

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.

10/10/2025

🍽️ Pittsmead Grange Residents Enjoy Lunch at🍻 The New Inn Hayes

Our lovely residents recently enjoyed a fantastic lunch outing to The New Inn, Hayes!
It was a wonderful afternoon filled with laughter, delicious food, and great company.
Everyone had such a lovely time relaxing together and soaking up the friendly pub atmosphere.
A big thank you to the team at The New Inn for making us feel so welcome — we’ll definitely be visiting again soon!

If you or someone you know is interested in finding out more about life at Pittsmead Grange Care Home, we’d love to show you around.

🌐 Website: https://www.barchester.com/home/pittsmead-grange-care-home

📞 Number to dial: 020 8194 7850

Come and see what makes our community so special! 💜
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09/10/2025

🥐 Cooking Up Fun at Pittsmead Grange! 👨‍🍳

The residents rolled up their sleeves and joined Head Chef Andrew and the kitchen team for a hands-on cooking session — making their very own homemade sausage rolls! 🥰
We thought we would try and give Greggs a run for their money!

From mixing and rolling to that delicious golden bake, everyone had a fantastic time learning, laughing, and of course, tasting the results! 🌟

It’s always wonderful to see our residents getting creative in the kitchen and enjoying the simple joy of cooking together. 💛

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

🧩 Board Game Special at Pittsmead Grange 🎲

At Pittsmead Grange, we love seeing our residents enjoy a little friendly competition — whether it’s a cosy 1-to-1 game of Connect 4 or a cheerful group round of Scrabble.

Board games bring smiles, spark conversation, and create wonderful moments of togetherness. It’s all part of the warm, welcoming atmosphere we’re proud to offer here at Pittsmead Grange. 💛

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. 👏

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

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

☕💚 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. ✨

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. ✨

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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.