News & Events

Our residents have had a great Winter at The Ashton, enjoying a variety of events including pumpkin carving, flower arranging, Christmas and New Year’s celebrations and live entertainment. Check out our newsletter to learn more!

Residents and team members at The Ashton welcomed 2026 in true community spirit with a joyful New Year’s Eve celebration that focused on togetherness and a touch of

We are thrilled to announce that our nursing care floor has officially reopened following an extensive refurbishment. This moment marks the further improvement of a much-valued care service

At The Ashton, our activities programme is fully shaped around our residents and their interests. From gentle movement exercises and live entertainment to a VJ Day Coffee Morning, there’s been so much for them to get involved in!

We were absolutely delighted to welcome Hinckley Past & Present into our home for a special reminiscence session, which brought smiles, stories and a real sense of community

At The Ashton Care Home in Hinckley, we are proud to announce the upcoming opening of our newly refurbished dedicated Nursing Community. This exciting development reflects our commitment

There was a real sense of wonder in the air at Davenport this week as residents enjoyed a truly special visit from Owl Adventures. The afternoon brought a

At The Ashton, we understand the importance of providing regular, stimulating activities for our residents. Check out our summer newsletter to see what we’ve been up to!

The Davenport Big Lounge at Ashton Care Home was alive with colour, music and movement this month as residents came together to enjoy a sunny celebration. Rob Wilson

To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, our residents enjoyed a heartfelt day of remembrance, celebration and community spirit, all from the comfort of our welcoming lounges.

We are delighted to share the transformation of our dementia community, designed to create a more soothing and homely environment for our residents. We understand the importance of

This month, The Ashton was alive with festive cheer as we hosted a delightful Christmas Market in support of the charity Make a Wish. The event brought together

This month, we were delighted to welcome the Mobile Mini Zoo to The Ashton Care Home for a truly special day filled with excitement, learning, and connection. The

The Ashton Care Home recently hosted a heartwarming and engaging visit from Cedric the sheep, part of the “Ewe’re Gorgeous Flock” brought by Donna, an animal care enthusiast

To properly soak up and make the most of the final summer we held a garden fayre in our landscaped gardens to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The Ashton Care Home recently celebrated a milestone with a heartwarming party for Activities Coordinator, Carole, our longest-serving staff member, marking her 10th anniversary. Carole’s journey with The

Here at the Ashton Care Home in Leicestershire, we are always improving our support through extra staff training, adding technology, or other tools. One of the new support

At The Ashton Care Home, we cherish the life stories and memories of our residents. This month, we are delighted to spotlight Cedric, our longest resident, whose remarkable

At The Ashton Care Home, we take immense pride in supporting our residents’ journeys towards independence and confidence. Recently, we celebrated the remarkable progress of our resident Jack,

At The Ashton Care Home, we open up our hair salon every Tuesday for residents to receive a pamper and get the opportunity to kick their feet back.

The team at The Ashton Care Home in Hinckley had reason to celebrate having received the prestigious award of Top 20 Care Home for 2024 by Carehome.co.uk. This

At The Ashton, love and laughter filled the air as residents and their families came together to celebrate Mother’s Day in a special event filled with music, dance,

The Ashton Care Home have had some great fun over February, with a number of special days, which we have loved celebrating with residents and their families. It’s

In a joyous blend of farewells and welcomes, Ashton Care Home recently hosted a memorable party bidding adieu to Jack while extending a warm embrace to Preet. The

At The Ashton Care Home, we’ve set up a sensory room, to allow residents to take the time to relax in a calming environment away from all noise

At The Ashton Care Home in Hinckley, we recently took 5 of our lovely residents out to Hunstanton seaside via our home’s minibus to soak up the last

Every year our care home in Hinckley takes part in ‘National Arts & Crafts Week’ which is hosted by Arts in Care Homes UK. The goal is to

At The Ashton Care Home in Hinckley, each day is so varied with regard to what our residents get up to. We have an activities team who are

At The Ashton Care Home in Hinckley, we care about our resident’s overall wellbeing, and as well as supporting them with their health needs, we like to ensure

At The Ashton Care Home in Hinckley, we have had a busy June full of activities, events, and celebrations. Aspiration Afternoon at Hinckley Parks Primary School We were recently invited to

Friday 12th May was International Nurses Day, and at The Ashton Care Home in Hinckley, we wanted to take this opportunity to recognise and celebrate the wonderful Nurses

Recently at The Ashton Care Home in Hinckley, we have been making good use of our minibus and taking our residents on a few day trips into the

We have been delighted to welcome Mary, one of our residents who have recently joined us at The Ashton Care Home for a respite stay. As a young

One of our new projects at The Ashton Care Home is based around Choirs in Care Homes. This is run by Sandra from Sharing Precious Memories. Sharing Precious

At The Ashton, we want to highlight how residents can still do trips out with their families whilst staying at our care home in Hinckley. One of our

Martin Mellor the Maintenance Officer at The Ashton has been involved in the life of Burbage Parish Church for over 50 years, and for the last 30 years,

Take a look at what we’ve been up to at The Ashton in December and the exciting festive activities we’ve got coming up for the rest of the

At The Ashton, we are delighted to have secured a 12-month contract with the University Hospital of Leicester. Our top floor consists of 24 beds which are now

We are proud to announce that our Monet collage for the Arts in Care Homes Day 2022 has been chosen to be exhibited at Nuneaton Heritage Centre, well

We are delighted to offer a private Afternoon Tea service for anyone visiting their loved ones at The Ashton Care Home. Family and friends can enjoy afternoon tea

The residents have been busy enjoying live entertainment at The Ashton Care Home this month. Sam delivered a wonderful show with a special request to Barry one of

We had many exciting things planned for Glad to Care Awareness Week here at The Ashton Care Home. Glad to Care Week is a celebration of care workers

Along with the rest of the nation, we celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee with a wonderful BBQ Lunch on Sunday the 5th of June 2022. We had

At The Ashton Care Home in Hinckley, we are extremely proud to announce that our recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has resulted in us being

It’s not always possible to have pets and animals visit the home, however, there are occasions when a family member of a resident or a staff member will

We celebrated Dignity Action Day where some of our residents and carers wrote on leaves about what dignity meant to them. We then added them to our Digni-tree

The activities team at The Ashton have started introducing our “Travelling Around the World in 12 months” project. This will be incorporating monthly activities surrounding special days that