Hatch Beauchamp Taunton care home opens after two years

Scores of residents, relatives, and the team from Beauchamp House Country House Care, on Village Road in Hatch Beauchamp, looked on as Cllr Vanessa Garside led the ceremony, alongside Simon Bird, CEO of Care South, and Chris Kean, chair of Care South.

The care home’s "most experienced" resident, Barbara, who turns 100 next year, and Debbie Lane, home manager for Beauchamp House, also assisted with the ribbon cutting.

Beauchamp House resident, Pat, enjoying one of the home's sitting rooms. (Image: Caitlin Holman) Afterwards, Cllr Garside and the Mayor’s escort, doctor chief Mansour Jumaa, took a tour of the newly refurbished bedrooms and communal spaces which include an onsite cafe, lounges, a library, dining rooms, and even a hair and nail salon.

They also looked around the extensive lawn, pond and gardens of the home, which includes a patio with raised flower beds for residents, and pavilion facility which is shared with the assisted living residents of the neighbouring Beauchamp Gardens, also operated by Care South.

Beauchamp House care home in Hatch Beauchamp. (Image: Caitlin Holman) Following her tour, Cllr Garside said: “I think it’s probably the best care home I have visited since I started my Mayoral year in May. The renovations are splendid, and the rooms have been beautifully refurbished. It’s like being in a posh hotel with the best facilities. I think that the home offers a good quality of life to the residents.”

The Mayor’s escort, Doctor Chief Mansour Jumaa, said: “I’m envious of the residents who live at Beauchamp House. I think all care homes should be like this. It was a pleasure to visit with the Mayor. What we have seen is unique. We have been to several care homes since May and this is in a class of its own.”

Simon Bird, CEO of Care South, said: “I am delighted to celebrate the completion of the renovation works on Beauchamp House, which will enable the residents to receive modern, high-quality care in this historic Grade II listed building for many years to come. I’m also immensely proud of the whole care home team at Beauchamp House, who have continued to provide exceptional care to the residents throughout the renovation process. They have already shared how much the residents are enjoying the updated facilities, which enable them to live happy, fulfilled lives in our care.”

Beauchamp House Country House Care, which is part of the Care South family of care homes, provides “residential respite”, and nursing care.

It features a dedicated activities team who organise a daily programme of events to bring residents together to socialise and build friendships.

For more information about the care services available, go to care-south.co.uk or call Care South on 01202 712410.

The grounds of the care home, set in the “stunning” Somerset countryside, feature wide, flat walkways and raised flower beds to make them accessible to everyone.

There is a communal allotment space for the residents to grow fruit and veg, and plenty of outdoor seating areas and benches to enable residents and their families to enjoy some quiet time.

Care South is a leading provider of high quality residential and home care services across the south of England. The not-for-profit organisation, which is a registered charity, has care homes in Dorset, north Devon, Somerset and West Sussex, and home care offices covering east and west Dorset, and northeast Somerset and south Somerset.