Homefield Grange Care Home

25/07/2025

🌾 Fresh bakes, new skills, and lots of fun! 🧑‍🍳🍞

Last week, 11 of our amazing chefs and kitchen assistants from across the Caring Homes Group took part in a fantastic Chef Bakery Masterclass at Newlyns Farm Shop, Café & Cookery School in Hampshire and what a day it was!

The goal? To step out of the kitchen and into a learning space where they could develop new skills like baking fresh brioche buns, white loaves and even homemade donuts! The session focused on using fresh produce, exploring new ingredients and learning how to fortify recipes for our residents’ nutritional needs.

A few of our superstars stood out:
🍔 Burger & brioche champ – Jeff (Kitchen Assistant, The Orchard Nursing Home)
🍞 White loaf winner – Chef B (Head Chef, Sanford House Nursing Home)
🍩 Donut duo – Nadia & Tatiana (Benson House Care Home)
🌟 All-round star – Ellie (Kitchen Assistant, Cotman House Care Home)

Everyone left with big smiles, full hearts and a hand-picked goodie bag from the farm shop! We can’t wait to see these delicious new skills brought into our care homes for our residents to enjoy! 💙

A huge thank you to Lifetime Training for supporting the day.

23/07/2025

🍰 The Signature Cake Off is back! 🎉

At Caring Homes, we don’t just care for our residents, we bake joy into every day! We're excited to announce the launch of our 2025 Signature Cake Off Competition; a much-loved event that brings together our talented chefs, team members and residents to create a showstopping cake for our cherished ‘High Tea at 3’ experience. ☕

Last year’s winner, a delicious Courgette & Lemon Cake from Horsell Lodge Care Home's own Chef Gavin Speller, which now takes pride of place on our weekly High Tea Trolley and it’s safe to say our residents are still talking about it! 💛

This year, the competition is back and bigger than ever. Teams from across the country will soon be whisking, folding and icing their way to the finals, where a resident-inspired creation will be crowned our new signature cake.

We can’t wait to see the creativity, passion and teamwork that this competition inspires and most importantly, to celebrate the joy these bakes bring to the residents we care for.

🧁 Stay tuned as we share updates (and maybe a few sneak peeks) in the lead-up to the grand final Bake Off in September!

17/07/2025

🎉 Celebrating 5 amazing years with Becci! 🎉

We're so proud to celebrate Rebecca Woolard, our fantastic Customer Relations Manager, who is marking 5 years with Caring Homes! 💙

Becci is an invaluable part of the Homefield Grange family, always ready with a smile, a kind word and expert advice for anyone navigating the journey into care.

If you're exploring care options in Christchurch or the surrounding area, Becci is your go-to guide. She's always happy to answer your questions and can arrange a private tour of our beautiful home.

💬 Thinking about care for yourself or a loved one? Get in touch, Becci would love to help!

17/07/2025

🎉 A huge congratulations to our lovely Thandazile! 🎉

We’re so proud to celebrate a truly special milestone, Thandazile has officially passed her OSCE exam and gained her UK Nurses PIN! 💙👏

This achievement is no small feat. To gain a UK PIN, internationally trained nurses must complete a rigorous process, including English language exams, a computer-based test (CBT) and finally the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) – a practical exam that tests clinical skills, decision-making and compassionate care under pressure.

Thandazile’s hard work, determination and commitment to excellence has truly paid off, and we’re thrilled to now officially welcome her to our Homefield Grange nursing team as a Registered Nurse. Her warmth, clinical knowledge and dedication to our residents shines through in everything she does.

We’re so lucky to have you as part of the Homefield Grange family, Thandazile – and we can’t wait to see all you’ll go on to achieve 💐💉👩‍⚕️

16/07/2025

✨ Behind the Kitchen Doors – Hospitality Careers

It’s not just meals — it’s nourishment, connection and care.

Go behind the kitchen doors at Caring Homes Homes and meet the hospitality teams who make every day feel special. Because good food and friendly service are just as important as any medicine.

🔗 Watch the video - https://ow.ly/aHzE50W3XqR

Step into the heart of Caring Homes and discover the vital role our hospitality team plays in enriching the lives of our residents. This video offers an inside look…

11/07/2025

07/07/2025

Happy world chocolate day, see our poll below to vote 🗳

02/07/2025

We were so blessed to celebrate lovely Rays 103rd birthday with his friends and family 🎂

02/07/2025

From Retail to Care 🛍️➡️💜

✨ Thinking of a change? Many of our team members joined us from completely different industries and never looked back.

Meet Lindsey who made the switch from retail into care and found new confidence, purpose and belonging with her inspiring career journey.

🔗 Watch the video https://ow.ly/mOn950W3XbL

Meet Lindsey Bell, a former retail professional who found her true calling as a care assistant, inspired by the compassionate legacy of her late mother. In this…

01/07/2025

Looking for the right care home for a loved one? 💙

Becci, Customer Relations Manager at Homefield Grange, personally invites you to come and experience the warm, welcoming atmosphere of our home with a private tour. Whether you're exploring options or ready to make a decision, we're here to support you every step of the way.

📅 Watch below and get in touch to arrange your visit, we'd love to show you around!

25/06/2025

Caring Homes has been named one of the Top 10 Mid-Size Care Providers in the UK by the 2025 Lottie Awards which is fantastic news as earlier this week we celebrated The Orchard Nursing Home's double award win (Top 100 Care Homes in the UK and Top 10 Care Expert’s Choice Award)!

This amazing recognition is based on what really matters: 💙
✅ Exceptional care quality
💻 Innovation through digital tools
🛠️ Operational excellence
💼 A positive, people-first culture

It’s a proud moment for our teams across the country who go above and beyond every day to make our homes safe, welcoming and filled with kindness. And for families, it’s one more reason to feel confident that you’re placing your loved one somewhere they’ll truly thrive.

📖 Read more about the awards on our latest news story: https://www.caringhomes.org/news-and-events/caring-homes-named-one-of-uks-top-10-mid-size-care-providers-at-inaugural-lottie-awards