Dashwood Manor Care Home

02/01/2026

What does Father Christmas and resident Bob have in common?? 🎅

They both featured in the Basingstoke Gazette! 🎁

Care UK’s Dashwood Manor in Basingstoke hosted children from Kids Inc Nursery and Dandelions Community Preschool for a day filled with seasonal…

30/12/2025

Happy New Year 🎆 ✨️

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to thank our amazing team, family members, volunteers, members of the community and entertainers for your continuous support throughout the year. You’ve helped make it truly memorable. We can’t wait to see what the next year brings — thank you for being part of our journey ❤️

30/12/2025

In late autumn, the residents and Lifestyle team split into three teams and got seriously competitive — racing against each other and the clock! ⏱️ The reason? An autumn-themed 'Charity Shop Challenge' of course! 🍂🛍️ Each team had to hunt down items that matched a set of descriptions… all while sticking to a tight £20 budget per team! Once the shopping was complete, the finds were transformed into a beautiful seasonal hamper, which was raffled off to raise money for Royal British Legion❤️

A brilliant mix of teamwork, laughs, creativity, and a great cause — well done to everyone who took part!

30/12/2025

We recently had the exciting opportunity to enjoy a flight simulator experience at Dashwood Manor. The fantastic team from Aerobility Charity set everything up, and before we knew it, we were soaring through the skies and flying over the London skyline! ✈️🏢🏗️☁️

24/12/2025

Today we think about love and light 🕯 🍊 🍬

The candle reminds us of light —
a light that shines even when things feel dark.
A light that brings comfort, warmth, and hope.

This light is love.
A love that cares for us,
that watches over us,
that stays with us wherever we are.

Love is found in kindness,
in a gentle word,
in a hand held,
in time taken to care for one another.

Even when days are quiet,
even when we feel tired or unsure,
love and light are still here.

May this light bring us peace.
May this love remind us that we are precious,
never forgotten,
and always held in care.

24/12/2025

Thank you to those that joined our final session of Singing For The Brain this year 🤩☃️🎄 We threw snowballs, Rocked Around The Christmas Tree (Macie 😉), sang by candlelight and jingled all the way!

23/12/2025

A magical performace from Dandelions Pre School 🥰
Terry's Orange hot chocolate and a drive ☕️ 🍫🍊
Barbara and Val's first Festive Bake 🫔🚐
Delicious Bratwurst at the Christmas Market 🌭🎄
Qn afternoon of singing and dancing with Karun 🎶 💃
Christmas Quiz with mulled wine and festive treats 🍷📝
Homemade cards from Brighton Hill Community School 💌
Feel Good Friday pampering 💅💆‍♀️

23/12/2025

✨️🎄 Day 23 of Dashwood's Festive One to One Calendar 🎄✨️

Doreen enjoyed a Snowball next to the Christmas tree!

22/12/2025

We hosted our very first ‘Elf Breakfast’ 🎄✨

​We were delighted to welcome the wonderful children from Kids Inc Nursery for a morning of festive fun. The residents had a direct hand in the magic, helping the little ones color their own treat bags before we all pulled crackers together.
​Of course, no elf party is complete without a feast! Everyone tucked into festive crumpets, yogurt, and fresh fruit. Seeing the different generations sharing smiles and stories was the best Christmas gift we could ask for 🎅🥞🥛🍬