Hall Park Care Home - Barchester Healthcare

08/12/2025

🎄✨ Elf Day Celebrations ✨🎄

Our care homes and hospitals celebrated Elf Day in style recently, with plenty of festive cheer, creative outfits and fun-filled activities, all while raising vital funds and awareness for people living with dementia.

Launched by the Alzheimer's Society and delivered direct from the North Pole, Elf Day was created to sprinkle some festive cheer on fundraising efforts towards finding a cure for dementia.

A big thank you to everyone who took part and made this day such a success.

Here are some of our favourite moments.

04/12/2025

🌟 Community Engagement with Bulwell Academy! 🌟

Our Activities Team and two of our wonderful residents had the pleasure of visiting Bulwell Academy for their Careers Day — and what a fantastic experience it was!

During the event, pupils approached both our staff and residents with thoughtful questions about working in care, what our roles involve, and what life is like at Hall Park. They also spent time chatting with our residents, asking about their life experiences, and in return our residents asked the pupils about their hopes and ambitions for the future.

The interaction between the pupils and our residents was truly heartwarming. The students engaged beautifully, showing curiosity, kindness, and respect throughout. Our residents absolutely loved their time at the school and came away smiling, saying how wonderful it was to talk with such bright and confident young people.

A huge thank you to Bulwell Academy for welcoming us — we look forward to more community connections in the future! 💙✨

04/12/2025

🎄 Elf Day at Hall Park Care Home! 🎄

We had a truly magical day celebrating Elf Day with our wonderful residents and staff! The home was filled with festive cheer as everyone joined in wearing bright elf hats, fun elf suits, and plenty of Christmas smiles.

We were also delighted to welcome Reverend John, who led a beautiful Christmas hymn and carol service for the whole home. Our residents really enjoyed singing along to their favourite festive classics, and it brought such a lovely sense of togetherness.

Down on the ground floor, residents got creative making their very own photo baubles to hang on our Christmas tree. They had a fantastic time crafting and getting into the festive spirit — and the baubles look wonderful!

A huge thank you to our staff for joining in and making the day so special. The whole home was buzzing with joy from start to finish. 🎅✨

Here’s to more festive fun as we get ready for Christmas at Hall Park! 🎄💚

If you would like to learn more about life at Hall Park Care Home please visit https://www.barchester.com/home/hall-park-care-home?utm_source=g

04/12/2025

❄️ Winter Safety Tips for Older People ❄️

Many of the seasonal changes that can be inconvenient for the majority of us can pose more of a risk for the elderly. Cold temperatures, slippery surfaces and potential power outages can be dangerous for older people.

That’s why we’ve put together a list of winter safety tips for older adults to help you keep your loved ones well during the colder months.

01/12/2025

🎄✨ Hello December! ✨🎄

We were so excited to welcome the 1st day of December here at Hall Park Care Home, as we got ready to step into the Christmas spirit!

A huge thank you to Karen from Rise Exercise, who came into the home to spend a wonderful afternoon with our residents. There was so much fun, laughter and joyful movement, brought to both our Memory Lane household and our ground floor residents – what a lovely way to start the festive season! 🎶💃

And the celebrations didn’t stop there… 🎂🎉
We were also delighted to celebrate Nora’s birthday today! Our residents and staff all gathered together to sing Happy Birthday to her, filling the home with smiles and song.

Nora then had special visits from her family, who joined her to celebrate the rest of the day together – precious moments to be treasured 💛

A truly heart-warming start to December filled with community, celebration and festive cheer 🎄

Here’s to many more magical moments this season! ✨

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01/12/2025

⭐ Threshfield Court Coordinates Christmas Toy Collection 🎄

Kind-hearted relatives, friends and staff from Threshfield Court Care Home in coordinated a collection of new and used toys to give to the Reuse Santa Campaign run by Yorwaste Limited ,who donate pre-loved toys to less fortunate children, in partnership with North Yorkshire Council.

Colleagues, relatives and local community members generously donated their pre-loved toys to support the campaign and it was a real team effort - residents helped organise the toys into age brackets to get them ready to send off to the council.

The home’s Activities Assistant, Millie, and Glenn, Maintenance Assistant, packed up the home’s minibus and drove to the local Yorwaste Management site in Skipton to donate all the lovely toys.

Stacey Nicholson, General Manager at the home, shared: “... Huge thanks from all of us at Threshfield Court to everyone who supported this wonderful project and helped us spread some joy this Christmas.”

What a fantastic initiative. 👏

28/11/2025

☕️ Dementia cafe ☕️

Yesterday, some of our residents enjoyed a lovely trip in the minibus to the dementia café at .

We had a fantastic time dancing 💃🏻 to brilliant live music, trying our luck at bingo and the raffle, and tucking into a wonderful spread of food — all completely free.

Our residents absolutely loved their visit and couldn’t wait to share their stories with everyone once we returned home.

Thank you so much for having us, — we’re already looking forward to our next visit! 💛

Curious about life at our home?
please visit our website: Hall Park Care Home in Nottingham | Barchester Healthcare or call the home on 0115 975 8750

27/11/2025

What a day! Yesterday staff, residents, and families across over 260 Barchester care homes and hospitals—from Scotland to Wales, Jersey to the Isle of Wight—came together for the biggest game of bingo in Barchester history!

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The excitement was real, the competition was fierce, and the dabbers were flying as everyone joined in for a fantastic afternoon of fun, connection, and community spirit.

🔔 Eyes down… who’s ready for the next one?

Curious about life at our home?
please visit our website: Hall Park Care Home in Nottingham | Barchester Healthcare or call the home on 0115 975 8750

25/11/2025

🎉 International Men's Day Celebrations 🎉

Residents, patients, colleagues and families came together to celebrate International Men’s Day in style recently.

Throughout the day gentlemen up and down the country enjoyed exciting experiences, including pub visits, games of bowling and pool and plenty of time for sharing stories and advice.

There was also time for more relaxed gentlemen’s club-style activities, giving residents the chance to chat and enjoy some refreshing beers.

A fantastic day all round. Here are some of our favourite moments.

24/11/2025

🌟 October Highlights 🌟

Take a look at our October highlights video, featuring a heart-warming collection of special moments from our care homes and hospitals – from poetry and dance sessions to exercise classes and themed celebrations.

Stay tuned for next month's video.

22/11/2025

Monet masterpieces 🎨

It may have been wet, miserable and colder than a penguin’s picnic outside, 🌧️ but today on Memory Lane we were warm, relaxed and channelling our inner Monets.

In honour of his birthday on 14 November, 🥳 we created masterpieces so good even Monet might have asked for tips!

Huge thanks to our amazing carers for supporting our residents it turns out we’re all secretly artistic geniuses! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Curious about life at our home?
please visit our website: Hall Park Care Home in Nottingham | Barchester Healthcare or call the home on 0115 975 8750

21/11/2025

🎉🎂 A Very Special Celebration at Hall Park Care Home! 🎂🎉

Yesterday we had the absolute honour of celebrating our lovely Winnie’s 105th birthday! 💐✨

It was a truly heart-warming day filled with love, laughter, and community spirit. Children from our wonderful local schools came to visit, bringing beautifully handmade cards and thoughtful presents just for Winnie. Their smiles and kindness meant the world to her. 🌟📚💝

We were also delighted to welcome members of the community, who joined us in making this milestone extra special. Your presence helped fill the home with joy and warmth. ❤️

Winnie spent the day surrounded by those who love her most. Her devoted daughter, Hillier, was by her side all day, and other family members came along throughout the day with cards, gifts, and plenty of birthday wishes. 🎁💌

Winnie had a fantastic day, and we are so grateful to everyone who helped make her 105th birthday unforgettable. Here’s to a remarkable woman and a remarkable celebration! 🎉💖

Happy 105th Birthday, Winnie! 🎂🌸

19/11/2025

✨ International Men’s Day Celebrations at Hall Park! ✨

Yesterday we marked International Men’s Day with a relaxing pamper session for our gentlemen on Memory Lane — complete with soothing foot massages that everyone really enjoyed. 👣💙

Today the celebrations continued as the men rolled up their sleeves and got creative in the kitchen, making their own homemade pizzas for tea! 🍕😄 The smiles said it all.

Our gentlemen on the ground floor didn’t miss out either — they asked for a pamper of their own, so our wonderful Activities Coordinator spent time doing the men’s nails and offering individual room visits for a friendly chat. 🧡

A lovely couple of days celebrating the men in our community and making sure everyone felt relaxed, included, and appreciated. 💙

18/11/2025

❤️ A Truly Special Dance ❤️

Residents at Hafan-Y-Coed Care Home in enjoyed a wonderful Afternoon Tea Dance at Brangwyn Hall recently.

A particularly special moment was captured of resident Dennis, aged 101, showing his brilliant dance moves. When asked what inspired him to get up and dance, he said: “I imagined I was dancing with my wife!”

Such a beautiful moment. ☺️

Hafan Y Coed Care Home - Barchester Healthcare

17/11/2025

🎉💌 Calling All Kind Hearts! 💌🎉

We have a very special birthday coming up at Hall Park Care Home!
Winnie is turning 105 this Thursday and we’d love to make her day extra special. 🥳💗

If you’re able, please consider writing her a birthday card to help us shower her with love and smiles on her big day.

📬 Cards can be dropped off at:
Hall Park Care Home
Squires avenue
Bulwell
Ng68gh

Let’s help make Winnie’s 105th birthday one to remember! 🌸✨
Thank you so much to anyone who can take part. 💕

13/11/2025

⭐ Congratulations, Bedewell Grange! ⭐

It’s been a day of celebrations at Bedewell Grange Care Home in , following a recent Care Quality Commission inspection.

The home received an overall rating of ‘Good’, with an ‘Outstanding’ rating in the Caring category, a true testament to the hard work and commitment of all team members.

To mark the occasion, the team welcomed special visitors and enjoyed delicious treats and pastries, all topped off with a homemade cake prepared by Head Chef Andie.

Well done to everyone on this amazing achievement. 👏

11/11/2025

🌺 Lest We Forget 🌺

Residents, patients, colleagues and families came together to commemorate Remembrance Day and joined the rest of the nation in holding a two-minute silence at 11am.

As well as marking Remembrance Day by wearing poppies and watching the televised service from the Cenotaph, residents and patients created beautiful themed displays, laid wreaths, attended church services and read war poems to honour the contribution of everyone involved in the World Wars and in subsequent conflicts.

Here are some of our favourite moments.

10/11/2025

🐾 A Very Special Visit! At Hall Park 🐾

Saturday we had the loveliest surprise! Our wonderful carer, Maddie, brought in her two adorable little chihuahuas to meet the residents. The room was filled with smiles, cuddles, and lots of tail-wagging! ❤️

The residents absolutely adored having them here and couldn’t thank Maddie enough for bringing in such precious furry visitors. Pets really do bring so much joy, comfort, and laughter.

We’ve already had lots of residents asking when they’ll be able to see their new four-legged friends again — and we can’t wait either! 🐶🐶✨

Thank you, Maddie, for creating such a special moment!

If you would like to learn more about life at Hall Park Care Home please visit https://www.barchester.com/home/hall-park-care-home?utm_source=g

10/11/2025

10/11/2025

💃 Just Dance!! 💃

Exercise isn’t just about fitness — it’s about fun, laughter, and keeping spirits high! Our lovely residents on Memory Lane get most of their exercise from dancing, and they absolutely love it! 🎶✨

Yesterday we turned up the tunes and had an amazing time dancing to everything from rave beats to UB40 classics! As you’ll see in the videos, our dancing queens can still shake a feather with style! 💃🕺

After all that grooving, everyone enjoyed a well-earned rest while sharing wonderful memories of their days dancing to rock and roll in Nottingham city clubs like the Palais. 💫

Music, movement, and memories — the perfect combination for a happy heart! ❤️

Curious about life at our home?
please visit our website: Hall Park Care Home in Nottingham | Barchester Healthcare or call the home on 0115 975 8750

10/11/2025

🎉 Happy 106th Birthday, Sheila! 🎉

It was celebrations all round at Alice Grange Care Home in as Sheila marked her 106th birthday in style.

Her day began with a pamper morning, followed by visits from friends, staff and fellow residents. Sheila also received over 106 birthday cards from well-wishers across the country, including one from King Charles and Queen Camilla.

The celebrations ended with a party for friends and family, complete with live music from SuffolkSinger Gina.

Sheila even made the news – and revealed her secret to a long life: “Having lots of boyfriends!” 😄

06/11/2025

⭐ It’s been two weeks since the 2025 Barchester Care Awards and what a day it was! ⭐

We’re thrilled to share a lovely video capturing some of the highlights from the day and to celebrate our fantastic national winners once more.

Please join us in congratulating all our amazing colleagues. 👏

04/11/2025

🎃 Halloween Celebrations 🎃

Residents, patients and colleagues got into the Halloween spirit of things by creating beautiful autumnal displays with painted and carved pumpkins, flowers and wreaths.

Many of our care homes and hospitals hosted fun-filled Halloween events with delicious treats, mocktails, live music entertainment, costume competitions and community celebrations.

It's safe to say that everyone had a spooktacular time. 👻

Here are some of our favourite moments.

31/10/2025

👻🎃 Bewitching Tricks and Spooky Treats 👻🎃

Springvale Court Care Home, in Wrekenton, , was a den of ghoulish activity as the home’s spooky Halloween Adams Family got into full swing.

Colleagues embraced the spirit of Halloween by dressing up as The Addams Family. Morticia, Gomez, Pugsley, Wednesday, Uncle Fester, Cousin Itt and Lurch all visited Trinity Square in Gateshead town centre to hand out goodie bags for children and adults, and everyone had the opportunity to have their photo taken with the Addams Family.

General Manager, Gemma Rooney, shared: “Our staff love any excuse for fancy dress day! – we’ve all had a brilliant time.”

The team at Springvale Court commented: “It has been such a fun day. It was wonderful to see everyone go to so much effort to get into the Halloween spirit. And seeing the smiles on everyone’s faces’’.