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06/03/2026

🎉 Buchan House – Employees of the Month 🎉

A huge congratulations to Saranya and Nargeez for being selected as our Employees of the Month at Buchan House! 👏

Your dedication, teamwork, and positive attitude make a real difference every day. Thank you both for your hard work, commitment to excellent care, and for supporting both residents and colleagues.

We truly appreciate everything you do for Buchan House — keep up the fantastic work!

06/03/2026

This afternoon, we had lots of fun playing floor games, though some of us did get disqualified for cheating 😉

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06/03/2026

This morning we decorated some cupcakes. We had lots of fun and laughs, we even tried some of the decorations.

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05/03/2026

Stephen had a brilliant afternoon in the garden. Feeling the sun and fresh air, listening to the birds and children walking past chatting, he said that he really enjoyed it

05/03/2026

World book day and we took part by reading a few of our favourite books, Graham with the World War Two story, Moss with a book about planes, Linda with a book on the Queen Mother, Peggy looked at some interesting paintings Chris and Colin enjoyed the bird and garden books. We also chatted about the books we read as children and what we read to our children

04/03/2026

04/03/2026

04/03/2026

1st Wednesday of the month is always churc service afternoon
Today we praised about spring and new beginnings
We sang all things bright and beautiful and a few other spring hymns and Terry read a couple of passages from the bible we then recited the Lord’s Prayer 🙏 it was a very nice afternoon

04/03/2026

1-1 this morning and Sidney was talking about when he got called up for jury duty
He said it was a big case and took nine days in the old crown court in Cambridge
He was explaining about how the courtroom was set out and how uncomfortable the jury seats were. He said there were some lawyers from London for the criminals but it didn’t matter as the jury found them guilty

03/03/2026

Weekly sparkle day lots of good things to reminisce about, cowboy films with John Wayne, actress Elaine Paige, head scarfs in the 60s, children’s manners, cinema trips on Saturday mornings and the winter Paralympics the first one was held in 1976

03/03/2026

Joan helped us to do so spring cleaning in our cupboards this morning with comments like “do you really need that, throw it away” two big bags of rubbish later and hey presto tidy cupboards

02/03/2026

We’re delighted to share that Buchan House has been officially recognised as one of the Top 20 Care Homes in East Anglia by carehome.co.uk 🎉

This prestigious award is based on reviews from residents, families, and friends, making it a true reflection of the compassionate care, dedication, and commitment our team shows every single day. Being named among the top 20 care homes in the region is a fantastic achievement and highlights the warm, supportive community we are so proud of at Buchan House.

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible staff for their hard work and professionalism, and to our residents and their families for your kind words, trust, and ongoing support. This recognition belongs to all of you.

Here’s to continuing to provide outstanding care and making every day meaningful for our residents

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