Specialist Brain Injury Care Home Marks Action For Brain Injury Week
A specialist care home in Waltham Abbey, has been marking Action for Brain Injury Week (ABI) (May 18-24) with a community event celebrating recovery, resilience…
Read more...
Care Residents
Penhurst Gardens Care Home Celebrates Resident and WWII Veteran’s 105th Birthday Milestone
A Chipping Norton care home has marked an extraordinary milestone, celebrating the 105th birthday of much-loved resident and Second World War veteran, Joan Ramsay. As…
Read more...
Government Urged to Introduce Maximum Workplace Temperatures As Heatwave Risks Grow
The government is being urged to introduce legally enforceable maximum workplace temperatures as concerns mount over the impact of rising heat levels on staff safety…
Read more...
Music Therapy Boosts Mood and Mental Sharpness in Older Adults
New research from Middlesex University has found that taking part in musical activities improves thinking and mental wellbeing in healthy older adults. The study, published in The Journals of Gerontology,…
Read more...
Hamza Yassin Grants Care Home Resident’s Wish
St George’s Court Care Home resident, Joan recently had her wish granted when she was invited to go backstage and meet her icon, Hamza Yassin….
Read more...
What Connects Year 1 and a 90-Year-Old? A Newmarket Care Home Finds Out
When Year 1 pupils from Fairstead House School arrived at Brampton Manor Care Home in Newmarket on Tuesday 12th May, they came prepared. Clipboards in…
Read more...
The Care Sector Share Their VE Day Anniversary Commemorations
We at The Carer are delighted to share VE Day commemorations sent in from care enviroments all around the country. Across the United Kingdom, care…
Read more...
Residents At The Cedars Are Visited By Birds Of Prey
Residents and Staff at The Cedars Care Home, in Bourne was in awe of the majestic birds of prey that came to visit the home….
Read more...
Frank Foster House Launches “100 Club” to Celebrate Centenarian Residents
Frank Foster House Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, is proudly celebrating its residents aged 100 and above through the launch of its…
Read more...
Chaplain at Southampton Home Launches Pub Club for Male and Female Residents
A chaplain at a Southampton home has launched a pub club aimed at both male and female residents. David Featch works as a chaplain at…
Read more...
Brownscombe Care Residences Helps Resident Return To Beloved Aldershot Matchday Tradition
A resident at Brownscombe Care Residences in Haslemere, part of CHD Living, enjoyed a very special return to one of his favourite places after being…
Read more...
More Than £5 Million Awarded To Revolutionise Social Care
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded over £5 million to nine research projects that aim to transform social care through…
Read more...
Do You Have a VE Commemoration Story to Share?
At THE CARER, we will be publishing a special VE Day commemorative feature celebrating the wonderful memories, stories and events taking place across the UK…
Read more...
Yorkshire Care Home Remembers and Celebrates 81st Anniversary of VE Day
Residents and colleagues at Anchor’s Wetherby Manor care home came together in celebration to mark the 81stanniversary of Victory in Europe Day honouring the courage,…
Read more...
Nature-Based Group Activities Improve Wellbeing Among Older Adults Experiencing Loneliness
Nature-based group activities held just once a week over nine weeks can significantly reduce loneliness among care home residents — while also improving their sleep,…
Read more...