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Every year, on November 11th, there is universal recognition of the celebrated ending of World War I that happened at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour […]

We had so much fun over the Halloween season. Like always, communal areas of the home were decorated in scary decorations and staff were dressed up in their […]

In the United Kingdom, there are various types of care homes available for care seekers to explore. An all-inclusive care home is one in which all of the […]

Here at The Porterbrook, we’re always on the lookout for kind, compassionate team members who are dedicated to making a positive change in our residents’ lives. Those who […]

We celebrated Book Lovers Day at The Porterbrook on Tuesday 9th August with discussions about our favourite books and found out about the books some of our talented […]

Here at The Porterbrook Care Home, we love to be able to provide our residents with the opportunity to be themselves and to continue pursuing the things in […]

In June, we really enjoyed celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee alongside our residents and all of their friends and family members. We really took full advantage of the […]

Typical British weather meant a change of plans for our seaside day and many of the activities had to be moved inside due to it being so windy, […]

The outside area surrounding The Porterbrook Care Home have become more colourful than ever now that spring is in full swing. Many of our residents have contributed to […]

On Tuesday the 1st of March, the residents at The Porterbrook Care Home enjoyed celebrating Pancake Day by making pancakes, talking about their favourite traditional toppings and of […]

We are thrilled to announce that The Porterbrook Care Home successfully completed the 28 Mile Challenge for the Month of February by walking a total of 30.9 miles […]

Valentine’s Day was a special day at The Porterbrook Care Home. As Valentine’s Day is about showing your love and appreciation for those you care about, the staff […]

On Thursday 17th February 2022, we were delighted to have an interview with BBC Radio Sheffield at our home here at The Porterbrook. The purpose of the interview […]

Towards the end of January, the residents and staff at The Porterbrook Care Home enjoyed an 80’s inspired day. The staff and residents dressed up in the brightest […]

Everyone at The Porterbrook Care Home enjoyed many Christmas festivities throughout the month of December. The home has been beautifully decked out with Christmas decorations and we want […]

Laura has worked as Housekeeper at The Porterbrook since it opened in 2016, and now leads a team of five dedicated and professional domestic/laundry staff. Laura has gained […]

Brenda arrived at The Porterbrook earlier this year to recuperate following surgery with some respite care. Initially her stay was for four weeks. Brenda explained: “I was looking […]

Neighbours in our local community should keep their eye out this week for an informative leaflet coming through the door – telling you all about what you can […]

At the Porterbrook, we offer exceptional levels of residential care every day. Person-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. Being part of carehome.co.uk means we […]

We’re delighted to say a massive congratulations to one of our Chefs, Tina Carrick, who shaved her head in a bid to raise hundreds of pounds for Weston […]

We have been finding new ways of keeping our residents entertained throughout the Coronavirus outbreak and we thought we would share it with you! We took the early […]

Porterbrook Staff dressed as elves to raise funds for charity. As part of the Alzheimer’s Society ‘Elf Day’, our staff unleashed their ‘inner elf’ by dressing as Santa’s […]

Our residents will be treated to a range of activities and events this Christmas! The festive activities will get under way when saxophonist Richard Francis plays on 17 […]

We had a taste of India recently when a Bollywood dancer came in to entertain our residents. Isha treated our residents to an afternoon of dancing, music and […]

Our residents got their paint brushes out recently at a specially-organised arts and crafts day, culminating in a wonderful display of works. The day of sketching and painting, […]

Our residents had fun ‘beside the seaside’ recently on a trip to the seaside town of Cleethorpes. The residents enjoyed all the attractions of a traditional seaside resort […]

Our residents are getting ‘green fingers’ at their new gardening club. They’ve been getting busy planting a range of trees, shrubs and flowers in the grounds. There are […]

Our residents got into the spirit of the Royal wedding last weekend. We held a Royal afternoon tea with entertainment and refreshments the day before Prince Harry wed […]

We are helping our local hospital to beat the effects of winter pressures by making 10 of our 44 beds available to Northern General Hospital in Herries Road. […]

When Audrey Denton needed residential care she came with her son Chris to visit The Porterbook and liked the place so much that Audrey became our first resident! […]

Our residents got up close and personal with some exotic visitors recently. Our Care Staff organised for ZooLab, a company which runs animal handling workshops, to visit our […]

Our residents were in fits of laughter at our open day… Ventriloquist and comedian Andy Greaves, who has appeared on BBC’s ‘Families at War’ with Vic Reeves and […]

Join us at our open day on the 21st November 2017 between 10am-4pm To celebrate the relaunch of The Porterbrook we’re hosting an open day on the 21st […]

We’ve had a busy time here at The Porterbrook! From museums to singers to pumpkin carving we’ve been having a great time! Take a look at our photographs […]

To celebrate National Care Home Open Day and in association with The Alzheimers Society, we invite you to join us for Cupcakes and Care! We will be open […]

We are very pleased to announce that a leading care home website has name our home in their Top 20 Recommended Care Homes in Yorkshire and The Humber […]

We’re hosting a number of Open Days this month, taking place from 10am – 4pm on Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Saturday 29th April. Join us for a […]

We were delighted to welcome visitors, residents and members of the community to The Porterbrook last weekend for our Easter Cream Tea and Children’s Easter Egg Hunt. The […]

We’re delighted to open our doors to the local community for an Easter Family Day, with Cream Tea and Children’s Easter Egg Hunt, on Saturday 15th April from […]

We are delighted to host a free festive lunchwith all the trimmings along with some fantastic entertainment to our retired friends and neighbours, some of whom may be […]

Find out about the wonderful facilities we have at The Porterbrook. Situated in the leafy suburbs of Crosspool, Sheffield, The Porterbrook is a newly developed Care Home offering […]