Barley Manor Care Home

Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire

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New resident enquiries 01223 918 101
All other enquiries 01223 918 100

Station Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5LR

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Nestled in the peaceful village of Great Shelford approximately four miles outside of Cambridge, Barley Manor Care Home is situated on Station Road, less than five minutes from Shelford station. Great Shelford and its surrounding areas include notable sites such as the River Cam and King’s College Chapel.

This quaint location was home to children’s author Philippa Pearce OBE for a number of years, who based her books in a fictional version of the village renamed ‘Great Barley’, which is where our home’s name originates from. On its own, Great Shelford has all the amenities one could wish for, including a weekly farmers’ market, however, it’s close proximity to the city of Cambridge makes it the ideal location for those looking for the best of both worlds.

Barley Manor Care Home offers 24-hour residential, nursing, dementia and respite care within an environment purpose-built for the practical delivery of high-quality care whilst still being stylish, comfortable and incorporating many thoughtful features that are always tailored towards the satisfaction and safety of our residents.

Experienced and empathetic care comes as standard at every Porthaven care home, and at Barley Manor our team of hand-selected individuals are available to support not only the physical needs of our residents but their emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs too. We place a particular emphasis on encouraging independence and promoting wellbeing through good nutrition, hydration and engagement.

Every resident at Barley Manor Care Home benefits from a generously sized bedroom with an en suite wetroom, as well as numerous communal living areas for socialising with loved ones, engaging in their hobbies and dining. Our residents also have access to our state-of-the-art gym, cinema, café and hair and nail salon. A dedicated activities and wellbeing room and a private dining room for special family occasions completes the array of first-class facilities on offer at Barley Manor.

Barley Manor Care Home is a place to live well in our care in style. We would be delighted to speak to you and show you around our home so you can see for yourself what makes a Porthaven home so special.

To arrange a visit please call our Home Manager Narcis Militaru, our Client Services Manager Denise Gilchrist or, if you prefer, simply send us a message.

Activities - Join us!

Below are a selection of upcoming activities at Barley Manor. For the full listing, please click here.

February 2025

Gardening Club

MONDAY 3RD FEBRUARY at 11.00am

Shrove Tuesday

TUESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY at 11.00am

Dementia friendly cinema screening

FRIDAY 7TH FEBRUARY at 2.00pm

Lion Learners

SATURDAY 8TH FEBRUARY at 2.00pm

Storytelling Day

SUNDAY 9TH FEBRUARY at 3.00pm

Scrabble Club

FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY at 11.00am

Random Acts of Kindness Day

MONDAY 17TH FEBRUARY at 11.00am

Drink Wine Day

TUESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY at 3.00pm

Live music: Banjo Man

TUESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY at 11.00am

Cookery Club

THURSDAY 27TH FEBRUARY at 2.00pm

Church service

TUESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY at 2.00pm

Throughout the month we will also be hosting the following regular activities:

Gardening Club

EVERY MONDAY at 11.00am

Music and movement

EVERY WEDNESDAY at 2.00pm

Cooking Club

EVERY THURSDAY at 2.00pm

Therapy dog visit

EVERY OTHER FRIDAY at 2.00pm

Saturday Connect Club

EVERY SATURDAY at 10.30am

Contact us today on 01223 918 100 to find out more about these upcoming events and activities, or why not suggest an activity yourself!

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News & Events at Barley Manor

Meet our Home Manager, Narcis

Narcis joins us with nine years of experience in the senior care industry, before which he worked as a firefighter and paramedic. Narcis has been a qualified nurse since 2014, which is also the year he moved to England. Throughout his career, Narcis has been a Home Manager for several other care providers.

Looking to the future, Narcis is excited to form a reliable, strong and enthusiastic team who will work together to provide exceptional care and establish our home as a top choice in Cambridgeshire for nursing, residential and dementia care.

Outside of work, Narcis is a big fan of sports, particularly skiing, boxing, football and fishing! Narcis also has two children aged six and one, who he spends as much of his spare time with as possible.

Welcome to the team, Narcis!

We are thrilled to introduce our very first team members, Denise and Narcis!

This dynamic duo are joining us as our Client Services Manager and Home Manager respectively. Starting in our Windsor head office, Denise and Narcis have spent the day getting to know our senior management team and learning more about what it means to be a part of Porthaven Care Homes.

We will be giving you an in-depth introduction to Denise and Narcis soon, so watch this space!