Awful company - Anonymous employee Barchester Healthcare Employee Review
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Jun 19, 2026
Anonymous employee
Former employee, more than 10 years
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Good rate of pay
Some good staff
Cons
Senior management appealing, and give no support.
Company values a joke.
Staff are just a number, barchester do not care about them.
Barchester Healthcare Response
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I struggle to find anything positive to say anymore. Barchester used to employ superb people but they have all had enough and are leaving in droves. They used to have a brilliant reputation, the management structure was flat, everyone felt that they were part of something special. Not any more. It's all about profit now. Nothing else seems to matter to the current CEO.
Cons
Barchester used to make the 25 Best Big Companies list every year. But they won't get it again. Staff no longer feel valued. Promises are made to new staff but it's all a con. Attrition rates are shocking. The Business School no longer exists and staff development is a joke as the company has slashed its L&D budget yet Barchester continues to claim that their career training is the best in the business. The current board and senior managers have established a hierarchical dictatorship akin to a 1980's corporation which seeks to treat its middle managers like mushrooms.