Orchard Manor view Residential Care Home

29/10/2025

Spooktecular fun today carving pumpkins 🎃
Ready for Halloween 🎃

28/10/2025

This morning staff and resident enjoyed a visit from our lovely, adorable therapy dog poppy 🥰💖

27/10/2025

Just look at these two lovely ladies 🤩
Best friends Ann and Linda both celebrated their birthday together, happy birthday to you both from all the residents and staff at Orchard Manor View 🥳🎂🎂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

20/10/2025

Another fantastic result from our unannounced kitchen inspection on Friday, five stars yet again 🤩

Huge congratulations goes out to Jayne, Wendy and Shannon for their outstanding work and continued dedication here at Orchard Manor View! 🤩👏👏👏

05/10/2025

One month before turning 95, Patricia Routledge wrote this, she died aged 96.

“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. When I was younger, I often worried I wasn’t good enough—that I’d never be cast again, that I’d disappoint my mother. But these days begin in peace and end in gratitude.”

In my forties, my life finally began to make sense. Before that, I’d performed steadily—provincial stages, radio plays, West End productions—but felt somewhat lost. I was searching for something within myself, a home I hadn’t yet found.

At 50, I took a television role that many of you would later know me by—Hyacinth Bucket from Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would just be a minor role, a brief moment. I never expected it to become beloved across the globe. That character taught me to embrace my quirks and quietly healed something deep within me.

At 60, I started learning Italian—not for my career, but simply so I could sing opera in its native tongue. I learned the gentle art of living alone without loneliness, reading poetry aloud each night—not to perfect diction, but to soothe my spirit.

At 70, I returned to Shakespearean theatre, a place I once thought I’d aged out of. This time, there was nothing to prove. I stepped onto those legendary boards with calmness. The audience felt that serenity. I had stopped performing; I was simply being.

At 80, I discovered watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, nostalgic hats from my youth, and faces glimpsed on the London Underground—each painting was a silent memory made tangible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning the simple joy of baking rye bread. I still breathe deeply each morning. Laughter remains precious, though I no longer feel the need to make others laugh. Quietness is sweeter than ever.

I’m writing this today to share something simple and true:

Growing older isn’t a final act—it can be life’s most exquisite chapter if you allow yourself to bloom once more.

Let the years ahead be your treasure years.
You don’t have to be perfect, famous, or adored.
You only need to be present—fully—for the life that’s yours.

With warmth and gentle love,
— Patricia Routledge

RIP

02/10/2025

Pauline celebrates her birthday with a delicious home baked cake, courtesy of Jayne and her wonderful team 🤩🥳🎂🎉🎉

02/10/2025

Happy 88th Birthday to Pauline, who is celebrating her birthday today 🤩
Wishing you a wonderful day filled with lots of cake and celebrations from a all the residents and staff at Orchard Manor View 🥳🎂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

26/09/2025

Thank you so much to all of you who have come forward and left such wonderful reviews for our fantastic Orchard Manor View teams! 🤩🤗

Your reviews and comments go a long way to letting other families and friends know of the services we provide and the care our carers give 🥰💖

Review sites such as Carehome.co.uk will contact those who have left reviews in order to authenticate the review, so please, we kindly ask that you look out for their call or email and respond, so that your review can be shared 🙏

* Please also check your junk mail, just in case the authentication email is there, thank you 🥰🙏

17/09/2025

We are so fortunate to have such wonderful families at Orchard Manor View 🥰

Thank you so much for this gorgeous display, from all the staff, it’s very much appreciated 😍💖

17/09/2025

What a beautiful arrangement for our outstanding team at Orchard Manor View, thank you for this lovely gesture, we appreciate this beyond words 🥰🙏💖

16/09/2025

A trip to Leicester cathedral today, for singing for the brain 🤗💖

15/09/2025

To our wonderful families, friends and supporters,

We’d like to take a moment to thank you for your continued trust and support at Orchard Manor View, we are incredibly proud of our dedicated care team and the warm compassionate environment we work hard to create for every resident.

Recently a small number of negative comments have been shared online that we believe do not reflect the true spirit of our home or the high standard of care we provide every day. While we respect everyone’s right to share their experiences, we also know that the voices of those who truly know and value what we do can make a real difference.

If you’ve had a positive experience with our home -weather as a family member friend volunteer or visitor- we would be so grateful if you could take a moment to leave a review on either (or both) of the following platforms:

🌟 Google Reviews

🏡. Carehome.co.uk

Your kind words means so much to our team and they help others gain a more balanced and accurate view of the care we provide.

Thank you again for being part of the Orchard Manor View family, your ongoing support is truly appreciated! 🫶🏼

With our Warmest regards,

The Orchard Manor View team 🙏💖

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