Hundens Park Care Home - Barchester Healthcare

24/10/2025

Lots of celebrations today here at Hundens Park!🥰 and even more cake and sweet treats🍰🍩

Our wonderful Laura and Duncan returned to work today after attending the Barchester 2025 Care Awards yesterday in Manchester! We had to show them once more how incredibly proud of them we are✨❤️

🩷🩵Then, we gathered together to celebrate Sarah’s baby shower as she leaves us to start her maternity leave tonight. We wish her nothing but luck and happiness as she welcomes the newest addition to her family into the world…👶🏼🩷🩵

23/10/2025

💚💛 Today we have all come together to watch the Barchester Care Awards 2025! 💚💛

We knew that no matter the outcome, we remain beyond proud of our incredible Laura and Duncan who are both divisional winners. What an amazing achievement that is!❤️

Laura, our wonderful Home Administrator has won the NATIONAL award for Home Administrator of the year. There was not a dry eye in the room whilst we watched her take to the stage to collect her award. We had no doubts that the national award would be yours Laura, we are so proud of you and it is so well deserved! ❤️

20/10/2025

⭐️3 days to go until the Barchester Care Awards 2025! We will be live streaming the event in our home on Thursday⭐

We wanted to take today as an opportunity to remind our Home Administrator, Laura and our Head of Maintenance, Duncan just how amazing they are!😍

❤️ Laura is the winner of Home Administrator of The Year for our division!
❤️ Duncan is the winner of Health and Safety Champion for our division!

On Thursday they will attend the care awards to see if they will become the national winners!🏆

❤️We are beyond proud of both Laura and Duncan❤️

19/10/2025

As well as having Cycling Without Age - Stockton on Tees Chapter visiting us on Thursday, we had a very busy day as our visiting hairdresser, Maggie also visited us! 💇‍♀️ 💇‍♂️

❤️😀One of our ladies said: “I’m getting used to you now, and I love it when you come to do my hair”😀❤️

✨It’s amazing what a difference a simple hair cut can do. It puts a huge smile on our residents faces and completely boosts their self confidence!✨

16/10/2025

❤️🏡We have been busy this week promoting our physical wellbeing here at Hundens Park!🏡❤️

🎃We enjoyed a walk to the local shop, we purchased some delicious doughnuts to share on our return. We just had to stop to observe the fabulous Halloween decorations!🎃

🚲Cycling Without Age took us on a bike ride through our local community, feeling the wind blowing through our hair was amazing!🚲

💃Lastly, we have enjoyed our fortnightly Zumba session with our visiting instructor, David!💃

✨Did you know that physical activity immediately improves sleep quality, reduces feelings of anxiety, and reduces blood pressure? Some long term benefits of physical activity include improved bone strength, lower risk of diabetes, and also improves balance and coordination which reduces the risk of falls!✨

13/10/2025

This afternoon we closed the curtains, dimmed the lights and enjoyed a movie afternoon🎥🍿

Our film of choice was Mamma Mia!😍

❤️🥰We came together as a group, and enjoyed the movie, and even had a sing and a dance to the music🎶 some family members even joined us for part of the movie🥰❤️

✨ Did you know, movies can stimulate imagination and creativity? They often present complex stories that encourage critical thinking and problem-solving skills!✨

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.

09/10/2025

Yesterday was Willow Wednesday!🐶

❤️🫶🏽Our activities coordinator, Chloe brought her beagle, Willow back again to see everybody!🫶🏽❤️

A few of our residents have asked when she was coming back, so Chloe couldn’t say no! She brought so many smiles to so many people’s faces🥺 Willow clearly enjoyed all of the fuss and treats that she was given🫶🏽

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!

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. 👏

06/10/2025

🎃 Halloween crafts are well under way this week here at Hundens Park🎃

Have you noticed our Autumnal decoration during your visit?🍂🍁

Over the next few weeks, we are going to be incorporating hand crafted Halloween decorations into our reception area, ahead of our Halloween party with our fabulous visiting entertainer, Pete Johnson🎤🪩

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

02/10/2025

🗞️📰 here at Hundens Park we have a delivery of the daily newspapers each day… We deliver the daily newspapers to each unit, and as you can see they are thoroughly enjoyed 📰🗞️

This afternoon over on our Swanton Suite, our ladies have been getting all glammed up💄 with makeovers, and a tipple of non-alcoholic wine🍷 they have had the most glamorous and relaxing afternoon possible😍❤️

01/10/2025

🥁Our employee of the month for September is… 🥁

Our lovely Jenni!❤️

❤️Jenni has received numerous votes from her colleagues, our residents, and their families for going above and beyond in her role as a care assistant🥰 Well done Jenni, we appreciate your hard work and dedication greatly!❤️

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. ✨

26/09/2025

🤩🎉🥂 Congratulations on your retirement Dot!! 🥂🎉🤩

Dot has been part of the Hundens Park team since 2021, working in our kitchen to ensure our residents’ nutritional and dietary needs are met to an exceptional standard. We appreciate your dedication to your role so much Dot, and your happy retirement is so well deserved.

We are delighted to have been able to celebrate your time here at Hundens Park Dot. You will be truly missed! You are finally out of the ‘Loop’!! ❤️

25/09/2025

Today our ladies had their dobbers at the ready!

We enjoyed playing bingo!😜

We have also enjoyed relaxing pamper sessions, from powder blue to glittery pink🩵🩷 our ladies are feeling wonderful, and full of self confidence with their fabulous nails💅

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.