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Read the latest news and developments from right across The Brendoncare Foundation, including our care homes, fundraising activity, clubs initiatives and industry updates. Plus, you can see more stories on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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May 3, 2022
Brendoncare marked another milestone in the construction of a 60-bedroom care home development in Winchester with a topping out ceremony. Around 30 guests, including the Deputy Mayor of Winchester, Councillor...
April 8, 2022
Hampshire-based charity, Brendoncare Clubs, has launched an online Nature Club for Brendoncare Club members and volunteers in Hampshire and Dorset. The regular online club is held on the third Thursday...
April 1, 2022
This page provides updated coronavirus guidance for all Brendoncare services, including homes, community clubs and retirement housing services. Here, you’ll also find information how our teams are dealing with the...
February 1, 2022
Brendoncare Clubs, run by Winchester based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, have been awarded a ‘Recovery Fund’ grant of £5,000 from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF). The...
November 8, 2021
Winchester-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, is delighted to announce that four members of staff and one care team from four Brendoncare homes are regional finalists in the Great British Care...
October 22, 2021
Brendoncare Otterbourne Hill, a care home in Hampshire providing personalised nursing and dementia care, as well as respite support, is pleased to announce that Diana Tatpati has been appointed as...
September 6, 2021
Winchester-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, is pleased to announce that Sean Daly, one of the Deputy Managers at Brendoncare Alton, was recently accepted onto the Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS)...
July 26, 2021
Brendoncare Clubs, run by Winchester based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, is delighted to announce that they have been awarded a grant of £10,236 from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight...
July 19, 2021
Hampshire-based charity, Brendoncare Clubs, has launched an online Italian Club ‘Benvenuti’ for Brendoncare Club members and volunteers in Hampshire and Dorset. The regular Benvenuti Italian Club is held bi-weekly on...
July 8, 2021
Brendoncare Knightwood residents were treated to a seaside day out for the first time in over a year. Nine people from the care home in Chandler’s Ford, along with carers and...
July 7, 2021
Residents and staff at Brendoncare Froxfield enjoyed their very own music festival in the beautiful grounds of the nursing home. Sharing a love for music, they were disappointed that the...
July 1, 2021
Brendoncare Stildon residents, Maureen, Barbara and Jennifer, have been delighted to receive surprise video calls from ten-year-old Lily. Lily, who attends a primary school in Winchester, said: “I hope Maureen...
June 3, 2021
Residents and staff at Brendoncare Park Road have been enjoying music, Shakespeare and picnics in their beautiful gardens. The staff are always thinking of innovative ways to keep the residents’...
June 3, 2021
Winchester-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, is pleased to formally mark the construction of its 60-bedroom nursing and dementia care home development, Brendoncare St Giles View, in Winchester with a ground-breaking...
May 26, 2021
Brendoncare Park Road has just launched a new gardening group for its residents. Gardening and garden projects are proving to have mental and well-being benefits at our at Winchester-based care...
May 12, 2021
Milestone birthday celebrations at Brendoncare were the order of the day for a special WW2 veteran. The care team at Brendoncare Meadway were on hand to make sure that May...
April 26, 2021
Our staff and residents are delighted to have had the opportunity of nurturing the new ducklings at Brendoncare Knightwood. Leeanne Broyd, Activities Coordinator at Brendoncare Knightwood, said of our new...
April 22, 2021
Residents and Community Hub club members at Brendoncare Otterbourne Hill were delighted to receive another virtual visit from their little friends at the neighbouring Bright Horizons Nursery. The nursery children...
April 19, 2021
Hampshire-based charity, Brendoncare Clubs, has launched a virtual quiz time for Brendoncare Club members and volunteers in Dorset. The regular quiz is held on the last Wednesday of each month...
April 14, 2021
Staff at Brendoncare Froxfield are delighted to have achieved their goal of cycling 4,000 miles on an exercise bike. During the 31 days of March they cycled the equivalent distance...
March 29, 2021
Brendoncare Clubs, run by Winchester-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, in conjunction with The University of Southampton, has launched a number of virtual physical activity classes for Brendoncare members across Hampshire...
March 29, 2021
Winchester based, residential and nursing home Brendoncare Park Road is delighted to meet all areas of infection prevention and control, when recently inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC...
March 22, 2021
Geoffrey Large, a resident at Brendoncare Otterbourne Hill, celebrated his 100th birthday on 15 March 2021. To celebrate such a milestone in lockdown, the team at the care home made...
March 11, 2021
Throughout March, staff at Brendoncare Froxfield nursing home are cycling 4,000 miles on an exercise bike to enable them to travel the equivalent distance of Froxfield to Fargo in United...
March 8, 2021
(L-R) Ernest Howlett, Andy Rogers, Raymond Moore Diamond Geezers enjoying a game of indoor skittles Brendoncare Alton, care home has launched ‘Diamond Geezers’, a new Alton men’s club especially for...
March 1, 2021
Brendoncare is saddened to announce the proposed closure of our Aylesbury care home, Brendoncare Chiltern View. As of today, we have entered a period of consultation with the staff team,...
February 22, 2021
Residents at Brendoncare Otterbourne Hill were delighted to see their little friends and neighbours, children from the Bright Horizons Nursery on the run up to Valentine’s Day. The children and...
February 8, 2021
Brendoncare Alton, run by registered charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, is delighted that during recent months the residents have been enjoying time with robotic therapy pets. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic,...
February 4, 2021
The new initiative comprises a ‘musical walk’ in the company of a Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra musician, Hugh. The session is held fortnightly and includes a ‘walk’ with sub titles. After...
January 27, 2021
Joyce Burfield, a resident at Brendoncare Froxfield nursing home, celebrated her 100th birthday last weekend. To celebrate such a milestone in lockdown, the team at the nursing home made sure...
January 25, 2021
Hampshire-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, welcomed the charity’s Patron HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO to its Brendoncare Community Club Havant virtual meeting on Wednesday 20 January. The Countess was...
January 21, 2021
Brendoncare Clubs, run by Winchester based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of a new virtual club in Westbourne. The Westbourne Virtual Club is a...
January 20, 2021
Brendoncare Clubs, run by Winchester based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, is delighted to announce that they have received a grant of £14,545 from The Rank Foundation. The grant will be...
January 18, 2021
Winchester-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation is delighted to announce that residents and staff at Brendoncare Froxfield have now received their first Covid-19 vaccinations. A team from Ramsbury Surgery in Rambury,...
December 23, 2020
On the 12th day before Christmas, Santa visited Brendoncare Otterbourne Hill Care Home and in doing so touched the hearts of residents and staff alike. Sadly, this year, Santa was...
December 17, 2020
Brendoncare volunteers, supporters, club members and staff come together on Zoom to celebrate Christmas Over recent months, the Brendoncare Clubs team has been working hard to give their club members...
December 10, 2020
Brendoncare Clubs have been working hard to ensure Club members and volunteers are connected throughout the year and they also wanted to spread joy and hope this Christmas. Every member...
December 9, 2020
Winchester-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation, is pleased to announce that Ana Lazar, Deputy Manager, at Brendoncare Park Road has won the Frontline Leader of the Year Award from the Hampshire...
December 7, 2020
Brendoncare Clubs is delighted to announce that they will be holding a virtual clubs celebration on Friday 11 December for all Brendoncare club members and volunteers. We are even hosting...