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The Fernes Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, 6 Samuel Mortimer Close, Fareham (2025)

06/08/2025

Residents sliding into fun! 🥌

Nothing like a great game of curling to bring smiles, teamwork, and a little friendly competition.

Residents enjoyed spending the morning in the music area on Memory lane playing a game of curling. Nothing like teamwork, friendly competition and smiles. With the new floors across Memory lane it gives us more spaces to enjoying curling!

Spirits were high and stones are flying—letting the good times roll!

01/08/2025

Minibus trip 🚌

A lovely afternoon spent in Wickham Square on our minibus trip!

Residents enjoyed browsing the charming shops and admiring the knitted post box toppers. Followed by coffee and gorgeous carrot cake!

A beautiful day to take in the festive decorations just before the big festival kicks off – a perfect little escape just up the road from us !

31/07/2025

National Cheesecake Day Celebration – 30th July 🍰

When we saw this on the calendar our Baking Club residents decided it would be nice to make our own cheesecake so they got hands on and made one from scratch — sharing laughs, stories, and some secret family recipes also!

We also made special sweet treat deliveries to both residents in their rooms and our hardworking staff 🍰

A big thank you to everyone who took part — especially our residents for their baking skills and smiles. ❤️ Top floor will be enjoying their cheesecake this afternoon!

28/07/2025

🎉 Kicking off the week with some BINGO fun! 🎉

Residents gathered for a lively game of bingo, winning lovely prizes and sharing plenty of laughs. 🏆✨

Bingo isn’t just fun – it brings real benefits too:
🧠 Boosts cognitive function
👫 Encourages social interaction
😊 Lifts mood and reduces stress
💪 Improves hand-eye coordination

A wonderful way to start the week – full of smiles, connection, and a little friendly competition! 💛

26/07/2025

International Self-Care Day 💆‍♀️🧘‍♀️

Thursday we celebrated International Self-Care Day with a range of relaxing and revitalizing activities for our incredible team and residents-

☀️ Morning Refreshments
We kicked off the day by delivering a continental breakfast to all staff — a nourishing way to start the morning and show appreciation for everyone’s hard work.

🎶 Sound Bath Therapy
Led by the amazing Karen, our sound bath therapy sessions provided a calming escape, helping residents reset their energy and find inner balance.

💆 One-to-One Room Visits
Throughout the afternoon, Gemma & Karen enjoyed pampering our residents with self-care treatments including:
💅 Gel Nails
🦶 Foot Massages and Foot Spas
💬One to one chats

Each element focused on promoting the importance of regular self-care — for physical well-being, mental clarity, and emotional resilience.

25/07/2025

🌿 A Warm Welcome to Our New Head of Housekeeping 🌿

We’re delighted to welcome Kerry to The Fernes family as our new Head of Housekeeping! With a wealth of experience and a keen eye for detail, Kerry brings both passion and professionalism to this vital role.

Please join us in extending a heartfelt welcome as Kerry settles into the role!

24/07/2025

Morning Fun & Friendship! 🌈💫

This morning, our residents gathered in the activity room for a creative and heartwarming session of friendship bracelet making! 🎨✨

They spent time sorting colorful beads, picking out their favourite patterns, and designing unique bracelets that reflect their personalities and style. More than just a craft, it was a beautiful opportunity for bonding, sharing stories, and discovering new things about each other.

Check out the last group photo showing off their stunning creations and even brighter smiles! 📸💕

A wonderful reminder that friendship can be made—bead by bead. 💖

23/07/2025

🧩✨ Fun & Games ✨🧩

Our residents enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of Scrabble and board games, filled with laughter, friendly competition, and lots of smiles

It’s always lovely to see everyone come together to test their word skills, share stories, and make memories over some classic games.

Here’s to more afternoons like this one! ❤️

18/07/2025

🎾🍓 Wimbledon Fun Across Our Homes 🎾🥂

Residents and patients across the country had a delightful time following the annual Wimbledon tennis tournaments.

Many homes and hospitals were decorated with themed flags and banners, as residents and patients engaged in a range of enjoyable activities, including mini tennis championships, quizzes and interactive sessions.

The big tennis enthusiasts were thrilled to watch the famous matches virtually from the comfort of their armchairs and to join the afternoon tea parties with strawberries and cream, Pimm’s and champagne.

Everyone had a fantastic time!

Take a look at some of our favourite moments in the photos below.

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14/07/2025

⭐ Barchester Care Awards 2025 – Divisional Winners ⭐

We would like to thank everyone who has submitted their nominations for this year’s Barchester Care Awards! We are delighted that so many individuals and teams have been recognised.

This year, more than 5,250 nominations were received and after much deliberation we are happy to announce the 2025 Divisional Winners.

Huge congratulations to everyone who was nominated - and a special well done to the Divisional Winners, recognised as the best of the best in their division! 👏

11/07/2025

🎉 Farley Gardens is Now Open 🎉

Our new luxury care home in has opened its doors in style, with a Grand Opening performed by the Worshipful Mayor of the Borough of Bracknell, Councillor Janet Cochrane, in front of invited guests from the local community.

Our CEO, Dr Pete Calveley, and Senior General Manager, Simona Cioinac, hosted the event and invited guests to view the stunning new 62-bed care home, which is now open and welcoming its first residents.

The home has been designed with residents’ comfort in mind and the team at Farley Gardens will offer residential support, respite stays and specialised dementia care, all delivered by a dedicated and passionate team of trained professionals.

To find out more about life at Farley Gardens Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, please visit their website: www.barchester.com/home/farley-gardens-care-home

09/07/2025

👏 Port Manor is Now Welcoming Visitors 👏

We’re excited to share that our newest luxury care home, Port Manor in , is now open for show rounds and everyone is welcome to come and visit.

When the home opens this summer, it will offer person-centred residential, dementia and respite care in a lovely setting.

With residents’ wellbeing and comfort in mind, the home has a wonderful warm, homely feel with beautiful gardens, a café for socialising and enjoying freshly baked treats, spa bathrooms for a luxury bath time experience, beautifully designed en-suite bedrooms with smart TVs, a choice of comfortable lounges and an in-house hair salon for a little bit of pampering.

If you are considering care for yourself or for a loved one, the friendly team of experts at Port Manor Care Home - Barchester Healthcare is available to answer any questions you may have about life in the home and the support on offer.

🔗 www.barchester.com/home/port-manor-care-home

07/07/2025

🎉 Hall Park Celebrates Outstanding CQC Rating 🎉

We’re delighted to share that Hall Park Care Home in passed a recent Care Quality Commission inspection with ‘Outstanding’ ratings - the best possible ratings the home can achieve – across the board, after being praised for operating a safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service.

Jodie Rakhra, General Manager at the home said: “We are absolutely thrilled that Hall Park has been rated ‘Outstanding’ following the CQC’s latest inspection. It is fantastic to have the hard work and dedication of everyone here recognised. Our staff are all superstars, everyone supports each other and pulls together. I’m so proud of our team, our residents and our home.”

Our CEO, Dr Pete Calveley, visited Hall Park to congratulate Jodie and her team on the home’s Outstanding ratings and award every member of staff a £500 voucher to celebrate their achievement.

He commented: “Hall Park is a fantastic home delivering exceptional care to its residents, I couldn’t be prouder of Jodie and every single member of staff here. I am delighted to be here today to congratulate everyone personally, meet the residents and chat to the team about their wonderful work.”

Huge congratulations to everyone at Hall Park Care Home - Barchester Healthcare! What a brilliant achievement! 👏

04/07/2025

🐝🍯 What a Buzz! 🐝🍯

As part of our Live Virtual Events programme, residents and patients across the country enjoyed a fascinating virtual talk yesterday, led by expert beekeeper Julia Young, on The Wonderful World of Bees.

Everyone was absolutely captivated by her stories – from the intricate waggle dance to the royal drama of bee regicide. Who knew the life of a honeybee could be so exciting?

It was a great opportunity to learn more about nature, hives and the extraordinary teamwork of bees.

To make things even more exciting, the talented chefs at our homes prepared delicious themed treats and refreshments - including honey sandwiches, honey flapjacks and tea sweetened with local honey.

Thank you, Julia! 👏

03/07/2025

⭐ Top 10 Care Provider in the Lottie Awards 2025 ⭐

We’re delighted to share that Barchester has been named one of the UK’s Top 10 Large Care Providers as part of the inaugural Lottie Awards.

In addition, five of our care homes have been recognised in the Top 100 Care Homes category, out of more than 14,000 care homes across the whole country:

• Chorleywood Beaumont Care Community - Barchester Healthcare: Top 100 and Top 10 for Best Outdoor Space
• Highview House Care Home - Barchester Healthcare: Top 100 Care Home
• Lucerne House Care Centre - Barchester Healthcare: Top 100 Care Home
• South Grange Care Centre - Barchester Healthcare: Top 100 Care Home
• Trinity Manor Care Home - Barchester Healthcare: Top 100 Care Home

The Lottie Awards, launched this year, celebrate the UK’s leading care homes across four key areas: Quality of Care, Operational Excellence, Digital Impact and Workplace Culture.

Winners were selected through a detailed, data-led review of more than ten important indicators, including CQC ratings, enquiry responsiveness, resident feedback and staff wellbeing.

A huge thank you to all our incredible colleagues for making this recognition possible – and congratulations to all the winners on this fantastic achievement! 👏

01/07/2025

🌟 Iverley View 🌟

Iverley View is a brand-new purpose-built care home in that provides excellent 24-hour residential care in a warm and friendly environment, as well as caring for those living with dementia.

At Barchester - Iverley View Care Home the experienced and dedicated team delivers exceptional standards of compassionate care, which focuses on the individual needs of each resident.

The home also features a wide range of facilities including a café serving tea, coffee and homemade cakes, and a collection of dining rooms, a cinema to watch the classics and a relaxing spa bathroom located on each floor of the home.

Check out the video to see our stunning home. 🎥

30/06/2025

☀️ Beat the Heat: Essential Summer Safety Tips for Hydration 💧

Learn why staying hydrated is especially important for older adults during the summer. Discover expert tips for keeping safe and cool in the warmer months.

27/06/2025

☕ Coffee with a Firefighter 🚒👨‍🚒

Lindum House Care Home in recently welcomed local heroes from the fire brigade for a fantastic ‘Coffee with a Firefighter’ event.

Residents, colleagues and visitors enjoyed chatting with the firefighters, learning more about their daily duties and hearing fascinating stories from the local community – all over cups of freshly brewed tea and coffee.

Head Chef Matt prepared a mouth-watering selection of cupcakes especially for the occasion.

Adding to the fun, children from Safe 'n' Sound Nursery also joined in, bringing even more smiles and excitement to the day.

What an amazing experience for all involved! 👏

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

26/06/2025

🎉 Exciting News from Barchester 🎉

We’re thrilled to share that Natasha Lazovic, Managing Director of Barchester’s South Division, has been promoted to our Executive Board as Chief Operating Officer.

The news came just as Natasha celebrated an incredible 11 years with Barchester – a fitting milestone for such a well-deserved recognition.

A trained nurse, Natasha first came to the UK from Serbia in 1994. She joined Barchester in May 2014 as Regional Director leading 10 homes, which then doubled to 20 as Senior Regional Director. As Managing Director, Natasha was in charge of 87 care homes across the South.

With Natasha stepping into her COO role, we’re also announcing a restructure of the South Division. It will now form tow new, more focused regions: led by Duncan Edwards who becomes Managing Director of the South West Division and Michelle Macadangdang who is promoted to Managing Director of the South East Division.

Commenting on her new role, Natasha said: “It has been my absolute privilege to be Managing Director of the South division, I have loved working with each and every one of my homes but I move onto my new position happy in the knowledge that Michelle and Duncan with be excellent new Managing Directors for their respective divisions. I am eager to see what my new role brings, I look forward to getting to know all of the teams, patients and residents in my new homes and hospitals across the country.”

Please join us in congratulating Natasha, Duncan and Michelle on their new roles. 👏

The Fernes Care Home - Barchester Healthcare